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which characterizes the inner petals of C^reus speciosissimus. 

 It requires the same management as the truncatum: it may be 

 grafted on the Pereskia, or on the C. triangularis, in the 

 usual manner. It was originally sent to Mr. R. Harrison, of 

 Liverpool, by Mr. Moke, of Tejuco, a place about twelve 

 miles from Rio, and it has flowered in the gardens of George 

 Knott, Esq., of East Bennett, under the care of Mr. Judd. 

 Blue Lechenaultia . — A new species of the Lechenaultia, 

 with blue flowers, is said to have been introduced from Swan 

 River. Some of the London nurserymen have ofl'ered it for 

 sale. If as free flowering as the L. formosa, it will be a 

 great addition to the green-house. 



Clidnthus carneus, is the name of a new green-house 

 climber, introduced some (ew years ago, from Norfolk Island, 

 as the Streblorhiza speciosa. It has lately flowered in great 

 perfection at the nursery of Messrs. Lucombe Pierce &. Co., 

 of Exeter, who say, in a letter in the Botanical Register, 

 that "in a cold conservatory, it is covered with bunches of 

 flowers, and has succession enough to continue so a month or 

 two longer. I am of opinion it will prove a very good con- 

 servatory climber. It trains freely, of its own accord, up 

 one of the pillars of the camellia house, and has fine ever- 

 green foliage." 



Victoria regia. — Seeds of this, the queen of hot-house 

 aquatics, have been received in a fresh state, by Mr. Schom- 

 burgk, the discoverer of the plant, who has distributed them 

 among his friends. The seeds were procured after three 

 trials, the plants not having been in a seeding state the two 

 first visits. It is hoped that an opportunity will soon be af- 

 forded of seeing it in bloom. 



Seedling Epacrises. — Mr. Low, of the Clapton nursery, 

 exhibited five new seedling epacrises, at a late meeting of the 

 London Horticultural Society. No mention is made of the 

 colors, or the merits of the diflerent kinds. — Ed. 



JVew green-house Annuals. — The following plants are late 

 and beautiful additions to the garden: — Portulaca Thellusonii 

 has most brilliant red flowers from May to October. Several 

 noble species of balsams, such as /mpatiens rosea, grandulig- 

 era, macrochila, and tricornis, have lately been introduced 

 from the north of India, quite difiJerent in character from any 

 previously grown in this country: the colors of their flowers 

 are purple, rose, pink, and white. One of the most beauti- 



