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at the same time, and that " they have all succeeded perfectly, although 

 when the roots arrived in England they were so shrivelled in appearance, 

 that it was not expected that they would have survived." The experience 

 thus gained, it is hoped, will not be lost on botanical collectors. We wish 

 it had been stated at what period in the growth of the plant the roots were 

 taken up to be dried : the orchideae of this country, it is generally con- 

 sidered, are best removed when coming into flower ; but, we presume, these 

 bulbs must have been taken up by Signor Mauri when the flowers and 

 leaves were beginning to decay. 



Botanical Cabinet. By Messrs. Loddiges. In 4to and 8vo Parts. 5s. and 2s. 6d. 



Part C XXIII. for July, contains 



1221 to 12,50. — Ac&c hybridum. A fine bold-leaved tree, from the east of 

 Europe ; perfectly hardy, and of the easiest culture. — Hovea linearis. New 

 South Wales. Green-house; seeds; sandy peat. — Styphelia viridiflora. A 

 moderate-sized shrub from Port Jackson in 1791. Green-house; cuttings; 

 sandy peat. — Dracaena terminalis. A magnificent red-leaved plant, from the 

 East India Islands, where it is planted by all the inhabitants for ornament, 

 and to mark the boundaries of their gardens. Cuttings; loam and peat. — 

 Jcacia /axifolia. Handsome. — Epacris paludosa. An elegant white-flowered 

 heath-looking shrub, two feet high, from New South Wales in 1 824. Green- 

 house ; cuttings ; sandy peat. — Polygala grandiflora. Elegant ; nearly al- 

 lied, but more beautiful than P. myrtifolia. Cape of Good Hope. Layers ; 

 peat and loam. — .Erica patens. Bushy. A foot in height, and reddish purple 

 flowers in April. — Grevillea pubescens. A low bushy shrub from New Hol- 

 land in 1824. — Epiddndrum polybulbon, a curious plant from Jamaica, of 

 easy culture. 



Part CXXIX.for August, contains 



1251 to 1240. — ^'lnus cordifolia, Heart-leaved Alder. A beautiful tree 

 from Naples in 1820, perfectly hardy, and deserving a place in every shrub- 

 bery. — Trillium erythrocarpum. A mountain bog plant of Pennsylvania and 

 other parts of North America. — Chorizema Henchmanm. A weak straggling 

 shrub, with a profusion of highly beautiful pea-flowers in April and May. 

 New Holland. Cuttings ; sandy peat. — Daviesza acicularis. A low shrub, 

 with'prickly leaves, and yellow flowers in May. New South Wales. Seeds | 

 sandy peat. — Acacia brevifolia. " A most brilliant plant, not many flowers 

 being of a brighter yellow." New Holland. Cuttings ; loam and peat. Pul- 

 ter\ce K a Candida. A bushy shrub, thickly beset with leaves, which are covered 

 with downy hairs; bright flowers in May. New South Wales, by Mr. Mackay. 

 Cuttings ; sandy peat. — Camellia japonica var. coccinea. A scarlet-flow- 

 ered Camellia, raised from seeds by Mr. Alnutt of Clapham. — Bossias'a len- 

 ticularis. A shrub of little more than a foot in height, with pea-flowers, from 

 New Holland in 1823. — .Erica tetragona. — Cypripedium arietinum. (p. 71.) 



Flo?-a Australdsica : by Robert Sweet, F.L.S. &c. Monthly. 5s. coloured ; 



2s. plain. 



JVb. II. for July, contains 

 5 to 8. — Oxylobium {oxys, sharp, and lobos, a pod) obtusifdlium ; Xegu- 

 minosae, Papilionaceae Sophoreae. " A pretty, dwarf-branching, upright 

 shrub," with dark orange-coloured flowers. From King George's Sound, by 

 Mr. William Baxter, CJVLH.S. (the collector of F. Henchman, Esq. F.L.S. 

 H.S.) to the Clapton Nursery of Mr. J.B. Mackay,F.L.S. H.S.&c. in 1825.— 

 Acacia Oxycedrus. A handsome, bushy, spreading evergreen shrub. — Gre- 

 villea concinna. A handsome, erect, bushy, evergreen shrub, from the green- 

 house of Robert Barclay,Esq. F.L.S.H.S., of Bury Hill. — Pimelea decussata; 

 Thymeleae. A handsome, upright-branching, evergreen shrub, from the nursery 

 of Mr. J. B. Mackay, to whom it was presented by W. T. Aiton, Esq. from 



