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is in the collection of stove plants in the garden of R. G. Loraine, Esq., Wallington 

 Lodge, Carshalton, in Surrey. 



Neptunia plena. Double-yellow Water Sensitive. (Bot. Reg. 3.) Fa- 

 baceae. Polygamia Monaecia. (Synonym, Mimosa plena.) A native of Brazil, 

 Mexico, &c. It is a hothouse water plant, and, in order to succeed, must be 

 grown in water that is eighty degrees of temperature. It has a pretty Mimosa- 

 like foliage, and the flowers form pendant yellow heads. 



Peristeria Barkeri. Mr. Barker's Dove Flower. (Bot. Mag. 4203.) A 

 native of Xalapa, in Mexico. Mr. Ross, the collector of G. Barker, Esq., dis- 

 covered it, and sent it to that gentleman. It is a magnificent flowering species; 

 they are produced in long pendant racemes. Each blossom is globular, an inch 

 and a-half in diameter, a rich yellow colour. 



From Companion to the Botanical Magazine, noticed, but not figured. 



Pi.atycerivjm biforme. An Epiphytal Fern, from East and West Indies. It 

 is the noblest of all Ferns of its class. A fine plant is flourishing in the Kew 

 Gardens, and another in the Palm stove at Sion Gardens. 



Platycerium Siemmaria. A native of Sierra Leone, and was presented by 

 Messrs. Loddiges to the Kew collection. A fine Fern for the hothouse. 



Maniettia uniflora. From New Andalusia. Mr. Purdie, the collector for 

 the Royal Gardens at Kew, discovered it, and sent it there. The whole plant 

 is hairy, even the outside of the flower. It blooms very copiously from August 

 to Christmas, when it arrives at perfection, and appears likely to continue 

 through winter. The flowers are at first a deep red-rose colour, but become 

 paler as they advance in age. It is a very distinct and fine species. 



Passiflora difformis. From the AVest Indies. It is a stove climber, bloom- 

 ing through autumn and winter. It dees well trained to a balloon- formed 

 trellis. The flowers are rather small, green and black. 



Descriptive Catalogue of New Camellias (continued from page 2]) 



Carlonara, very dark and very double, superb 



Castiglioni, very double white, the centre is pale yellow, with green stripes- 

 superb. 



Catharine Longhi, very large and double, a rich carmine colour ; very superb. 



Centifolia (Low's). 



Cinzia anemoneflora, very double, rosy salmon, finely shaded with white; very 

 handsome. 



Ccelestina, a delicate rose, form of the old double white ; very handsome. 



Columbo, fine red large flower, very handsome. The outer petals form a semi- 

 double flower, imbricated. The centre is very full, like the Pompone ; very 

 pretty. } 



Clio, beautiful rose, exquisite form ; very double. 



Comte de Rouvroy, a veiy large flower, deep rich red, with delicate white spots. 



Commensa, imbricated form, very extra; rose, with white streaks. 



Comte de Flandie, very large and very double, rich carmine ; handsome, extra. 



Contessa Antonin di Castelbarco, a very double flower, imbricate, the outer petals' 

 white, and the other portion cream colour, spotted ; very superb. 



Concolor perfecta, fine form, double, reddish purple; magnificent. 



Cc ■mtesse de Spaurl, white, tipped with red, similar to a Dahlia; very handsome. 



Cooper (not Cooperii), a very elegant form, and a brilliant. 



Cushingtonia, veiy large and double, brilliant cherry, with large white spots; 

 handsome. 



Dahliaflora ignea, imbricate, brilliant red ; superb. 



Darius, imbricate, red, marbled with white ; very beautiful. 



De Notaris, very superb form, crimson, shaded with purple violet ; fine flower. 



Diva Maria, very beautiful double rose; superb. 



