138 Standard Pears and Apples for small Gardens, 



column." It was found growing under the shade of some low shrubs, on a dry 



sandy bank. (Bot. Mag., Feb.) 



25GG. AE'RIDES 



aff'lne Wattich related £ [23 or 1 au Pk | Nepal 1838. D p.r.w Sert. orch. 15 

 Synonyme : A. multiflbrum liuxb. 



This is one of the very finest of the East Indian Orchidaceae; but, unfortu- 

 nately, its flowers have no fragrance. The flowers are of a deep rose colour, 

 spotted with purple, and form a cylindrical raceme about 9 in. long. The 

 plant was first discovered by Dr. Roxburgh in Sylhet ; but Dr. Wallich found 

 it on the mountains of Nepal, near Sheopore. The plant has flowered in the 

 collection of Messrs. Loddiges. (Sert. Orch.,. part iii.) 



*SOPHltONlTls Until. 



grandiflbra Lindl. large-lvd. £ (23 or | ... S Organ Mountains 1837. D p.r.w Bet. mag. 3709 

 Synonyme : Cattleya cocuinea Lindl. in text of Bot. reg. 1. 1919. 



This beautiful little plant was figured by Dr. Lindley, in part i. of his Sertum 

 Orchidaceum, t. 5. f. 2. ; and we gave a quotation from his description of it in 

 our review of that work, Vol. XIV. p. 150. The plant has since been introduced 

 bv Mr. Gardner, who found it on the Organ Mountains, and sent it home in 

 1837. (Bot. Mag., Feb.) 



Iridacece. 



*PHALOCA'LLIS Hook, plumbea IAntil. lead-coloured; Bot/mag. 3710. 

 Synonyme : Cypella plumbea Lindl. ; Bot. reg. 1838, t. 24. 



We have already mentioned this plant in our Floricultural Notices, Vol. XIV. 

 p. 485., as having been included by Dr. Lindley in his Miscellany. It has since 

 flowered at Spoffbrth, from a bulb received from M. Otto of Berlin, and is 

 figured in the Bot. Mag. for February. " This very remarkable plant," says 

 Sir W. J. Hooker, " though its flower is delicate and beautiful, disappoints the 

 expectation, by producing, as far as I have seen, on its strong and tall stem, 

 only one blossom, which expands before sunrise, even in a dark room, and 

 passes away ere noon." (Bot. Mag., Feb.) 



Amry Uidaceae. 



■\-Cyphonema Loddigesmnum Hook. This, Sir W. J. Hooker observes, is " a 

 remarkable new genus, of which a live specimen in flower has been sent to 

 Spoffbrth by Mr. Loddiges, as he states, from Valparaiso ; being the first cyr- 

 tanthiform plant found elsewhere than in South Africa." In a note, it is 

 added that Mr. Loddiges had other bulbs in the house at the same time that 

 he received the Chilian bulbs ; so tbat it is possible there may be some mis- 

 take as to the native country of the Cyphonema. 



Art. IX. A Selection of standard Pears and Apples suitable for 

 small Gardens in the Climates of London, Edinburgh, and Dublin. 

 By Robert Thompson, of the Fruit and Kitchen-Garden Depart- 

 ments in the London Horticultural Society's Garden. 



Being frequently asked for a list of the smallest number of kinds of apple 

 and pear trees, which, grown as standards, will supply these useful fruits 

 throughout the year, we have generally referred to the lists contained in our 

 Vol. XI. p. 34 — 38. ; but, as many of our present readers may not possess that 

 volume, and, besides, as we wish to confine the selection to apples and pears, 

 and these of as few kinds as possible, we again applied to Mr. Thompson, who 

 kindly sent us what follows. We beg the particular attention of our readers 

 to Mr. Thompson's remarks, which on this, as on every occasion, are most 

 valuable. 



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List of Pears adapted for Standards in the Climate of London. 



itron des Carmes - ripens in July, 



ummer St. Germain - - — August. 



