80 NOTES ON NEW OR KARE PLANTS. 



and turfy peat, three feet high, and near as much in diameter at the 

 bottom, was constructed upon the front stone table of the Orchid 

 house, and at its summit a plant had been placed in the peat, and the 

 branches regularly disposed down the sides. Some small ferns and 

 mosses had been interspersed around the cone, and the whole nicely 

 grown, commingling together, had a pretty effect. The .^schynanthus 

 grew rapidly, and when in bloom will have a charming appearance. 

 Many of the Orchids are similarly planted, and do admirably well. 



The following were in fine bloom : — 



Dendrobium ccerulescens. — Sepals and petals white, tipped with 

 purple-blue ; labellum white, with the inside of the tube a deep velvet. 

 Very fine. 



Dendrobium Cambridgeanum. — Petals and sepals a rich yellow ; 

 labellum same, with a large spot of crimson- velvet in front, edged with 

 yellow. Very handsome. 



Dendrobium Wallichianum. — Sepals and petals white, with 

 violet tip ; labellum white, with deep velvet inside. 



Phajus (Limodorum) GRANDiFOLius. — A large plant, had eight 

 stems, four feet high, with from twenty to thirty flowers on each. Tiie 

 sepalsand petals white ; labellum white, with the end of a rosy-red colour. 



Phajus iNTERMEDius.^Sepals and petals a nankeen colour ; label- 

 lum white, with a rich maroon end. A very pretty species. 



Several very pretty flowering species of Bigonias were in fine 

 bloom ; their delicate pink, white, and rose-coloured blossoms had a 

 delightful appearance. B. odorata, white. B. erythrophylla, white. 

 B. hydrocolilifolia, blush. B. manicata, pretty pink. B. crassicaule, 

 rosy-red. B. loele virens, white, tinged with pink, drooping panicles, 

 very pretty. 



CoRRCEA rosea. — A plant four feet high, and same across, in profuse 

 bloom. 



C. TRICOLOR. — Lower part white, next rose, and green tipped ; pretty. 



C. PULCHELLA. — Orauije-scarlet, one inch long-. 



C. magnifica. — Sulphur, an inch and a half long. 



C. BRiLLiANTA. — Bright rt)sy-red, with a yellow tip. 



CuoRozEMA coRDATA, and C. VARiA, weic in fine bloom. One 

 plant was six feet high and as much across, beautiful. 



Tetratheca verticillata, with its pretty narrow foliage and its 

 drooping campanulate, violet-blue flowers, had a beautiful appearance. 

 By pinching off the leads of the shoots, tiie plants are complete broad 

 bushes. 



Epacris coccinea. — A deep scarlet, near an incii long; fine. 



Erica cerinthoides major, with its fine heads of rich scarlet 

 flowers, was very beautiful. This species requires the shoots to be 

 stopped in order to make it bushy. 



E. grandinosa. — Wiiite, little globes, numerously produced ; very 

 pretty. 



E. "WiLMOREANA. — Rosc, tipped with white, tube an inch long ; 

 pretty. 



E. PELLUCiDA. — Bright rose, tipped with white, an inch long ; very 

 pretty. 



