72 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



sent to many Botanical and Horticultural Societies, in districts where it is con- 

 sidered that the plant would thrive better than in Staffordshire. The flowers 

 exhibited were, of Echeueria t/ibbiflora (Crassulaceoe) Gibbons flowered, con- 

 tinuing in high flower and perfection. It is a greenhouse plant flowering freely 

 at a season when very desirable. It is of easy culture, and very suitable for 

 either the greenhouse or sitting room. Its yellow and pinkish flowers being very 

 showy. Helleborus odorus, a plant having a pleasant aromatic odour, but dif- 

 ficult to increase. Eulophit luridt (Orchideae.) These were from the garden 

 of the society. Epacris pungens; E. impressa ; E. campanulata alba from 

 Mr. Glenny; Boronia pimata; Veltheimia viridiflora; Poinsettia puleherrima ; 

 and six kinds of Camellias from Mrs. Marryatt; Oncidium carthagjnense, 

 the flowers of which were in high perfection, of an olive colour, although the 

 plant h;tl been kept in a drawing room in London for the last month. Brassia 

 uiaculata, bearing yellow and red flowers. Bilbergia iridi folia, bearing crimson 

 flowers; and Thalia grandiflorus (cannese.) Athenaeum. 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 

 Bignonia Venusta. — This very splendid flowering hothouse climber well de- 

 serves a place in every stove; scarcely any flower can equal its beauty and 

 comeliness when in bloom. It is of easy cultivation. If planted in the corner 

 of a barkpit, and its roots allowed to extend in the bark, it grows vigorously, 

 extending thirty feet or more in a season. If the plant was allowed plenty of 

 root room bv being planted into an open bordi r in the stove, it would doubtless 

 succeed equallv as well, provided some due proportion of warmth was commu- 

 nicated to the soil by being near a flue, &CJ or grown in a large tub would 

 probably answer well. Our plant is grown in the bark pit. A plant growing, 

 in the stove of the Misses Trevor, Tingworth, near Woburn, in three years 

 covered a surface of 500 feet, and blooms most profusely. Manure water is 

 giveu at Tingworth to promote its vigour. The truss we have given has only 

 about one half the usual quanlity of flowers in it — our space not admitting 

 more It blooms from November till February, during which time it has a 

 a most enchanting appearance. Plants may easily be obtained at a low cost. 

 Cuttings readily strike root, inserting youug shoots of about six inches long, 

 into a sandy loamy soil, and placing them in a moist temperature. 



Catceolarics. — These very splendid shrubby kinds, have recently been raised, 

 bv the persons whose name is attached to each. In order to give our subscribers 

 as much as possible, in each plate, consistent with a proper representation of 

 of the flower, we have only given a single blossom of each, aware that our readers 

 would readily judge what additional show would be given by any increased 

 quantity produced upon a plant, and thus give eight kinds instead of one or 

 two, if large specimens were figured. 



No. 1, 2, and 5, are seedliugs raised by Mr.Barratt, St. John's BotanicGardens, 

 Wakefield. We saw them in splendid bloom last season, in his fine collection. 



No. 3. This most striking dark flowered variety with its white cap, we received 

 a specimen from Mr. Atkins, Nurseryman, Northampton— along with a number 

 more of very superior kinds which had been raised in the establishment of Mr. 

 Atkins- we had ouly space at present for this very handsome kind. Others we 

 purpose giving during the season. 



No. 4 7, and 8. These most strikingly handsome kinds were raised by Mr. 

 Plant Florist, Cheadle, Staffordshire- We visited the place during blooming 

 season, and took drawings of forty, or more, of the most superb kinds, which 

 Mr. Plant had been so very successful in raising. To have obtained the 

 beautiful spotting upon shrubby kinds, was a new feature in the genus, for 

 which Mr. Plant deserves the thanks of every admirer of this handsome family 



flowers. . , . . . , , „, „ . 



No 6 is C. Majoriana. superha. A most superior kind, raised by Mr. Major, 

 landscape garAner, Knostrop, near Leeds. The present variety is of a brighter 

 and lighter'scarlet than C. Majoriana. We saw plants of it in exquisite bloom. 



We have a plate in preparation of a number of other splendid kinds raised by 

 each of the above gentleman. We hope each of the parties will meet with that 

 encouragement they so deservedly merit, Tor their trouble, by an extensive sale 

 of plants. 



