52 NOTES ON NEW OB RARE PLANTS. 



white. They "are produced at the ends of the shoots, in heads of from 

 eight to twelve in each. The leaves are short, in whorls. A very 

 handsome variety. B. MarnocMana, was raised from E. Irbyana, 

 crossed by E. Hartnelli. It is of dwarf habit, and free bloomer. Tube 

 ventricose, an inch long, of a rich crimson red, and under the limb a 

 dark ring. The limb is white. The flowers are borne in terminal 

 heads of from four to eight in each. A very handsome variety. 

 E. simulata was raised by E. Aitoniana, being crossed with E. cerin- 

 thoides. It is a free bloomer, tube nearly an inch and a half long, of 

 a clear delicate rose colour. The flowers are borne in terminal heads, 

 of (four in each ; a very pretty variety. The foliage of the three par- 

 takes of the form of Aitoniana, giving the plant a delicate, neat ap- 

 pearance, and, having such large blossoms in terminal heads, produce a 

 fine effect. (Figured in Mag. of Bot..) 



Geranium Thunbergii. — A native of Japan. An annual of pros- 

 trate growth. The flowers are of a purple colour, three-quarters of an 

 inch across. Neat and pretty. 



Heliotrofium Peruvianum, var. Gem. — This handsome variety 

 has been raised by Mr. Salter, of Versailles Nursery, Hammersmith. 

 It originated from a seed obtained from H. Voltaireanum. The flowers 

 are in compact heads, similar in colour to H. Voltaireanum, but has a 

 distinct white eye. The plant is of vigorous growth, and blooms very 

 profusely. It is a charming addition to the lovely tribe. (Figured in 

 Mag. of Bot.) 



Lieium \Vallichianum. Dr. "Wallicii's Nepal Lilt. — In habit 

 this very noble flowering species resembles L. longiflorum, L. speciosum, 

 &c, and grows as freely. The flowers are borne singly, terminal, 

 drooping; of a creamy-white colour. Each flower is nine to ten inches, 

 cr more, long, and nearly as much across the top of the flower, when 

 fully open. They are very fragrant. It has bloomed in the Botanical 

 Gardens at Belfast. (Figured in Bot. Mag., 4561.) 



Oncidium luriddm atratum. — The Horticultural Society intro- 

 duced this handsome flowering plant from Mexico. Sepals and petals 

 are olive and rose coloured ; lip a rich crimson, with five dark purple 

 tubercles. 



Phtllocactus anguligera. The angle-bearing leaf-cactus. 

 Mr. Hartweg, who was sent out by the Horticultural Society, to collect 

 plants in California, states " that he first saw this plant near Montanejo, 

 a village in the west of Mexico. It was growing in a forest of oaks, 

 and, from its native association, is supposed to require only a green- 

 house habitation in our own country. It proves to be one of the 

 hardiest species. It belongs to what would generally be considered the 

 Epiphyllum section of Cactae. The flowers are borne at the edges of 

 the flat leaves, each being five to six inches long ; brown outside and 

 white within, and five inches across when fully open. It is in the 

 collection of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick. (Figured in 

 Paxtotis Flower Garden.) 



