NOTES ON NEW OR BARE PLANTS. 5,1 



C.^LOGTNE WaLLICHII— Dr. WaLLICH's C/ELOGYNE. 

 Orchidecc, Gynandria Monandria, 

 Found in great abundance by Dr. Hooker on his approaching Dar- 

 jeerling, in Sikkiui, Himalaya. It has bloomed beautifully in the 

 collection at Chatsvvorth during last summer and autumn. Sir W. J. 

 Hooker states that on his last visit to Chatsworth, next to the flowering 

 Victoria, this Cselogyne was the most interesting of the many 

 botanical rarities collected in that place. The pseudo-bulbs are very 

 singular, flagon-shaped, dark green, warted, and frequently covered 

 with a strong coating of loose net-work, formed by the old sheath. 

 Only one flower arises at a time from each bulb, and this springs forth 

 when the leaf has decayed. The flower stem rises about an inch and a 

 half high. Each blossom is about four inches across ; sepals lance- 

 shaped, pink; petals of similar form and colour. The lip is very large, 

 standing forward ; the colour is pink, white, and yellow, dashed with 

 red spots. It is a very interesting and beautiful flowering species. It 

 flourishes in the cooler division of the orchid house, placed near the 

 glass, and grown in turfy-peat, mixed with sphagnum moss. (Figured 

 in Bot. Mag., 4496.) ' 



Clematis graveolens — Heavy-scented Traveller's Joy. 



It is a native of Chinese Tartary and the snowy passes of western 

 Himalaya, at an elevation of 12,000 feet above the level of the sea. 

 It was discovered by Captain Munro, who sent seeds of it to England. 

 It is in the Royal Gardens of Kew, and blooms throughout the summer 

 months. The flowers are yellow, tinged \Vith green. It is an ever- 

 green woody creeper, forming a bushy cover, like others of the genus, 

 and is quite hardy. It is very suitable for the covering of a trellis, or 

 to be trained against a wall. (Figured in Bot. Mag., 4495.) 



Chorozema flava — Yellow-flowered. 



This handsome species was, we believe, introduced into this country 

 by Baron Hugel, who sent it to the Royal Gardens of Kew. It is of 

 medium growth, bushy, and blooms profusely. The flowers are borne 

 in terminal and axillary, open, leafy racemes, of a deep yellow colour, 

 with a iiiw green veins at the base, and the keel sulphur-coloured. Its 

 delicate habit, shining green leaves, and numerous pretty yellow blos- 

 soms render it a very desirable plant for the greenhouse. (Figured in 

 May. of Bot.) 



DiPTERACANTHUS SPECTABILIS HaNDSOME-FLOWERED. 



This very handsome flowering species was discovered by Mr. Lobb 

 on the Andes of Peru, and seeds were sent to Messrs. Veitch, and the 

 plant has bloomed in the stove at their nursery. It is a soft-wooded 

 plant, growing two feet Iiigh, and succeeds in a ivarm greenhouse. It 

 blooms freely. The blossoms have much the form of those of the 

 Petunia, and about two inches and a half across, of a rich blue purple 

 colour. It propagates freely by cuttings. It is very showy and orna- 

 mental, and well merits a place in either stove or greenhouse. (Figured 

 in Bot. Mag., 4494.) 



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