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gardens at Shanghi, by Mr. Fortune, to the London Horticultural Society. The 

 flowers grow from the axils of the leaves in horizontal racemes, they are of a 

 light rose-colour and very handsome. It is supposed to be hardy, but its scarcity 

 at present lias prevented a trial ; it flourishes freely in the greenhouse. 



Saccolabium ampuli.ACeum. Flask-formed. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) Orchi- 

 daceas. Gynandria Monandria. (Synonvme Aerides Bmpullacea.) A native 

 of the forests of Sylhet, and brought by Mr. Gibson to the collection at Chats- 

 worth. The flowers are borne on shortish erect spikes, and are of a beautiful 

 bright rose colour. 



Sakcochilus Calceolis. The slippered Fi.esiilip. Orchidaceae. Gy- 

 nandria Monandria. A native of Manilla, obtained by Messrs. Loddiges's. 

 The flowers are white, the lip having a dash of yellow. Each flower is about 

 two inches and a half across. 



Schubertia graveolens. Strong-scented. (Bot. Reg. 21 .) Asclepidacese. 

 Pentandria Diirynia. A native of Brazil, the Countess of Wilton having pro- 

 cured it from thence. When Stepbauotus florilmndus made ils appearance, it 

 was generally considered the finest twining plant introduced into this country. 

 The present new plant is equal to it. The flowers are produced in large urn- 

 bellous heads, similar to the Stephanotis. The blossoms are larger, white, and 

 very fragrant, and are borne in profusion. The plant blooms for several mouths 

 successively. It may be obtained at the London nurseries. 



Silene Schafta. The Sciiaita. (Bot. Reg. 20.) Curyophyllaceae. De- 

 canchia Trigynia. A native of Russia; a hardy perennial herbaceous plant, pro- 

 ducing numerous spreading branches, terminated by several bright rose and 

 purple flowers, each being about an inch across. The stems rise about six 

 inches high, very suitable for bedding, or rock work. 



Tiuchosantiius colubrina. The Sehpent Cucumber. There has long 

 been in this country what is termed the Snake Cucumber, but the present is 

 only, we understand, in the collection at Sir J. II. Williams, Bart., of Bodel- 

 wyddan, near St. Asaph. The seeds were sent there from Puerto Caballo, in 

 Equatorial America. It resembles a cucumber in growth. The flowers are 

 white, beautifully cut into delicate threads. The fruits which hang down from 

 the rafter trellis to which vines were trained in the Bodelwyddan Gaidens 

 resemble serpents, are six feet long, and when unripe are singularly striped with 

 green and white, which changes as it ripens to a brilliant orange. 



Epacris Hyacintiiiflora. This very pretty variety has been raised in the 

 nursery of Messrs. Henderson, Edgware-road, London. The form of the flowers 

 very much resemble those of the Hyacinth. They are of a lilac-rose colour, 

 large and waxy. It is a very neat and beautiful variety. 



Apiielandiua. A new species has been in bloom at Messrs. llollisson's for 

 several months. It is a vigoious plant, and bears very long terminal spikes of 

 bright crimson flowers. It is a very beautiful and showy species. 



Lobelia erinus compacta alba. This is a very neat variety of the dwarf- 

 spreading Lobelia ; it grows more erect than L. erinus, the flowers are larger, 

 and a pure white. It is very suitable for masses in beds, or to form edging, 

 and contrasts prettily with the blue kinds. It may be had at most nurseries. 



Ruelua machophylla. Large-leaved Ruellia. Stove Perennial. This 

 fine herbaceous plant is a native of Santa Martha, according to Vahl. It bears 

 large branching forked panicles, loaded with flowers of glowing scarlet, and 

 nearly three inches long. In that state it was exhibited at a meeting of the 

 Horticultural Society in October last, by Mr. Carton, gardener to his Grace the 

 Duke of Northumberland. It should be an instruction to all persons sending 

 home Souih American seeds not to forget the fine species of Acanthads with 

 which that part of the world abounds; for although many are but weeds, yet 

 others are quite as staking for their beauty as this and the Justicias, Aphe- 

 landras, &c. already in cultivation. They were formerly here in many instances, 

 but requiring a moist warm atmosphere at a time when gardeners did not know 

 how to obtain heat without dryness, they soon became sickly and died. Among 



