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coloured blossoms in a hot-bed in the Edinburgh botanical garden. -Malope* 

 trifida gives a near idea of the plant. — 3101. Jsplenium Nidus. In its 

 native countries seems to be a parasite on the trunks of trees. It is a 

 highly ornamental plant, and deserving a place in every collection. Its 

 fronds form a circle, hollow in the middle, and would alone justify Lin- 

 naeus's epithet Nidus, or bird's nest ; but, in addition to this, he says, '^ the 

 root fixes itself upon the lofty trees, whence the leaves rise erect, and 

 arrange themselves in a circle like an umbel, in the hollow centre of 

 which the birds frequently build their nests." Each leaf or frond of this 

 fern is from " 2i ft. to 3 ft. in length," undivided, and of a rich green colour, 

 studded beneath with tlie parallel lines of dark brown fructification : it is a 

 superb plant, and. is, we believe,^ in Messrs. Loddiges's matchless filicetum, 



Edwards's Botanical Register. New Series. Edited by John Lindley, F.R.S- 

 L.S. &c. Professor of Botany in the London University. In-Svo Numbers^ 

 . monthly. 4^. coloured. 



No. VI. of Vol. IV. for August, contains 

 1427. Hoveff lanceolata *linearis. An elegant small-sized green-house* 

 evergreen, with purplish lilac blossoms. — 1428. Maxillaria *tetrag6na. A 

 shy-growing species, not beautiful, whose flov/ers, produced in June, have 

 the fi-agrance of fresh violets. — 1429. Salvia *foli6sa. A Mexican annual, 

 with azure blue blossoms expanded in August and September. The plant 

 is new, and readily propagated by seeds. — 1430. Banksfa i7uercif61ia. 

 Beautiful. — 1431. Cheiranthus mutabilis. A beautiful old green-house 

 plant, not near so prevalent as it should be; it is most easily cultivated. — 

 1432. Tianunculus *creticus var. macrophjllus. A frame perennial, with 

 fine foliage and large yellow flowers. — 1433. *Eul6phia Mackaz«?2a. The 

 Zygopetalum Mackan of our Ilurtus Britdnnicits. A lovely stove orchideous 

 plant. 



No. VII. of Vol. IV. for Seftember, contains 

 1434. MirbelkF Baxter/. From New Holland about the year 1825, by- 

 Mr. Baxter. A remarkably free grower, running like Brachysema latifo- 

 lium. It does- not increase well by cuttings, but layers succeed better. 

 The plant is always in flower, except about three months in winter : it 

 commenced flowering last Februarj', and had not been a day without 

 flowers till the middle of August, when fresh blossoms were again about to- 

 expand. The leaves are evergreen, not large, and placed oppositely, con- 

 sequently in paii's. The flowers are not large, and are yellow spotted with 

 red, and disposed about five together in clusters. — 1435. iupinus Sabinz- 

 dnus (L. Sabini of our Hartus Biitdnnicus). A perennial herbaceous spe- 

 cies, with fine racemes of j'ellow blossoms : it has been hitherto found dif- 

 ficult of cultivation, and is, in consequence, extremely scarce. Drawn from 

 the Horticultural Society's garden. — 143G. Pseonia albiflora var. *P6tts«,. 

 A splendid crimson-flowered garden variety, originated in China, whence it 

 was brought to the Horticultural Society, by the late Mr. John Potts, after 

 whom Mr. Sabine named it. The handsomest kind of the whole genus, 

 but extremely scarce at present. — 1437. Pjrus Bol!wylleri«??fl ; the 

 P. Pollveria of our Horius Britdnnicits and of other works. " The Bollwyller 

 pear tree grows in the woods round the town of that name in Alsace." Of 

 no value as a fruit, but common in shrubberies as an ornamental tree ; 

 increased by grafting on the crabstock. — 1438. Rose *Clare. Sent from 

 Italy, with several other beautiful kinds of rose, by Mr. Clare. Its blossoms 

 are single, and its principal charms are its constant flowering, and the deep 

 rich crimson of its petals. Perhaps it is " a hj'brid between R. uidica and 

 R. semperflorens," or, perhaps, from their stj'les being similarly formed, it 

 is rather " a domesticated variety of R. sempervirens." Its foliage is of 

 rich deep evergreen, and it is as hardy as the common China rose, Growrt 

 for several j'cai's against a west wall ,* it has not exceeded the stature q£ 



