138 NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



Salpixantha coccinea. Scarlet-Trumpet flower. (Bot. Mag. 4158.) 

 Acanthacea. Didynamia Angiospermia. Mr. Purdie, botanical collector for 

 the royal gardens at Kew, discovered this pretty flowering plant in Jamaica. It 

 has bloomed in the stove at Kew during last autumn, and through winter. It 

 is a low branching shrub. The flowers are produced in terminal spikes, trum- 

 pet-shaped, of a bright red outside, and white inside. Each flower is an inch 

 long. It is very neat and pretty. 



Echeveria Scheerii. Mr. Schker's. (Bot. Reg. 27.) Crassulaceae. De- 

 candria Pentagynia. A native of Mexico, introduced into this country by F. 

 Scheer, Esq., of Kew. It is a greenhouse plant, blooming in winter. The 

 flowers are produced in a long panicled raceme, pale red and green. 



Stanhopea Bucephalus. Bull-horned Stanhopea. (Bot. Reg. 24.) Or- 

 chidacea?. Gynandria Monandria. It is a native of the woods of Paccha, 

 found by Mr. Hartweg. It has bloomed in the collection in the Chiswick Gar- 

 dens. It is one of the finest and rarest of St.mhopeas. The flowers are pro- 

 duced on an erect stem, each blossom being about four inches across, of a rich 

 bright golden colour, spotted beautifully with dark purple. They are deli- 

 ciously fragrant. 



Plants noticed in the Botanical Register, not figured. 



Begonia stigmosa. — At Messrs. Loddiges's. The flowers are white, produced 

 in cymose panicles. 



Dendrobium anosmum. — Messrs. Loddiges's obtained it from the Phillippine 

 Islands. Its blossoms have much the appearance of D. macrophylla; they are 

 scentless. It is a remarkable variety. 



Epidendrum rufum. — It was sent to the collection of Sir Charles Lemon, 

 Bart., at Carclew, from Rio. It has bloomed at Sir Charles's ; the flower-scape 

 rises about half a yard high, bearing a profusion of brownish- yellow flowers. 



Spiranthus lobata. — A. native of Mexico. The scape rises about half a yard 

 high, having about a dozen of yellowish-green flowers. It is in the collection at 

 Carclew. 



Galanthus reflexus. — It was found on Mount Gargarus, by Mr. Lander, 

 who sent it to the Dean of Manchester. The flowers are white, about half the 

 size of the common Snowdrop. 



Odontoglossum membranaceum. — This very handsome species has bloomed 

 at Messrs. Loddiges's. The flowers are pure white, large, and margined with 

 deep rose colour. They have the scent of bitter almonds. 



Oncidium qallopavinum. — A native of Mexico. Sepals and petals greenish, 

 stained with purple crimson. The lip is yellow. 



Cattleva papeiansciana. — It appears to be a variety of C. Loddigesia. 



Befakia glauca. — A native of Venezuela ; discovered growing on the 

 mountains. It there arrives at the height of 15 to 20 feet, being a companion 

 to the Vaccineums, Gaultherias, &c. It appears to belong to the Ericese, and 

 blooms nearly all the year, resembling a fine Azalia. 



Plants seen at Nurseries, &c. 

 At Mr. Lowe's, of Clapton. In the Stove. 



Begonia man icu lata. — The plant is very branching, and the flowers a pretty 

 delicate blush-pink. 



Begonia pei.tata. — The leaves are very large and a hoary-white. The 

 panicled heads of flowers are very large; green and white. 



Sidophyllum LONGiFOi-iuM. — The foliage is singularly pretty, being arranged 

 as in nine rays from a common centre. 



Pavetta Borbonica. — The leaves are tolerably large, of a deep rich green, 

 spotted numerously with bright yellow, the midiil being of a deep red colour. 

 The contrast of the whole produces a very pretty effect. 



