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Captain Mangles ; we saw it in bloom at the Clapton Nursery. The flowers 

 are of a deep rich blush chocolate colour, having the petals beautifully 

 fringed. It is a very neat and interesting plant, well deserving a place in 

 the greenhouse. 



Chnrizema ovata. — A fine specimen three feet high with numerous branches, 

 in profuse bloom, was exhibited by Mr. Butcher, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence. 

 It was a most beautiful object. 



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Epacris cocciNEtis. We have remarked in a former Number of the Cab- 

 inet on this very beautiful flowering plant, where we stated it had been 

 raised by Mr. Kynoch, gardenerto A. Copeland, Esq., Leyton, Essex, where 

 it had bloomed ; we have since that time seen it in as profuse bloom at Mr. 

 Lowe's, as the well known E. impressa. The present plant is of more robust 

 habit than E. impressa, the foliage more dense, and of larger size. The 

 flowers are larger, and more campanulate ; plants are not yet to be pro- 

 cured, but when to be obtained, it deserves a place in every collection of 

 greenhouse plants. 



Gompholobium versicolor. This very pretty flowering greenhouse 

 plant we recently saw in bloom. It was introduced from the Swan River 

 Colony by Captain Mangles, R. N., and has flowered in the fine collection 

 of R. Mangles, Esq., Sunning Hill, Berks. It thrives well in a compost of 

 sandy peat and loam, and strikes freely by cuttings. The plant has a ten- 

 dency like G. polymorphum, to grow up with but few lateral shoots, but if 

 the leading shoot of a plant be pinched off it causes it to push lateral shoots, 

 which if stopped too, will induce a production of shoots so as to make it 

 quite a bushy plant. It deserves a place in every greenhouse. 



Twbedia ccerhlea. We have recently seen at the London Floral Ex- 

 hibitions several plants in fine bloom. It is a handsome climbing plant, and 

 when properly grown is very handsome. In consequence of its high price, 

 those who procured plants, and not knowing its peculiar mode of treatment, 

 have generally kept it in the hothouse or greenhouse, both of which situations 

 are incengenial, and the plant becomes sickly ; and in proportion to the 

 height of the temperature the flowers become paler ; when this has been the 

 case, persons have been disappointed with it. It appears to require a green- 

 house protection in winter, or a good cool frame, and to be turned out into 

 the open border in May, trained against a good aspected wall, trellis, or 

 some suitable support, where it is found it will bloom vigorously, and the 

 flowers to be of a fine blue colour ; it blooms from April to September. It 

 has been supposed to be herbaceous, but plants have been kept for two years, 

 and have now a shrubby habit. It is easily increased by cuttings ; the plant 

 deserves a place in every collection. 



Epacris impressa var. parviflora. — The present kind was sent from 

 New Holland by our much respected friend Mr. James Backhouse, to the 

 York Nursery, under the name of E. ruscifolia; it is a very pretty and in- 

 teresting plant, and like all the family of Epacris merits a place in every 

 greenhouse ; their neat and handsome flowers blooming from August to April, 

 and thus are liiglily ornamental for winter, adorning the greenhouse. Epa- 

 cris's require to be carefully attended to, they ought not to be allowed to 

 flag for want of water, and yet soon sustain injury by an excess; it is ad- 

 visable to place the plant rather high in the centre of its pot, as should be 

 done with heaths. 



A sudden removal from extremes in temperature is also very injurious to 

 the Epacris. 



