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and red, being very handsome. Each flower is about two laches adnata It 



is a very neat and' handsome flowering species, and merits a place in every 

 collection. Gynandria Mouandria. Orchidea:. 



16. Maxillariii graminea, grass-leaved. This species was introduced from 

 Demerara, by Mr. Lowe, of the Clapton Nursery. It has since bloomed in 

 the collection of Messrs. Loddiges. The plant is of low growth, and the 

 flowers very small. They are of a pale yellow colour, slightly marked with 

 purple near the centre of the flower. 



17. Maxillaria nipescens. This species also was introduced by Mr. Lowe, 

 of Clapton, from Trinidad. The flowers are of a dull greenish purple, and 

 yellow, spotted with dark purple red. It is not a very striking kind. 



18. M espilus lobala , Cut-leaved Medlar. (Sol. Mag. 3442.) Synonyms, 

 M. graudiflora, M. Smithii. The plant is very handsome, both in its foliage 

 and blossoms. The flowers are white, fragrant, more than an inch across, 

 produced in clusters, and in great profusion. Icosandria Tentagynia. 

 Rosacea;. Mespilus, from Mespile, the Greek name for Medlar. 



19. Mimuhts cardinalis. This very handsome kind is cultivated in the 

 garden of the London Horticultural Society. The plant grows luxuriantly, 

 growing upwards of a foot high, and produces its flowers freely. The 

 flowers are of a fine reddish-scarlet colour, very much resembling that old 

 inhabitant of the hothouse in this country, Ruellia formosa. We believe the 

 plant is quite hardy. It appears to increase freely by seed or slips, from which 

 circumstance we expect that it will speedily find its way into most nursery 

 establishments. The plant deserves a place in every flower-garden, or border. 



20. Solatia atripli/Afolia, Spinach-leaved Nolana. A very pretty flowering 

 annual, growing prostrate, and spreading for several inches around the 

 stem, producing abundance of handsome flowers. They are of a sky-blue 

 colour, with a white centre; each flower is about two inches across. Being 

 of a campanulate (bell-shaped) form, they much resemble the common blue 

 Convolvulus. The plant is very suitable for a rock-work, edging for a bor- 

 der, or to plant in a vase for hanging over the sides. The flowers are very 

 showv, and the plant deserves a place in every flower-garden, The seeds 

 are produced in abundance, and may be procured of most of the public 

 seedsmen. The plant was introduced into this country in 1834. Pentan- 

 dria Monogynia. Solaneee. Nolana, from nola, a bell ; alluding to the 

 form of the corolla. 



21. Pklox Drummondii, Mr. Drummoxd's Phlox. (So/. Mag. 3441.) A 

 verv splendid -flowering annual Phlox, introduced this year from Texas, in 

 the United States, and sent over by the late Mr. Drummoxd. The plant is 

 a most profuse bloomer, and will flourish equally well in the open border or 

 the greenhouse. The flowers are produced in corymbs, each blossom being 

 upwards of an inch across, and of a fine rosy red colour on the upper side, 

 and pale purple beneath. It is certainly a very valuable acquisition to the 

 flower-garden. The stem rises about a foot high. Pentandria Monogynia. 

 Polemoniaceie. Phlox, from the Greek fame ; referring to the brilliancy of 

 the flowers of some species of Phlox. 



22. PleurothaUis Grobyi, A very pretty and interesting species of tho 

 Orchideous tribe of plants, recently introduced into this country by R. 

 BATSMAN, Esq., in whose collection, as well as some others, it is now culti- 

 vated. The flower-stem rises about three inches high, producing from six 

 to ten flowers each. The flowers are very small, about an eighth of an inch 

 long, yellow, with a slight tinge of blood colour. The flower-stems are pro- 

 duced rather abundantly, which gives to the plant a tuft of flowers, aud 

 produces a pleasing appearance. We have seen one species of this genus 

 grown under a bell glass, and found it to grow freely. Gynandria Monan- 

 dria. Orchidete. 



23. Primula sibirica, var inlegerrima. Siberian Primsose. (Bot. Mag. 

 3445.) Synonyms, T. intermedia, P. rotundifolia. It is cultivated in the 

 Edinburgh Botanic Garden. It is a native of the Altai Mountains, growing 

 in marshy places. The scape grons about a foot high, producing three or 

 four small flowers upon each, of a rosy-lilac colour. Pentandria Monogynia. 

 Primulacem. Primula, from Prima, first ; time of flowering. 



