72 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



NAMES. DESCRIPTION. 



Saul, Forsyth's Bright purple, a very striking and distinct 



variety, tine. 



Scarlet Perfection Bright. 



Sir William Iugilby Fine dark. 



Tarrecia Shaded orange and red, fine shape. 



Wells's Enchantress White, edged with purple. 



Z ami a Fine lilac. 



REFERENCE TO THE EMBELLISHMENTS. 

 [We much regret that our draughtsman furnished the engraver with wrong 

 names to two of the plants given in our present Number. Our readers 

 will easily correct the mistakes by the following reference.] 



1. Zygopetalum ftiackayi, var.nayia, A dwarf variety of Mackay's Zygo- 

 petalum. We took the drawing of this very handsome-flowering Orchideous 

 Epiphyte from a plant in bloom under the management of our esteemed 

 friend," Mr. Cooper, of Wentworth Gardens, who cultivates this tribe of 

 plants in the most successful manner. Gynandria, Monandria. Orchidese. 

 Zvgopetalum, from zygos, yoke, and petalon, a petal ; united at the base. 



2. Rhodanthe Mangles'u. This is a greenhouse annual plant, which will 

 bloom well kept in pots in the greenhouse during the early part of summer ; 

 or raised in heat, and then planted in the open border, in a warm situation, 

 about the end of May, it will bloom from June to August. It is a most 

 beautiful flowering plant, and as the blossoms are produced in profusion, it 

 merits a place in every flower-garden or greenhouse. Plants or seeds may 

 be obtained of the London nurserymen or seedsmen. It is a native of New 

 Holland, sent from the Swan River Colony. Syngenesia, Poly garni a ^Equa- 

 lis. Composite. Rhodanthe, from rhodon, a rose, and anlhos, a flower. 



3. Melasloma xalappensis. A native of South America, received into the 

 Liverpool Botanic Garden. We saw it in bloom in the fine collection of 

 stove plants at Wentworth Gardens. It is a most beautiful species, and 

 merits a situation in every stove. 



4. Combreium purpureum. A very handsome, free-flowering stove climber, 

 growing several yards long, and blooming from May to December. It is a 

 tine ornamental plant for the columns of a plant stove. A native of Mada- 

 gascar. The plant may be obtained at most of the public nurseries. Octan- 

 dria, Mouogynia. Combretacea. 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 



(See Vol II. p. 72.; 



Flower Garden. — Tender and half-hardy annual seeds should be sown; 

 the tender kinds in pots, using light rich soil; the half-hardy ones may be 

 sown on a slight hotbed. Tender kinds sown last month may be potted off, 

 or be pricked out on a well-prepared slight hotbed. Sow hardy annual seeds 

 on patches or beds as required ; any desirable kind may be sown in pots. 

 Remove all dead leaves, &c. from tender perennials potted last autumn, and 

 renew with a little fresh soil. If Auricula plants were not dressed in Fe- 

 bruary, it should now be done; and protect from excessive wet, cold winds, 

 or frost. Let them have all the mild air that can be given, and a gentle 

 shower of rain would benefit them, provided no petals have expanded. Never 

 Buffer them to flag. Carnation layers may be planted in borders or pots. 

 Sow Carnation seed. Protect Tulip, Hyacinth, Ranunculus, and Anemone 

 beds from cold driving winds, rain, &c. Finish planting any of those kinds 

 of roots designed for late flowering. Tuberoses should be planted in pots, 

 or in beds in a warm situation, using a rich soil; those in pots should be 

 forced in a frame or hothouse for a few week's. Sow seeds, plant roots, &c. 

 of Dahlias. Divide perennial roots, &c. — (Seo Vol. I. pages 21, 23, 32, 43, 

 and 48.) 



