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with reddish-brown spots — the latter having a green perianth spotted with dark 

 brown, strongly contrasted with the pure white colour of the labellum; a hand- 

 some specimen'of Zygopetalum Mackaii ; Acacia platyptera, a new and rare 

 variety, bearing some resemblance to A. decurrens ; and a plant of the double 

 Chinese Primrose ; Mrs. Lawrence also exhibited, towards the close of the meet- 

 ing, a highly interesting Convolvulaceous plant, with white flowers growing 

 three or four together from the axil of ever}' leaf, which had been raised from 

 seed received from Lord Auckland ; a Banksian medal was awarded for Onci- 

 dium leucochilum. A large collection of cut Orchidaceous flowers was sent by 

 Mr. Appleby, gardener to T. Broeklehurst, Esq. : amongst them were the rare 

 and sweet-scented Maxillaria Steelii, with white wax-like flowers, curiously 

 spotted with brown, and found in Trinidad, growing upon the stems of Palm- 

 trees ; Peristeria pendula, the Dove-flower of the gardens, producing its singular 

 cup-like blossoms in clusters ; Lae'lia albida, pure white, and diffusing an agree- 

 able fragrance; a fine dark variety of Zygopetalum Mackaii; several varieties 

 ofGongora maculata; a handsome variety of Epidendrum macrochilum, and 

 various others ; a certificate was awarded for them. From Mr. Pawley, of 

 Bromley, were four well-grown plants of Epiphyllum truncatum, each loaded 

 with a mass of scarlet flowers; for these a Banksian medal was awarded. Mr. 

 Carson, gardener to W. F. G. Farmer, Esq., exhibited a fine plant of Gesnera ze- 

 brina, for which a certificate was awarded. From J. Allnutt, Esq., was a pretty 

 collection of cut Camellia flowers. From Mr. Tant, gardener to E. Johnstone, 

 Esq., a box of cut Chrysanthemums, which were large, and comprised suine of 

 the best varieties in cultivation. A Cuscuta and a species of Bauisteria were 

 also sent by some person unknown. From the Garden of the Society were a 

 handsome plant of Zygopetalum intermedium; Stanhopea saccata; the pretty 

 little Oncidium ornithorhynchum, its slender panicles of red and yellow flowers 

 hanging down in all directions ; plants of the double white and red Chinese 

 Primroses ; Epiphyllum truncatum, and Helleborus orientalis, or the true Olym- 

 pian Hellebore, a very rare plant, with beautiful green and white flowers; it is 

 hardy, and has only lately been introduced from Mount Olympus. A collection 

 of Chrysanthemums from the garden were also exhibited, amongst which were 

 several excellent varieties, viz. — Due de Canegliano, dark red ; Phyllis, while, 

 with a slight tinge of yellow ; Conductor, yellow, with a touch of red in the 

 centre ; Beauty, blush ; Eclipse, pure white ; Goliath, white with a tinge of 

 red ; Pygmalion and Bijou, both'handsome kinds lately introduced from France, 

 having the form of a Ranunculus. 



Advices have been received from Mr. Hartweg, dated Quito, July 17, where 

 that indefatigable collector had been staying for some months. A large number 

 of fine things had rewarded his researches, and are on their way to England. 

 On the western side of Pichiucha he had found the lono-wished-for Fuchsia 

 triphylla, with two other new species; a Cestrum with a dark blue corolla, 

 measuring three inches in length ; a fragrant pretty Monnina, and the Crataegus 

 stipularis of Kunth. In San Antonio, a village under the line, he had procured 

 bulbs of what he supposes to be Phycella chloracea. Eight days before the de- 

 parture of his letter, Mr. Hartweg had returned from an excursion to Nanegal, 

 on the western declivity of the Andes of Quito ; the journey had been a severe 

 one, for during five days he had to proceed on foot through mud and rivers ; he 

 was, however, rewarded by many good discoveries. Among other things he 

 found an Oak, the first met with in those latitudes ; the acorns were not, how- 

 ever, ripe, nor was it at all probable that the species would be hardy in Europe. 

 A considerable quantity of seeds, bulbs, and Orchidaceous plants are oa then- 

 way. 



ANSWER. 



On Hoya caunosa. — If your correspondent, L. B., wishes to have a good-sized 

 plant, without much trouble to himself, I can tell him a plan I have for years 

 adopted. I have taken off a shoot a yard and a half to two yards long, planted 

 it in a small pet in sand and moss, in which it has rooted immediately, and 

 bloomed the same season. The moss must have a plentiful supply of water. 



Manchester, December G, 1842. (i. T. D. 



