1 14 NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



siugle flower, about four inches across. The calyx is a dingy green, spotted 

 with purple. The petals are, two lateral ones, white ; lower one, bright yel- 

 low, with purple spots. Gynandria Monandria. Orchidea;. Maxillaria, 

 from the labellum resembling the tnaxillce of some insects. 



14. Monachanlhus viridus, Green-flowered Cowlwort. This singularly 

 pretty flowering species of the Orchideous tribe of plants is also cultivated 

 in the Wentworth collection, under the name of Catasetum t: ;dentatuin, and 

 which many eminent botanists, who have examined the i lant and flower, 

 state to be the correct name. The plant is a native of Brazil, growing upon 

 trees in the Corcovado. The flowers are fleshy, of a pale green, spotted 

 with purple. Labellum yellow, inside. Gynandria Monandria. Orchidece 

 Monachanthus, (see page 67.) 



15. Primula 7)iinima, Least Primrose. A very pretty flowering species, of 

 very humble growth, the flowers rising about two inches high, of a rosy 

 purple colour, with a white eye, blooming in April and May. The plant is 

 a native of the South of Europe. It succeeds well when grown in a pot, and 

 makes a neat edging, or a very handsome patch for the border; — the plant 

 may be had at most of the public nurseries. Pentandria, Monogynia. Pri- 

 mulacea?. Primula, from prinos, first; in allusion to the time of blooming. 



16. Rhinopetalum Karelini, Mr. Kareline's Rhinopetalum. This curious 

 and pretty Frittilaria-like flowering plant Is cultivated in the Chelsea 

 Botanic Garden. Flower stem rises about three inches high. The flowers 

 are flesh coloured spotted with red, each flower about an inch across, pro- 

 duced solitary. Hexandria Monogynia. Liliacea;. Rhinopetalum, from riii 

 rinos, a nose, and petalon, a petal. 



17. Rhododendron indicum, var. speciosum. Showy flowering Indian Rose 

 Bay. A very splendid flowering plant, which was raised by Mr. Smith, at 

 Coombe Wood, near Kingston, Surrey. Mr. Smith now resides at Norbiton 

 Common, near Kingston, where he has a fino collection of plants for sale. 

 This fine species is nearly hardy; the flowers are large, aboat three inches 

 across, of a fine rosy purple, spotted with darker. The plant deserves a 

 place in every collection. Decandria Monogynia. Ericacea?. Rhododen- 

 dron, from rhodo, rose, and dendron, a tree. {Brit. Fl. Gard.) 



