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extensively as it merits. The plant generally grows straggling, with extended 

 shoots, and in such form does not flower near so freely as when the shoots are 

 trained horizontal to a trellis, or, rather, pendant to a stick; this checks the 

 growth of the main branches, and induces the production of lateral shoots, 

 which are found to bloom liberally. The flowers are borne in long clusters, 

 in the way of those of some of the Melaleucas, or as is termed bottle-brush 

 formed, of a pretty deep crimson colour, blooming from September through the 

 winter. The plant is easy of cultivation, and may be obtained very cheap of 

 most of the general nurserymen. 



Catti.eya granulosa. — Rough-leaved. (Bot. Reg. 1. fur 1842.) Orchidaceae. 

 Gynandria Monandria. Mr. Hartweg sent it to the London Horticultural 

 Society from Guatemala. One of the easiest to cultivate ; in winter a night 

 temperature of 55° and 60' in summer is quite high enough, growing it in turfy 

 peat well trained, and keeping it rather dry when nut growing. When it bloomed, 

 it had but one flower; but it very probably will bear a larger number as it 

 becomes more vigorous. The flower was about five inches across. Sepals, 

 olive-green, mottled with rich-brown spots. Lip pure white at the sides and the 

 points, and of a fine orange spotted with crimson in the middle. 



Gesnera Zebrina. — Zebra-leaved. (Pax. Mag. Bot, 271.) Gesneraceae. 

 Didynamta Angiospermia. We saw this plant in bloom at the Clapton Nursery 

 last October, who had received it from Mr. Doncklaer, director of the Ghent 

 Botanic Garden. It produces stout succulent stems, which grow to several 

 inches long before they push forth at the summit a flower-spike. The blossoms 

 are produced in terminal spikes, which keep extending to a foot or half a yaid 

 in length. Each flower is produced on a foot-stalk four inches long, the bloom 

 being about an inch and a half long, drooping, orange-red above, pale orange 

 below, both segments and throat are spotted with deep red. It is a very 

 interesting and beautiful species. Some plants have bloomed when about three 

 inches high. It deserves a place in every collection of this tribe. 



Glossocomia ovata. — Ovate Pouch Bell. (Bot. Reg. 3.) Campanulaceae. 

 Pentandria Monogynia. From North India, a hardy perennial, growing about 

 half a yard high, flourishing in the open border, and blooming in July. It is 

 very like a Campanula, of humble growth, and requires a treatment similar to 

 C.carpatica. Each flower is about an inch and a half long, white tinged with 

 blue, having two circles of rose inside the corolla. It is a pretty border plant. 



Lvsimaciha lobei.ioides. — Lobelia-like Loose-strife. (Bot. ~Re^. 6.) Pri- 

 mulaceae. Pentandria Monogynia. From North India seeds of it were sent to 

 the London Horticultural Society. It is a hardy perennial, well suited for a rock- 

 work, blooming from June to October. The flower-s»ems rise to about half a 

 yard. The flowers are produced in spikes, each being about as large as those of 

 the Common London Pride, white, slightly tinged with red. 



Nei.lmbium speciosum. — Sacred Bean of India, deep rose-coloured var. 

 (Bot. Mag. 3916.) Nymphaceae. PolyandriaPolygynia. This noble flowering 

 plant has recently bloomed in great perfection in the Sion-House gardens. The 

 luxuriance and profuse blooming of it were much promoted by the water in the 

 cistern being frequently changed, while the cistern itself was placed in a damp 

 stove. 



Niph*a obi.onga. — Oblong Snow-Wort. (Bot. Reg. 5.) Gesneraceae. 

 Didynainia Angiospermia. From Guatemala, and, like many other plants from 

 thence, requires a temperature between that of a greenhouse and stove. Its 

 general habit, J)r. Lindley observes, resembles Acbimenes rosea; it flowers 

 in autumn and winter, and is propagated the same as the Acbimenes. The 

 flower is somewhat of a Gloxinia-like form, white, and about an inch and a half 

 across. The plant requires to be kept dormant alter the blooming is over, as 

 done to Achimenes, Gloxinia, &c. 



Onciuilm lonoifolium.— Long-leaved. (Bot. Reg. 4.) Orchidaceae. 

 Gynandria Monandria. From Mexico, and has bloomed in the garden of the 

 London Horticultural Society and at Misers, l.oddiges's. Under the name 

 0, cebolleta several different species exist in our gardens. This kind is the 



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