figured in the London Flor. and Bat. Jllagazines. 301 



" The seeds should be sown about the end of March, in a 

 rich soil, on a nearly exhausted hot-bed, and treated like half 

 hardy perennials; keeping them in pots the first season, as they 

 will not flower before the second year. The seedlings must not 

 be planted out in the open border before the middle of May." 



It will probably be speedily introduced by the seeds. (Bot. 

 Reg., May.) 



Yerbendceos. 



This order is about to acquire considerable notoriety, from 

 the many beautiful species and varieties of the genus, of which it 

 is the type, that have been raised and still continue to be produced. 

 No plant of the season has had a more ready sale, or been so 

 universally admired as the Ferbena Tweediedjja, of which we 

 have already said so much. Since our article was concluded we 

 have flowered both of Mr. Hogg's new seedlings, and they are 

 each beautiful plants, more particularly the new scarlet variety. 

 We have not grown it sufficiently to ascertain its full charac- 

 ter, but it can be classed as one of the handsomest of all that 

 are known. The color is full as brilliant as the old chamsedrifo- 

 lia, and the umbel nearly as large and well formed as the Tweed- 

 ieaua. One excellent property is the long period to which its 

 blossoms remain attached to the plant without fading: the Tweed- 

 iedna fades much quicker than this. It is not very upright in 

 its habit, though it has less of the trailing character than the cha- 

 maedrifulia. It is about intermediate between the two. 



Mr. Buist of Philadelphia has raised several new seedlings, 

 among which is a white one, exceedingly elegant. The V. incisa 

 and the old but pretty F. erinoides are supposed to be included. 

 Mr. Brackenridge, Mr. Buist's foreman in the establishment, has 

 promised us a description of all of them, and we shall therefore 

 defer saying anything respecting them at this time. 



We have raised a very handsome lilac one, from seeds from 

 South America, quite distinct from anything which we have ever 

 seen. The habit of the plant is erect and graceful, and in beau- 

 ty will rank second to none of the purple ones but Mr. Hogg's 

 V. Arranulna, and in delicacy and clearness of color it surpass- 

 es the latter. We shall notice it again when it has flowered 

 more freely, as at present it has opened but one cluster. 



All the species now growing in the border are profusely laden 

 with scarlet, crimson and purple flowers. 



MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PlANTS. 



Orchiddcem. 



CRYPTOcnrrjJS )TIie name refers to the "roncealftl lip or /«()c»Hm.") 

 siiMs;iiinea IVuUirh lilooil co/orcf/ Cryitocliilu?. A s-tove epiphyte , crowing six inches liigh j 

 with fc;irlet tlowers ; apiearin^' in June ; a native of India. Hot. Reg., n. s. 23. 



*' A very pretty species, with roundish pseudo-bulbs forming 



