figured in the London Plor. and Bot. Magazines. 295 



(vol. XX. p. 412), to have been introduced to the Edinburgh 

 Botanic Garden from Philadelphia, by Mr. James Macnab, in 

 November, 1834, and flowered in the following year ; subse- 

 quently it blossomed with Dr. Niell, at Cannonmills. " Noth- 

 ing " it is stated, "can be more ornamental." It will probably 

 soon be distributed throughout England. Dr. Graham states 

 that there can be no doubt that it forms a distinct generic type, 

 and he has " dedicated it, if not to its original discoverer, at 

 least to one who has first brought it into cultivation, and into 

 general notice among botanists, and through whose exertions 

 many additions to our collection of plants from Mexico are ex- 

 pected." We are glad to perceive this honor bestowed on one 

 whom we beheve in every way deserving it. — (Edin. JWw Phil. 

 Journal, April.) 



MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PlANTS. 



Iriddcece. 



Antholyza prealta, one of the species sent from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, by the Baron Von Ludwig, as mentioned at p. 

 137, to the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and distributed 

 among the members, has flowered in several gardens. It is 

 similar to A. a3thi6pica, possessing no great beauty, and only 

 desirable in a collection. The flowers are small and orange- 

 colored. The flosver-spike attains to the height of four or five 

 feet. It is easily cultivated. 



Orchiddcece. 



DENDRO'BIUM. 



In Paxton''s Magazine of Botany for May, a magnificent spe- 

 cies is figured, under the name of moniliforme. It is described 

 with ovate-lanceolate obtuse leaves : stem a foot high : flowers 

 produced in pairs on a common footstalk or peduncle, springing 

 mostly from the top of the stem : they are of a clear rose color, 

 marked with crimson on various parts of the flower. It is a 

 native of China and Japan, and was introduced a few years since 

 into the garden of the London Horticultural Society. It is a 

 very charming plant, requiring the same treatment as the other 

 Orchidaceae. In their native habitations the plants entwine them- 

 selves about the branches of living trees, where they flower in 

 great perfection. One or two species of this family, from South 

 America, have flowered in the collection at Hawthorn grove the 

 past spring. We have not been able to ascertain their names. 



ONCI'DTOM 



allissnnum. Tallest Onridium. A stove epiphyte ; growing to a considerable height ; flowers yellow 



and brown. Bot. Reg., 1851. 

 Synonyme : Epidendrum altlssimum Jacg-in. Stirp. Amer. X. 141. 



This is the true Oncidium altissimum. Dr. Lindley states 



