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Plants noticed in Nurseries, &c. 



Gesneria macroriiiza. — The leaves are very soft and velvetty, large. The 

 flowers are as large and brilliant in colour as those of G. Cooperii, and produced 

 in a similar manner. At Mr. Glendinning's of Turnham Greeu. 



Echites carassa. — It is a slender twining shrub ; the flowers are near the 

 size of E. splendens, of a deeper rose, with an orange-yellow throat. It is a 

 most beautiful flowering plant, well deserving a place in every plant stove. It 

 is a fine plant for coiling round a trellis. It may be had at the principal nur- 

 series. 



Diplopeltis Hugelii.— Itis a half shrubby greenhouse plant, much branched. 

 The flowers are produced in long panicles, of a pretty pink colour. The best 

 plan of blooming it is to pinch off the heads and induce the production of 

 laterals ; this keeps the plant bushy, and then it forms a neat profuse blooming 

 plant. It deserves a place in every greenhouse. It is in the Tooting Nursery. 



Bignonia Chamberlaynii. — This plant has been in fine bloom for some time 

 at Mr. Knight's of King's-road, in the plant stove. The flowers are large, pro- 

 duced in profusion ; of a rich yellow colour. It flourishes well in a warm green- 

 house. 



Habrothamnus cyaneus. — A plant is trained against the wall in the Horti- 

 cultural Gardens at Chiswick, where it forms a shrub about five feet high. It 

 flourishes well during the summer, but it appears likely to require some protec- 

 tion in severe winter. The flowers are long, tubular, of a deep violet-blue. It is 

 a very desirable plant, either for the greenhouse or the open wall. 



Isochilus carnosjeflora. — It is a very neat looking plant, growing about 

 half a yard high. The flowers are purple, produced in cymose racemes. It is 

 in the collection of Messrs. Loddiges. 



Sparaxis Wattii. — A very beautiful species, which has bloomed in the fine 

 collection of Robert Mangles, Esq. at Sunning-hill in Berks. The surface of 

 the flower is divided into six segments, three of them being of a rich violet 

 colour, the others are lemon-coloured edged with violet. Like the entire tribe 

 it deserves a place wherever it can be grown. 



Loaza lucida.— An annual species. The flowers are about an inch across, 

 white with bright yellow and crimson stains at the centre. It does well trained 

 round a wire trellis in the greenhouse. At Messrs. Henderson's. 



PART III. 

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QUERIES. 



On Herbaceous Calceolarias.— Will some correspondent have the goodness 

 to afford me, through the medium of your Floricultural Cabinet, some in- 

 structions for the management of herbaceous Calceolarias? I am a great 

 admirer of that flower, and succeed pretty well with the shrubby species, but 

 am very unsuccessful with the others. Last year I had some very handsome 

 varieties, but they all died, one as soon as it ceased to bloom, and the others, 

 after being divided, survived for a few weeks, and gradually fell away. I pro- 

 cured a fresh supply this year of fine plants from a gardener, noted for his success 

 in Calceolarias ; but I have already the mortification of seeing two of them 

 wither and droop before they have even ceased to flower. I cannot, on close 

 examination, discover any worm at the root, nor have I kept them too moist. 

 Any directions, and as early as convenient, will be thankfully received, lor I fear 

 that I shall lose all my favourite flowers. 



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