220 Sowerbt/'s English Dotaiiij. 



garden of the Horticultural Society, a plant of Cycnoches pro- 

 duced from the opposite sides of the same stem two racemes : 

 those of one raceme were the well-known fragrant flowers of 

 Cycnoches LoddigeszV; and of the other, the scentless flowers of 

 the new C. cucullata." {Bot. Beg., April.) 



The circumstance of three kinds of flowers, so distinct as to 

 have been considered by botanists as belonging to three different 

 genera, being found upon one flower spike, is so very singular, 

 that it ought to produce the greatest caution among species- 

 makers ; even in constituting species in those orders and tribes 

 of hardy, herbaceous, and ligneous plants, with which every 

 one is comparatively familiar. We recommend such of our 

 readers as take an interest in matters of this kind, to study the 

 article in the Bofatiical Register, along with the beautiful 

 coloured plate which accompanies it. 



REVIEWS, 



Art. I. Botanical Periodicals. 



1. Soxjoerbys English Botany ; small edition, published in numbers, 

 price 25. each, every alternate Saturday. Nos. 165. and 166. have 

 just appeared. 



2. Baxters British Floivering Plants ; in 8vo numbers, \s. plain, 

 and 25. coloured. No. 57. appeared April 1. 



Our last notice of these works was in Vol. XI. p. 593. and 

 594. ; and we take blame to ourselves for not having, before this 

 time, repeated our very strong recommendation of them to the 

 public. They are both executed in the most superior manner, 

 both as regards letterpress and engravings ; and they are both 

 sold at a price so low, that nothing but a very extensive sale can 

 remunerate their authors. Gardeners and others, who can at all 

 afford it, ought to take in the one work or the other ; for either 

 will be of the greatest use to them, as long as they live and have 

 any taste for plants ; and if, at any time, they should wish to 

 dispose of such a work, they will be able to do so for almost as 

 much as it cost them. We refer to what we have said on this 

 subject in our eleventh volume. 



Art. II. An Analysis of the British Ferns and their Allies, ivith 

 Copperplate Engravings of every Species and Variety. By George 

 W. f rancis, Author of a " Catalogue of British Flowering Plants 

 and Ferns." 8vo, 68 pages, and 6 plates. London. Price 45. 



To the young gardener, who wishes to acquire a knowledge 

 of British ferns, this work may safely be recommended, for its 



