184 J^otices of neic and beautiful Plants. 



mant season from 65° to 75° is quite sufficient; in the season of 

 rest the house should be kept dry. 



Water. — With this element more damage is done than by all 

 the others put together. Orchidaceae in pots should be sparing- 

 ly watered in the growing season; in the dormant state little or 

 no water should be given. The secret of growing these plants 

 is to take care never to kill the old roots; when too much water 

 is applied while the plants are not in a growing state, almost all 

 the old roots invariably perish." [Bot. Reg., Jan.) 



EPIDE'NDRUM. 



The following epidendrums are enumerated under the head of 

 miscellaneous notices, taken from Mr. Bateman's MSS. 



Epidendrum 



papillosum Bateman MSS. 

 tessellatum " " 



rhizoph6ium " " 



aurantiacum " " 



tibicinis " " 



The latter is stated to be "by far the most magnificent of the 

 genus." Flowers of the size and color of Cattleya labiata. 

 The flower scape is three yards long. 



All the most beautiful will be figured in Mr. Bateman's most 

 superb work, the Orchidacece of JMexico and Guatemala, of 

 which one part only has yet appeared. The publication of this 

 work will establish the cultivation of the whole tribe of epi- 

 phytes, and render them the most fashionable, as they are truly 

 the most singularly curious and gloriously, splendid, plants in cul- 

 tivation. We look anxiously forward to the period of their gen- 

 eral growth in this country, and we hope that, now the experi- 

 ment of steam navigation between England and this country is 

 found to be entirely practicable, all the more rare and elegant 

 will be introduced. 



Scitaminidceoe. 



CO'STUS 

 Bpec'dsus Showy Costus. A perennial fireen-hoiise plant; growing two to three feet lush, 

 with white llowers; appearing in Aiicustand September; a native of tlie East Indies. Soil 

 sandy loam and peat. Pax. Was. Bot. Vol. IV. p. 245. 



A "truly splendid" plant. The leaves are entire, and silky on 

 the under surface. Every shoot is terminated with a cluster of 

 large white flowers, collected in heads, which have a very showy 

 appearance. It is a common plant in England, but is rare here. 

 It flourishes in sandy loam and peat, with the pots well drained. 

 The plants should stand in a warm situation in the stove, where 

 they will generally bloom freely. Give plenty of water and 

 air after the plants have got established. {Pax. Mag. Bot., 

 Dec.) 



