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not produced at the extremities of the shoots but lower down, in short clusters 

 of three or four, of a rosy pink colour. Each flower is about half an inch 

 across. 



Cineraria Webberiana. — Mr. Webber's Cineraria. (Pax. Mag. Bot. 

 July.) Compositae. Syngenesia Superflua. A seedling raised by Mr. Smithers, 

 gardener to Robert Williams, Esq., of Bridehead House, near Dorchester. The 

 habit of the plant is somewhat that of C. Waterhousiana, but a closer grower. 

 The foliage on the upper side is of a bright green, beneath of a rich purple. 

 The flowers are large, not disposed in flat regular heads, but in various positions 

 at different heights. They are of a deep rich brilliant blue. 



Epidendkum raniperum. Frog Epidendrum. (Bot. Reg. 42.) Orchidaceae. 

 Gynandria Monandria. It has been imported from Mexico and from Guiana. 

 It has bloomed with George Barker, Esq., Springfield, near Birmingham. It 

 is somewhat like E. nutans, but the flowers are much handsomer, being deco- 

 rated with rich purplish-brown spots profusely over the yellowish-green sepals 

 and petals. Each flower is about three inches across. 



Gesnera longifoi.ia. — Long-leaved. (Bot. Reg. 40.) Gesneraceae. Didy- 

 namia Angiospermia. A native of Guatemala, sent by Mr. Hartweg to the 

 London Horticultural Society. The habit of the plant is not that of G. bulbosa, 

 or faucialis, but of G. allagophylla. The flower stem rises about two feet high, 

 and is closely covered" with a grey down. The leaves are lanceolate on the 

 flower steins, about nine inches long. The flowers are produced in long close 

 cylindrical terminal racemes in clusters of three or four. Each blossom is about 

 an inch long, hairy, of a brick-red colour. 



Hydrotjenia Mei.eaoris. — Spotted Waterband. (Bot. Reg. 39.) Iridacese. 

 Mouadelphia Triandria. We have given interesting particulars of this plant in 

 Volume 7, page 239. The plant bloomed last summer in the garden of the 

 London Horticultural Society. The plant, and especially the flower, partakes 

 of a close affinity to the Fritillaria. It is a greenhouse bulb, requiring the 

 simple treatment as given to similar ones, a period of rest in winter, and be 

 encouraged in its season of growth. It grows freely in equal parts of loam, leaf 

 mould, and sand. Each blossom is about an inch and a halt' acres'-', on the out- 

 side is purple and yellow, the inside is what is termed of a French lilac, having 

 a yellow edging, and beautifully spotted with deep purple. At first sight, Dr. 

 Lindley remarks it is not very attractive, but when carefully examined will be 

 found to exhibit beauties of no common kind. 



Odontoglossum grandh. — The Great. (Bot. Reg. 3955.) Orchidaceae. 

 Gynandria Monandria. Mr. Bateman states of it, " that it must confessedly be 

 placed at the head of the vast group of South American Vandee, curious and 

 beautiful though they all be. The scape rises a foot high, and in its native 

 vigorous state produces eight flowers. Sepals are three inches long, yellow 

 handed with rich brownish-red spots. The petals are the same length but 

 broader, the lower part of a dull brownish red, then up to the point yellow and 

 green. Lip short, yellow banded and spotted with rust colour, but is yellow at 

 the base. Each blossom is six inches across, and are truly magnificent. 



Philadelphia's Mexicanus. Mexican Syringa. (Bot. Reg. 38.) Philadel- 

 phaceae. Icosandria Monogynia. A native of Mexico, pent to the London 

 Horticultural Society by Mr. Hartweg. It is a half hardy (perhaps hardy) 

 shrub. It forms a neat slender bush, growing about two feet high, blooms freely 

 at the end of June. It is an excellent plant for early forcing into bloom. The 

 flowers are white, produced singly, an inch and a half across. 



Pi.umieria acuminata. — Sharp-leaved. (Bot. Mag. 3952.) Apocineae. Pen- 

 tandria Monogynia. A native of the East Indies, introduced to Kew Gardens 

 by Sir Joseph Bank?, in 1790. It is a small tree, growing from ten to twenty 

 feet high, branched. The leaves are a foot long, of a rich deep green. The 

 flowers are produced in a large terminal cymous head, very numerous, and fra- 

 grant ; they are yellow towards the base, but the upper half is white. Kach 

 blossom is about three inches and a half long. Numerous branches producing 

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