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temperature, at eight o'clock under its spreading branches, was seventy degrees 

 Fahrenheit. 



The soil which these trees inhabit, is dark and rich, and must be damp all the 

 year round. The trunk grows to sixty feet high, and upwards ; and measures 

 about twenty feet in circumference, about five feet from the root. The stem is 

 perfectly naked, and is not interrupted by either leaf or branch. The leaves, when in 

 a fresh state, are of a deep dark, and polished green, similar to those of the Laurel 

 tribe, ten to sixteen inches long, and from two to three inches wide. Bot. Mag. 



AMARANTHACEiE. Lindl. 



Trichinium alopecuroideum. Lindl. Foxtail Trichinium. Bot. Reg. N. S. 28. 

 This is a half-hardy annual, bearing pinkish flowers, and although it does not 

 appear by the plate to be of much beauty, is said to be sufficiently striking to 

 deserve cultivation. The flowers are glossy, like those of a cockscomb. This 

 genus is remarkable for the great quantity of delicate knotted hairs, with which 

 the densely spiked or capitate flowers are covered. It was raised from seeds 

 received from the Swan River, by R. Mangles, Esq., Sunning Hill. Bot. Reg. 



MONOCOTYLEDONES. 



ORCHIDEiE. Lindl. EPIDENDRE^. 



L^elia furfuracea. Lindl. Scurfy-stalked Lselia. Bot. Reg. N. S. t. 26. 

 This is a handsome species, bearing delicate rose-coloured flowers. It is allied 

 to L. autumnalis, but differs in having the pseudo-bulbs ovate, and slightly 

 furrowed, instead of having along neck, and being deeply furrowed. The flowers 

 have little or no smell ; the petals are so much undulated, as to appear lobed, 

 but they are distinctly rhomboidal ; and, finally, the ovary is closely covered with 

 black mealy glands. 



It was imported by George Barker, Esq., from Mexico ; from whom Dr. 

 Lindley received it, in November, 1838. It has also been found by Count 

 Karwinski, near Oaxaca, and is probably not uncommon in collections; large 

 quantities having been received from Mexico by several persons, and especially 

 by the Horticultural Society of London. 



This species should be cultivated in a cooler house than is generally used for 

 orchidaceous plants. Bot. Reg. 



LiELiA Autumnalis. Lindl. Autumnal Lselia. Bot. Reg. N. S. t. 27. This 

 is a much more handsome species than the former. The flowers are much darker, 

 and it also exhales a delightful perfume. A considerable number of plants have 

 been distributed by order of the Council of the Horticultural Society of London, 

 among the Fellows. The figure was taken from a specimen in the collection of 

 the Duke of Bedford, at W oburn. 



In the cultivation of this species in the Garden of the Horticultural Society 

 of London, the treatment is extremely simple. When plants are received, they 



