804 THE : 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[DEcEMBER. 26, 1874, 
_the leaves newly opened, which he stuck in 
claye in the bottom of long white boxes, and soe 
sent them post to the Courte, where they 
deservedly raised not only admiration, but stopt 
the mouth of infidelitye and contra nian for 
ever. Of this I was both an eye-witness, and did 
distribute many of them to the great persons of 
bothe sexes in Courte, and others, ecclesiastical 
But in these last troublesome times, 
a divelish fellow (of Herostratus humour) having 
hewen itt round at the roote, made his last 
stroke on his own legg, whereof he died, together 
with the old wondrous tree ; which now sprowted 
up againe, and may renew his oakye age againe, 
yf some such envious chance doe not hinder or 
se itt : from which the example of the 
TES 
UILLICI Vilidi) 
ren, whose good faith is so obvious 
‘that one cannot help feeling a little sorry that in 
after years a lady, who was “ attentively curious 
in Dering relative to art or Nature,” took 
e guide on rening the tree found on 
first branch “ several fair new leaves fresh 
sprouted from the buds, and nearly an inch and 
a half in length : ” so that “the mouths of infi- 
ante and contradiction,”so far from being 
“stopt for ever,” as Dean Wren fondly hoped, were 
once more at liberty to dispute the marvellous- 
ness of the occurrence. The Oak in the New 
two other Oakes besides that which breed green 
buddes after Christmas Day, pollards also, but 
not constantly.” The same author tells us of 
other. trees which 3 are simi ly A with 
orne th: like that at Glastonbury 
ter to Droitwic & hedge at 
Clayes, half a mile sais or more, “fait blossoms 
aor istm k” 
ury 
; which in the 
e Maran re, and which “did ‘putt out 
t Christmas.” = M. [To this 
yemay add that 
conn ee A Cus, Reh3, fr 
__ This plant has 
OI rea, vol. ii., 1 
a 
allis. 
“from a tuft, each each being 
inches in with o of an‘ aa ot 
green, mottled tee pale yellow spot ps pele surface 
i marked by the 
sablevaca. ovata 
displayed such charms as those represented by Mr, 
W. Smith in these columns from a plant I saw 
several times with Mr, 
The very interesting question is now whether M. 
several flow M 
æra produces Wers. r. Day 
discovered, and indiy showed me, that M. ni Misi 
after having produced its first t flower, extends a new 
internode, not to be seen befor ith a ie nd 
flower. And perhaps there appears then a third on 
It may be expected that M. C mera may follow 
same et, since the flowers would then 
sufficient to 
oezl’s statement, that there are 
pecs flowers produced = paws 
inally, I like to ‘correct versight. The first 
discoverer of the section of the Sac colabiatz is Señor 
ndres, whose gorgeous undescribed M. Endresii, 
Rchb, f., has been in my herbarium for at least seven 
shortly to add a figure, 
r. Bull. Eps.] 
ee ROEZLU, Mast., sp. nov.* (figs. 159, 160). 
is w and interesting Aroid, introduced to 
the establishment of Mr. W. Bull, by M. Roezl, from 
Columbia. It has its rather thick leaves springing 
froma plant just flowered by 
me. 
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FIG. 159.—CURMERIA ROEZLII. 
Spathe and = oer ‘natural size, ovary and detached ovule 
magnified, 
from I—2 feet long by 8—16 
toe with a short 
surface 
cutis. costa costa 
ea et the sulcata subtus valde „prominente, | nervis secadas 
appro. kanian Bh a 10lis laminis 
ayo  brevioribus lateraliter superne exaratis basi 
; spatha 4—5 poll. ia. sipsti tereti 2—3 polli 
acuta arcte conyoluta basi attenuata 
unusual, abit eA may 
_view—that of a 
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minute spots ; internally it is quite ooth eag 
me ict oured. The spadix is Pome: 3 inches 
ylindri 
t ar 
ink t and opening by just 
below the flattened, irregularly foursided summit, 
ee, yellow, oblong, sm ed 
a disc-like slightly 4-lobe d tipina? 3 in y2 ea 
y MM, 
Curmeria picturata a Wie. 
. 45, tab. cxxi.), to which gen cordingly 
we refer it, with the more éitiitaction x as ith provides 
companion to the species already described 
n 3 
taken in Mr, Bull’s nursery in y Jane last, but ee. pin 
is also in flower at the on: ti ime, 
have 9 cuh ig A 13 }- 
ODONTOGLOsSUM MADRENSE, #2, bet : 
This is a a rather c curious thing. a ; 
b Roezl i ns = rra Madre 
of M Mexico, well 
known for ci benevolent inhabitants, who 
are Sen Frightened a travellers might feel over- 
= e d by too heavy coin. The bulbs import 
00. 
Messrs. Veitch, who tell me the 
adds it is very free — a. G hb. J. 
e to the intelligence and kind — 
ness of Hate, ee er, to A. Sillem, Esq., Laur 
Park, Sydenham. X. G. Rchb. f 
MISTLETO AS MEDICINE y 
ERE are probabi no plant better kne 
England than ieee which are now lending i 
Chr s to our atreete 
medicine. 
a _ 
an apology ;- itis only very little b 
it is considered legitimate to harass with 
the doctor at Christmas, when an unlimt 
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