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Riqidblla plaumea, Flame-coloured Stiff Stalk. (But. Reg. Fig. 16, 1840.) 

 Iridaceae. Monadelphia Triandria. A native of Mexico, where it was discovered 

 by Mr. Hartweg, who sent it to the London Horticultural Society's Garden, 

 where it has bloomed, and found to require the same treatment «s a Tigridea. 

 It grows from three to five feet high, terminating with an umbel of flowers, 

 which proceed frum a two-valved spathe, and open singly each successive day 

 whilst the}' last. They are of a brilliant red flame colonr, having at the centre 

 numerous short deep purple stripes, and are drooping, similar to the Turncap 

 Lily Each flower, if expanded, would be about three inches across. It is a 

 very pretty flowering plant, well deserving a place in the flower-borders. 



Satyrium pustulatum. Pustular Satyrium. (Bot. Beg. Fig. 18, 1840.) Or- 

 chidacese. Gynandria Monandria. This very pretty flowering terrestrial orchi- 

 deous plant is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The fluwers are produced 

 in a spike, numerous, of a bright rosy-red colour, centre lighter, and spotted 

 with black. Each flower is near an inch across. 



Soi.anvm uncinellum, Hook-petalled. (Bot. Reg. Fig. 15, 184U.) Sola- 

 nacese. Pentandria Monogyniu. In 1837, this new species bloomed in the 

 Horticultural Society's Garden, but was subsequently destroyed in winter. It 

 appeared to be an annual. The plant was of a decumbent habit, herbaceous, 

 and produced its pretty rosy-pink flowers in terminal panicles. Each flower is 

 about an inch across. The plant appeared to be entirely different lrom any 

 other species previously sent to this country. 



Spirea vaccimfoi.ia, Bilberry-leaved. (Bot. Reg. Fig. 17, 1S4U.! Rosacea). 

 Icosaudria Pentagynia. A native of Mepal, and appears to be nearly as hardy 

 as the common Guelder Rose. It is a very neat shrubby plant, growing in a 

 peat soil to three feet high. The flowers are produced numerously, in terminal 

 panicles, which form coryinbous heads ; they are white. There are two varieties 

 of it in the garden of the London Horticultural Society. The plants well merit 

 a place in the shrub-border. 



In Nurseries, &c. 



Correa taruida. This is a very beautiful hybrid production ; the flowers 

 are of a large size, and of a fine dark crimson colour. In the middle of the 

 tubular part of the flower it is swollen, and is in form what is termed bellying ; 

 the end mouth of the corolla is recurved, that is, turns back. The plant is of 

 vigorous habit, having the finest foliage of any we have seen. It is in fine 

 bloom at Mr. Knight's, Chelsea. 



PART III. 

 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE, 



QUERY. 



On Bone-uust Manure. — An amateur gardener wishes for information re- 

 specting the bone-dust manure, and how it may best be applied to plants in pots, 

 and what sort of plants are most benefited by it, and whether a top dressing 

 will be of any use to plants already potted ; any information conveyed in the 

 Floricultual Cabinet will be gladly received. 



Feb. 1, 1S40. 



