supplemetitary to the Encyc. of Plants and Hort. Brit. 335 



clear, though not deep blue, flowers, tinged with pink outside. 

 {Bot. Reg., June,) 

 Qactdcece. 



5359. ECHINOCA'CTUS Eyri^szY 



»var. glauca iered/. glaucous n. ^3 fra 1 jl W.G C l.ru Bot. reg. n. s. 31. 



Differing from the species in having the angles much more 

 acute and less wavy ; the spines longer, more slender, and rather 

 browner; and the tube of the flower shorter, &c. This variety 

 seldom throws out young shoots, and, consequently, does not 

 increase rapidly ; but, if young plants are of more value than a 

 large specimen, it may be cut across, when the top may be 

 grafted or struck, and the under part will send out young shoots. 

 When the seeds can be procured, they should be sown in silver 

 sand, and placed in a warm and shaded situation, where they 

 will soon vegetate. {Bot. Reg., June.) 



Comjpddtce. 



2411. RUDBE'CK/^ 



*asperrima Mfliinrf roughest ^A or 3 s R.W N. Amer. 1833 D p.I Maund bot. gard. 647. 



A showy herbaceous perenniel, raised in the Birmingham 

 Botanic Garden, from seeds communicated by Mr. Hunneman. 

 [Maund Bot. Gard., June.) 



+ PaniEtia fidva Lindl. A beautiful little annual, with the 

 habit of a Gnaphalium; introduced from Swan River by R. 

 Mangles, Esq., with whom it flowered in May, 1838. The plant 

 is covered with a cobweb-like hoariness ; and the flower heads 

 are of the red-gold colour of Helichrysum bracteatum; dry, like 

 many everlasting flowers ; and, although small, very pretty. [B. 

 M. R., June, No. 83.) 



+ 'H.elichrysum scorpioldes Dec, Lab. Nov. Holl., 2. t. 191. 

 A beautiful plant, introduced from New Holland by R. Mangles, 

 Esq., and looking like a yellow everlasting flower. {B. M. R., 

 June, No. 84.) 



OrcliiddcecE. 



3553. CATTLE^Y^ 



*pLlmila Hook, dwarf ^ El el i jl.au P S. Amer. 1837 D p.r.w Bot. mag. 3656. 



A beautiful species, particularly valuable, as displaying itself in 

 a little space. " The small size of this plant, the minute 

 rounded pseudo-bulbs, and the narrow leaves, together with the 

 obtuse, short, and almost fimbriated lip, will, I think, clearly dis- 

 tinguish this very beautiful species of Cattleya from those 

 hitherto described. It was received from the Essequebo by 

 John Allcard, Esq., in whose collection it flowered last year." 

 {Bot. Mag., June.) 



2540. ONCI'DIUM [D P-r.w Fl cab. 60. 



*intermddium Knowles % Westc. intermediate ^ 23 or 2 mr O. spotted with Br Cuba ... 



A magnificent species, received by G. Barker, Esq., of Spring- 

 field, in whose stove it flowered in March last. It is closely 



