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not in pairs or threes. The flowers are two inches across, the lip is 

 neatly pencilled with crimson, and densely covered all over with a 

 short white fur. (Figured in Bot. Reg., 62.) 



DiPLADENIA NOBILIS NoBLE DiPLADENE. 



Apocijnac.ece. Pentandria Monogynia. 

 This is a worthy addition to the species already in our gardens, of 

 this fine tribe of climbing stove plants. It is a native of South 

 America, and was received from a Belgian nursery by Mr. Glen- 

 denning, of Chiswlck, in whose establishment it lias recently bloomed. 

 The plant possesses a large woody dark-coloured tuber, from Avhich the 

 shoots proceed ; and after having attained a length of three or four 

 feet, produce flowers in terminal one-sided racemes of six or more 

 blooms, which are a beautiful white, slightly tinged at the edges with 

 pink. The throat is a deep carmine colour, gradually shaded off down 

 the centre of each lobe. The base of the tube is a bright wa'x yellow 

 colour. Each flower is two inches long, and spreads out to abovxt two 

 inches in diameter. The foliage is of a bright glossy green, with 

 numerous prominent curved veins. Another kind is named by 

 M. Morreu, in the " Annales de la Societe de Gand," with flowers 

 entirely crimson, larger and more expanded, the lobes of the corolla 

 more acuminate, a wider orifice, and the base of the tube still more 

 contracted. Both kinds are very distinct, and highly deserve to be 

 grown. 



Eria Convallarioides — Large Close-headed "Woolwort. 



Orchidacece. Gynandria Monandriu. 

 This variety is distinguished from the original kind by its larger 

 size, and by the flowers being much more globose and nearly closed ; 

 it may therefore be considered as an improvement. The flowers are 

 of a pure ivory white, and are produced in oblong heads of about two 

 inches in length. (Figured in Bot. Beg., 63.) 



Eucalyptus Mackocarpa — Large-fruited Gum Tree. 



Myrtacem. Icosandria Monogynia. 

 Found by Mr. Drummond in the Swan River colony, where it forms 

 a considerable portion of a large forest, surrounding an immense open 

 sandy desert called Guangan. Plants were raised from seeds in 1842, 

 in the Royal Gardens at KeM', and having reached near six feet high 

 during t!ie past summer, tiiey produceii bloom. The flowers are about 

 two inches across, and of a brigiit red colour, wliich, as tlie entire 

 genus is apetalous, belongs to the stamens alone. The plant lias a 

 remarkable appearance by the light colour of its foliage, which is 

 entirely covered everywhere by a glaucous white powder. (Figured 

 in Bot. Mag., 4333.) 



HOLLBOLLIA ACUMINATA — TaPER-LEAVED HoLLBOLLIA. 



jLardizabalace(E. 

 This is an evergreen twining i)huit, with the habit of II. latifolia, 

 from wliich it diflers in having very taper-pointed, not blunt, leaflets, 



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