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beautiful a flowering plant it well deserves to be in everyone. In its native 

 country the shrub attains the height of from three to six feet, very branching, 

 each branch bearing several spikes of flowers, each spike being about three 

 inches long, and one and a half in diameter. Before opening the flowers are of a 

 red-purple, afterwards of a rich blue-purple. It is a clean, healthy looking plant, 

 somewhat the appearance of Lisianthus Russellianus, but is shrubby and an 

 evergreen. Mr. Cunningham observes respecting it, " Of all the New Zealand 

 plants we know of none more to be desired wherewith to enrich our collections 

 than this remarkable and beautiful Speedwell." It has bloomed in the colleclion 

 of Mr. Knight, nurseryman, King's-road, Chelsea. 



PLANTS NOTICED IN BOTANICAL REGISTER, NOT FIGURED. 



Masdevallia cuprea. — Orchidaceaj. Said to be a native of Cayenne, and 

 sent to this country from Hamburgh. Upper sepal copper-coloured, the lower 

 dark purple, having a copper-coloured point. 



plants observed in nurseries, &c. 



Clerodendkon (new species). — In the collection of Mr. Glendinning at Turu- 

 ham-green. It is of the habit and appearance of C. squamatum, having deep 

 scarlet flowers. 



Potentillas. — Mr. Young of the Epsom Nursery, has raised two beautiful 

 seedlings; one is iu the way of P. Hopwoodiaua, having a larger flower, with 

 less of the coloured tinge; the other is a large white-flowered one. 



Sipanea carnea — A hothouse shrubby plant, which has recently bloomed in 

 the collection of Messrs. Rollissons of Tooting. The flowers are something in 

 the way of an Asclepias, nearly white, and produce a pleasing appearance. 



Sagittaria sigitt-efolia plena. — This double flowering arrow head is a 

 very interesting addition to the aquatic plants. The flowers are of a pinkish- 

 cream colour. It is iu the collection of Messrs. Rollissons, and is quite hardy. 



Catti.f.ya marginata. — This very beautiful addition to the fine Cattleyas pre- 

 viously bloomed iu the collections of this country has been made by Messrs. 

 Loddiges. The flowers are of a pretty rosy-crimson, with a very clear white 

 margin, producing a striking effect. 



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QUERIES. 



On Snow Dahlias. — A constant Subscriber will be obliged by some friend 

 giving him the names and colours of twenty-four of the lest Show Dahlias. 



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On Frithi.aria Persica. — The Editor of the Cabinet will much oblige a 

 constant reader if he will inform her in theJanuary Number how to treat the large 

 bulbs of the Frithlaria Persica, as she has just received some bulbs and would 

 like to know whether they do better as house plants or in the open border. A 

 hint on suitable compost for them at the same time will much oblige 



Felton, December 14, 1843. Kuzaiif.iu. 



[It is perfectly hardy, and requires to be treated as the common r'lithlary in 

 all respects. In a sandy loam mixed with a portion of peat the plant grows 

 vigorously. — Conductor.] 



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