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Magna Charta, white tinged with blush, the upper petals having a large 

 dark spot, and streaked with daik. Flowers of a fine form. 



Orange Boven, lower petals of a beautiful rosy pink, upper petals rosy 

 crimson, having a moderate sized dark spot. 



Fanny Garth, lower petals of a pretty light pink, upper petals pink having 

 a large dark crimson, spot which is streaked and veined with darker; a very 

 fine flower. 



Mary of Burgundy, flower of a fine rose colour, having a large dark spot 

 on the upper petals ; fine form. 



Discount, lower petals pink, upper petals of a rosy crimson having a dark 

 eye. A very profuse bloomer. 



Floribunda, whitish blush, upper petals having a large dark spot. The 

 flower is of a superior size. * 



Dowager Queen, lower petals of a pale blush, upper petals having a large 

 dark spot shading off to a fine crimson towards the edge of the petals. 



Rebecca, lower petals pink, upper petals crimson, having a large dark spot. 

 Flower middle sized. 



Polygonum amplexicaule. — A hardy perennial plant, whose flower stems 

 rise to the height of three or four feet, blooming from July to September, 

 producing numerous spikes of crimson flowers. It requires, like most of the 

 family, to be grown near water, so that its roots may reach it. (Bot. Reg.) 



Medicaso clypeata. — Sent from the north of India, the flowers are uninter- 

 esting, but the seeds are curious, resembling those seen in seed shops called 

 snails. (Bot. Reg.) 



Phaius bicolor. — Ochidaceae. — Sent from Ceylon to Messrs. Loddiges ; 

 flowers of a very bright deep red, with a yellow lip. (Bot. Beg.) 



Goodyera rubicunda, Synonym, Neottia rubicunda. — It has the habit of G. 

 procera, but rather a less plant. The flower spikes rise about afoot high; 

 the flowers are of a cinnamon brown colour, with a white lip. (Bot. Reg.) 



Maxillaria lentiginosa. — The flowers are very like those of M. stapeliodes, 

 only the spots are redder. It is a native of Brazil. (Bot. Reg.) 



Vanda congesta.— Somewhat resembles V. multiflora in its flowers, being 

 of a yellow and brown colour. 



Mr. Hartweg collected in the mountaneous districts of northern Mexico 

 seeds of many species of Pinus's, and Dr. Lindley states in his truly meri- 

 torious work, the Botanical Register, that six of them are quite new to this 

 country, lengthened descriptions of each are given. 



Finus Hartwegii. — Found to be a tree rising sixty feet high, the branches 

 are very stout, like P. palustris; the leaves are upwards of six inches long, 

 produced in fours. The cones of seed are four inches long and about two 

 in diameter. 



Gompbolobium versicolor. — A greenhouse climber, the flowers are of a 

 reddish yellow colour, introduced by Captain Mangles. 



Acacia cynophylla. — Introduced too, we believe, by Captain Mangles. 



Grevillia thelamanniana. — A native of New Holland, which produces ra- 

 cemes of fine scarlet flowers, well meriting a place in every conservatory and 

 greenhouse. 



Canostylis juncea. — A stiff growing herbaceous greenhouse plant, pro- 

 ducing numerous flowers, well shaped, yellow. 



Thysanotus isanthera. — It is an herbaceous greenhouse plant, flowering 

 freely ; the flowers are of a fine purple, much fringed. 



Glaucium rubrum. — Like the horned poppy, but of a deep red colour. 



Centaurea pulchra.— An annual of considerable beauty; the flowers are 

 of a fine deep blue, with a purple centre ; it has flowered in the garden ol 

 the Hot. Society. 



Gloxinia grandiflora — Introduced from America; the flowers are like to 

 G. caulescens in form and size, but of a lilac colour. 



Thysanotus prolilerus. — A native of the Swan River, and flowers for sev- 

 eral successive months in the greenhouse. We believe it was introduced by 



