54<2 Floriculiural and Botanical Notices^ 



" A very beautiful stove plant, a native of Nepal ; whence it 

 was introduced into our gardens by Dr. Wallich, who named it 

 Ruelh'a Sabinm/z«, in compliment to Joseph Sabine, Esq., to 

 whom horticulture, no less than natural history in general, is 

 most deeply indebted." A very showy plant, in the winter sea- 

 son, from its purple flowers, and interesting from the deep purple 

 colour of the under sides of the leaves. It appears to be a very 

 suitable winter plant for rooms. {Bot. Mag., vol. x., new series ; 

 Sept.) 



Orchiddcece. 



1541. CYRTOPO^DIUM R. Br. [1834 D p.l Birm. bot. gard. 4, 



*WiUm6reJ Knowl. et West. Willmore's jf IZ3 el 4J ?jn.jl G Y spotted with red Venezuela 



" A very handsome plant, with a lofty, much-branched, flower- 

 ing stem. Sepals and petals yellowish green, spotted with dull 

 red, undulated; lateral petals less undulated, brighter in colour, 

 and more sparingly marked than the sepals. Lateral lobes of 

 the lip pale red ; the disc, or space between them, beset with small 

 tubercles, the intermediate pale yellow, the granulated margin of 

 which is minutely spotted with red. At the base of each flower 

 stalk is placed a bractea, in shape and markings exactly resem- 

 bling the sepals. The gland is rather triangular than ovate." 

 Named in honour of John Willmore, Esq., of Oldford, near Bir- 

 mingham, to whom the plant was sent, in the autumn of 1834, 

 by Mr. John Henchman, who found it in the valley of Cuma- 

 nacoa, in the republic of Venezuela. It is a terrestrial species, 

 growing among decayed vegetables ; and some of its leaves were 

 observed by Mr. Henchman to be more than 6 ft. long. It has 

 now been in flower nearly six weeks, and has a flowering stem 

 44 ft. high. It requires a strong moist heat when in a growing 

 state; but, during its period of rest, should be placed in a more 

 cool and dry atmosphere. [Birmingham Bot. Gard., vol. i. ; Sept.) 



2558. BLE^T7/i 



*patula Hoolc. s^reaAXng-flowered Jfi El el 2 ... P Hayti 1830 O p.r.w Bot. mag. 3518. 



A very handsome species, sent to the Edinburgh Botanic Gar- 

 den by Dr. Fischer of St. Petersburg, where it flowers freely in 

 the stove. It has produced a scape about 3 ft. high, which has 

 borne more than 20 flowers at once. {Bot. Mag., vol. x., new 

 series; Sept.) 



S524. CIRRHJE^A [Bot. reg. 1889. 



*tristis Lindl. AnW-coloured-flovaercd ^ |23 cu f ju D P and G and R Mexico 1834 O p.r.w 



A deliciously scented species, obtained from Mexico by Messrs. 

 Loddiges, in whose stove it flowered in June, 1835. [Bot. Reg., 

 vol. xxii. ; Sept.) 



MY A'NTHUS barbatus {Bot. Reg. t. 1778. ; Gard. Mag. vol. xi. p. 477, 478.) CP-^-w Bot. tnag. S5H. 



*2 labello albo Hook, white-lipped „£ [23 cu li my D G spotted with P Demerara 1835 V> 



Closely allied to Catasetum cristatum Lindl. Imported from 

 Demerara by Mr. Allcard, Stratford Green, Essex, in whose 

 garden it flowered in May, 1836. The flowers, when the box 



