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shrub of considerable size, with elliptic-ovate five-nerved leaves of a metallic 

 green, and a terminal panicle of small white flowers. Native of tiit; Eastern 

 Archipelago. 



Satichezia nobilis variegata (La Beige Hort., i357, 14). — Acanthacece. One 

 of the finest of stove plants which have lately been introduced. It is of free 

 growth, with large oblong leaves boldly striped with rich golden yellow, and 

 bearing, like the type, fine yellow flowers, issuing from crimson bracts. Native 

 of Bolivia. 



Eiipatoriuiii Haageanmn (Gartenflora, t. 555). — Compositee. An erect 

 shrubby greenhouse plant, with opposite, ovate-acuminate leaves, and small 

 heads of white flowers. 



Eupatorium Weinmamiiatiuin (Gartenflora, t. 555). — A shrubby greenhouse 

 plant, with opposite, elliptic, lanceolate leaves, and small capitules of white flow- 

 ers, forming a large corymbose head. 



Ortgiesia Tillandsioides (Gartenflora, t. 547). — Bromeliaceas. A dwarf stove 

 perennial, with short stems, spongy leaves, and short spikes of red flowers nes- 

 tling in the heart. Native of Tropical America. 



Miltonia f estiva (Gard. Chron., i863, p. 572). — Orchidaceae. A beautiful 

 Miltonia, similar in form to M. spectabilis, with yellow sepals and petals, and dark 

 purple lip. 



Pncntis sitbhirtella (Neerl. Plant., t. 49). — Rosaceas. This elegant hardy 

 flowering tree is the Cerasiis pcndula of Siebold's Catalogue. It forms a small 

 tree, with pendent branches, furnished with small leaves and white flowers with 

 a red calyx, borne three or four together on the short growths from the flower- 

 ing buds. Native of Japan. 



Cochliostema Jacobianjiiii (Gard. Chron., i863, p. 264). — An extraordinary 

 stove epiphyte, with large leaves three feet and a half long by six inches in 

 width. From Ecuador. It grows in a large tuft, the flower-spikes being pro- 

 duced from the axils of the leaves. 



Cattleya speciosissima Lowii {Gurd. Chron., 1868. p. 404). — Orchidaces. A 

 beautiful introduction from Venezuela by Messrs. Low. This surpasses in 

 beauty all the forms of C. labiata. The sepals and petals are of a fine soft flesh- 

 color, with a fine amethyst-colored lip. The flowers are of an immense size, 

 measuring eight inches across, the individual petals being four inches in 

 width. 



Aristolochia Duchartrei (Qx^xik. Chron., i853, p. 516). — Aristolochiaceae. 

 A free-growing species from the Upper Amazon. The leaves are smooth, rather 

 thick in texture, and broadly ovate-acuminate ; and the flowers, produced in 

 tufts from the old wood, are of a pale-brown color. 



Dendrobiiiin crystallinum (Gard. Chron., 1868, p. 572). — Orchidaceae. A 

 noble addition to this fine genus. One of Messrs. Veitch & Sons' Burmese in- 

 troductions. It has stout bulbs. The sepals and petals are pure white tipped 

 with rosy purple. The lip has a purplish apex, with fine orange disk. The 

 whole of the colors are pure and bright ; and it can fairly lay claim to being one 

 of the best dendrobes yet introduced. 



Myosotis dissitiflora (Gard. Chron., 1868, p. 599). — Boraginaceae. This 



