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lissons, of Tooting, possess an hybrid of a very similar character, having a little 

 more pale yellow on the lower petals. 



Houi.lkttia Brocklehurstiana. Mr. Brocklehurst's. (Bot. Mag. 4072.) 

 Orchidacese, Gynandria Monandria. A native of the Brazils, from whence it 

 was introduced into this country by Mr. Wanklyn, of Crumpsall House, Man- 

 chester. It first flowered in Mr. Brocklehurst's collection, at the Fence, near 

 Macclesfield. The flower-stem rises two feet high, terminating in a spiked 

 raceme of six or eight large and most singularly beautiful blossoms. Petals and 

 sepals have the upper half, top portion, of a rich crimson-red, and the lower 

 yellow ; all most beautifully spotted and blotched with bright red. Lip yellow 

 spotted with dee]) purple, sometimes having the terminal lobe almost wholly of 

 a rich purple. The underside of the flowers are of a fawn colour, siightly 

 spotted. Each blossom is nearly three inches across. 



Nelumbium Caspicijm. Caspian Nelumbium. (Bot. Reg. 14.) Nelum- 

 biaceae, Polyadelphia Polygynia. It is a stove aquatic plant, in the collection of 

 Messrs. Rollissons. Each blossom is from six to eight inches across, white, 

 ■with a yellow tinge at the centre, and each petal tipped with rose. 



Phaseolus lobatus. Lobe-leaved Kidney Bean. (Bot. Mag. 4076.) Legu- 

 minosa;, Diadelphia Decandria. Mr.Tweedie sent seeds of it from Buenos Ayres 

 to the Glasnevin Botanic Garden. The stem is twining. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in close racemes, yellow. 



Quisquams sinensis. The Chinese. (Bot. Reg. 15.) Combretaceee, De- 

 candria Monogynia. It is found in its native state growing about Canton, in 

 China. It is a stove climber, similar to the old Q. indica. The flowers are 

 larger, and of a deep rosy-red colour. It is a very interesting and pretty species. 

 Messrs. Lucombe and Pmce, of the Exeter Nursery, possess the plant. 



Viscaria oculata. Dark-eyed. (Bot. Mag. 4075.) Caryophyllea?, Decan- 

 dria Fentagynia. (Synonym Lychnis oculata.) It is a native of the north 

 coast of Africa, seeds of which were received by Messrs. Backhouse, nurserymen, 

 of York. It is said by some to be an annual, by others can be kept a perennial. 

 The plant grows erect, and blooms profusely during several months of summer 

 and autumn. Each blossom is near two inches across, of a beautiful rosy-lilac, 

 having a rich crimson eye. It grows well treated as a hardy annual border 

 flower. It deserves a place in every flower garden. 



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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



QUERIES. 



On TtamDiA Pavonia. — Having received a few of those bulbs, the Editor of 

 the Cabinet will oblige if he will inform me what depth to plant them, and in 

 what soil. Do they require a shady or sunny situation? 



Feltou, March 13, 1844. Elizabeth. 



[Plant the bulbs so that they be covered about an inch. A rich loamy soil on 

 a dry subsoil suits them. The best situation is a warm but open one, and 

 sheltered from strong winds, or the petals, which are tender, will be damaged. 

 By the early part of October take up the bulbs with a quantity of soil adhering 

 to them ; place them so, entire, in a dry situation, where the soil will dry gra- 

 dually and free from frost or damp. If put in a basket or box it is suitable. 

 Thus kept entire, the bulbs will keep sound. — Conductor.] 



On Forcing Roses in Pots. — I would be much obliged if you or some of 

 your floricultural friends would give, through the medium of your periodical, the 

 Cabinet, an account of what may be the best mode of culture of Roses intended 



