314 Floricultural and Botanical Notices. 



Raised by Mr, Wood, gardener to Mrs, May at Sydenham, 

 from a plant of R. phosnicenm, fecundated by R. catawbiense. 

 {Swt. Br. Fl.-Gard., June.) 



Hijdroledcece. 



*WIGA'ND/^ Humb. et Bonp. (In honour of John Wigand, a Bishop of Lithuania.) 



*caracasana H. B. 8; Kunth Caraccas Jtk □ or 6 ... L Caraccas 1836 S l.p Bot. reg. 1969. 



" It was originally found at the Quebrada of Cotecita, at the 

 height of 2880 ft. above the level of the sea, by Humboldt and 

 Bonpland. To this country it was introduced from the Royal 

 Garden at Berlin, whence it was sent to His Grace the Duke of 

 Northumberland." It is a tender stove shrub, flowering at un- 

 certain periods. [Bat. Reg., June.) 



ScropJndaridcece. 



1789a. *REHMA'NNIA Libosch. The Rehmannia. (An unexplained name.) 



*chinensis Fisch. Chinese :^ A cu 2 ... Din China 1835 C co Bot. reg. 1960. 

 Synonymes: R. glutinbsa Libosch in Herb. Petrop. ; Gerard?a glutinbsa Bunge Enum. PI. Chinens., 

 p. 49. J Digitalis glutinbsa Gcertn. in Nov. Conim. Acad. Imp. Petrop., 14. p. 544. 



This plant was sent from the Imperial Garden at St. Peters- 

 burg to that of the Horticultural Society, in 1835; and the re- 

 ported size of the flowers excited great expectations as to their 

 beauty. The dinginess of their colour, however, so much di- 

 minishes the effect of their magnitude, that the plant is by no 

 means distinguished for its ornamental appearance. It succeeds 

 best in a cool green-house. [Bot. Reg., June.) 



OrcJiiddcece. 



2554. EPIDE'NDRUM 22747 nocturnum [reg. 1961. 



var. *latifuUum Lindl. broad-leaved jg [23 or 1 o.n Y.W W. Indies 1836 D p.r.w Bot. 



This variety difl'ers from E. nocturnum in several respects; 

 especially in its much greater size, broader leaves, which are of 

 an oblong figure, and larger flowers. {Bot. Reg., June.) 



BOLBOPHY'LLUM 



*cocoinum Lindl. Cocoa-nut _£ 23 cu 1 ja F Sierra Leone 1835 D p.r.w Bot. reg. 1964. 



A pretty little species of this extensive genus, found growing 

 on the cocoa-nut palm ; related to B. recurvum and B. tetra- 

 gonum ; but is readily known by its pale flesh-coloured flowers, 

 serrated petals, and concave short lip, delicately ciliated towards 

 the base. [Bot. Reg., June.) 



2530a. MYA'NTHUS barbatus [p.r.w Flor. cab. 37. 



var. *immaculatus Knowl. ^ Westm. unspotted jg [23 ou 2 f.mr G.P Demerara 1835 D 



" It resembles (as regards the white labellum) the variety 

 published by Sir W. J. Hooker {Bot. Mag., 3514.); but differs 

 in the total absence of spots." {Flor. Cab., June.) 



Amarijllid acese. 



975. HABRA'NTHUS 8028 gracilifblius [1964. 



var. *hooihid.nus Herb. Booth's 5 A P-r J o Pk Buenos Ayres 1836 O s.l Bot. reg. 



It may be considered as half-hardy, requiring only protection 

 from frost; and thrives vv^ell in a mixture of loam, peat, and 

 sand. The flowers remain in perfection for eight or ten days. 

 Bulbs of it were last year presented to Sir C. Lemon, Bart., M.P., 

 by Captain T. B. Sullivan, C.B., to whom they had been for- 

 forwarded from Maldonado, where they were collected by 



