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5. Alslraaneriaaurea, Golden-flowered Alstrcemeria. Hexandria, Mono- 

 gynia. Amarylhdeo). This species, imported by Mr. Anderson from 

 Chiloe, was received at the Botanic Garden at Edinburgh, from Mr. Low, 

 of Clapton, under the specific name here adopted; and is now in Mower in 

 the green-house. In habit it approaches nearly to Alstrcemeria pulchella, 

 but probably will always be a much smaller plant. 



<>. luorindajasmihoides, Jasmine-like Morinda. Tentandria, Monogynia. 

 Robiacete. A voluhilous suftruticose plant, rare in shaded brushes of the 

 ( !olony of Port Jackson, where it was detected by Mr. Allan Cunningham, 

 bearing its orange-coloured berries, in the month of March, 1821, by whom 

 it was introduced to Kew, where it flowered in April. In habit it resembles 

 a Jasminum : and as a species, it approaches very near to M. parvifolia. A 

 native of the Island of i.uconia, one of the Philippines. 



7. Datura ceratocaula, Horn-stemmed Stramonium. l'entaudria, Mono- 

 gynia. Solanca'. This line annual is a native of Cuba, whence it was in- 

 troduced I" OUT gardens through the medium of Spain, and blossoms in the 

 open air during the months of .Inly and August. The plants are best raised 

 in a frame, transplanted into the open border in tho spring months, and if 

 into a poor Boil, they will have less of the rank and weedy character which 

 ;dl the annual species of this genus exhibit. Datura is from the Arabic. 

 word Tatorah (Forskael), In some parts of the East Indies it is called 

 Datura. 



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I. Oncidiiun ampliatum, Broad-lipped Oncidium. Gynandria, Monandria. 

 Orchidea?. Firs) found in central America by Mr. Cumino, and afterwards 

 procured in a living state by Richard Harrison, Esq., from whom the 

 beautiful specimen no* figured was received in March last. Peculiar as 

 •ii' it flowi ' , and dislini t as the species is in most respects, it is curious 

 that its leave* and psendo bulbs should be SO like those of O. Papilio, that 

 «• (lave known the bitter to be mistaken for it. Like all the rest of its 



. it requires the hot damp atmosphere of a stove, in which, if we may 

 judge by Mr. Harbison's specimens, it finds itself perfectly at home. We 

 havi nol vet heard of it in any other collection. It is well known that tho 

 most considerable part of the Epiphytal Orchidete is found in the greati ; 

 vigour in damp sultry woods of tropical countries; and accordingly we en- 

 deavour in our artificial cultivation, to form an atmosphere for them as 

 nearly as possible that which they would naturally breathe in such station:.. 

 I hat this i . attended with very gnat success is obvious from such plants as 

 the one now figured, Mid from the numerous splendid specimens which are. 

 from time in lime appearing in the collections of Earl Frrzwimuij Lord 

 Gai v, ..i Groby, tie Messrs. Harrison, Bateman, lit mi.ky, Loddigee, 

 and Knight, and the Horticultural Society. Hut it is sufficiently evident, 



Ithough tin- bind of treatment is admirably suited to a considerable. 



number, tie re are others which grow mo t unwillingly, or scarcely survive, 



under such circu tancc, Dendrobiwn speciosum languishes 



ttions where the Stanhopi reati I splendour; and the 



dmo ' perish by the side of Mulophia and ZygoptUihtm. 

 from tin great difference in their respective constitutions, which 

 idapted to distini as of fife, and our failure arises from 



our in ,,,i prim iple I"! 1 an universal law. If a great majority 



Ipbytal Orchidea; .v amp tropical forests, there is a considera- 



ble minority whicb lives In an entirely diflerent climate^ of whieh a iiw 

 examples will nol in without Instruction. Thus in the genus Oncidiusu 

 itwlf, where almost all thi spec! are of tropical habits, 0. tmbigmum is 

 • inly found on tin- cool mountains of Tent, at the height of 1 1,000 feet; it 



