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D. amplum. which is remarkab'e for combining the habit of Bolbophyllum with 

 the entire structure of Dendrobium. The flower is of a pale straw colour. Mr. 

 Cuming sent it lo Messrs. Loddiges from Siucapore. 



Cirrhopetalum vaginatum. — The flowers of this orchidea are of a pale 

 straw colour. Mr. Cuming sent it from Siucapore to Messrs. Loddiges. 



Oncidium incuryum. — A pretty species, producing numerous flowers on a 

 panicled raceme, of a pretty pink, spotted with white. It has bloomed with Mr. 

 Barker. 



Pleurothallis seriata. — The flowers are very small, of a pale yellowish 

 green, marked with rows of purple dots. It was sent from Rio Janeiro to the 

 London Horticultural Society. 



Catasetum Tuui.i.a. — The flowers are green, with a brown stain upon the lip : 

 about thirty flowers are produced on each spike. 



Cvmbidium fubescens. — Messrs. Loddiges received this beautiful flowering 

 species from Siucapore. It has a short raceme of rich purple flowers, spotted 

 with a brilliant yellow. It will soon be figured in the work. 



C.tslogyne Gunman. — This orchidea was brought to this country by Mr' 

 Cuming. The flowers are white, with a lip that has a yellow middle. 



Catasetum saccatum. — A most extraordinary, strange species. The flowers 

 are large, with rich purple spotted sepals and petals, and a bright yellow lip, 

 covered closely with crimson dots. It has bloomed with Messrs. Loddiges, who 

 obtained it from Guayana. 



Valeriana Napus. — Sent by Mr. Hartweg from Mexico to the Loudon Hor- 

 ticultural Society, to be used medicinally in this country. It is a perennial, 

 herbaceous half-hardy plant. The flowers are white. 



Solanum macrantuerum. — A half-hardy herbaceous plant, having large 

 clusters of beautiful deep purple flowers. It was raised by Mr. Page, nursery- 

 man, Southampton, with whom it has bloomed. 



Catasetum cornutum. — From Demerara. The floweis are produced on 

 racemes, having about sixteen on each, of a dull ^reeii, richly spotted with deep 

 blackish purple ; lip of a light green, spotted with dark. Bloomed with Messrs. 

 Loddiges. 



Catasetum cai.i.osum. — Tin; flowers are, sepals and petals of a dullish red 

 brown, without spots ; lip green, with a yellow tubercle. Bloomed at Messrs. 

 Loddiges. 



Mycarinthus obuqua. — Another orchidea from Sincapore to Messrs. Lod- 

 diges. The flowers are small, white. 



Sarcanthus rAi.Linus. — Flowers of a greenish white, with a faint streak of 

 purple through the middle of the sepal, an I the intermediate lobe ol the lip of a 

 dull yellow. In the Chatswurth collection. 



Compaiikttia rosea. — At Messrs. Loddiges. It is a very delicate little plant, 

 having a drooping stem, bearing four or five flowers that are of a rich rosy 

 colour. It was sent from the Spanish Main. 



NOTICED IN NUHSERIES. 



At Mr. Lowe's, Clnjilon Nursery, 



Tryai.is BitACiiYCERAs. — The plant has not yet bloomed, but has the pretty 

 appearance in habit and foliage of a Jasmine. 



Gesnkria moi.i.B. — The plant is of a dwarf habit. The flower is scarlet, 

 having the end of the corolla very like Tropneoluin tricolorum in form. 



Hibiscus Camekoni. — The (lower is large, yellow, with a dark centre; tho 

 outer edges of the petals are nearly white. 



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