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ORCHIDEiE, § EPIDENDREiE. 



Epidendrum cepiforme. Hooker. Onion-rooted Epidendrum. Bot. Mag. 

 t. 3765. This distinct species of Epidendrum, of the Encyclia section, is in the 

 collection of the Duke of Bedford, and was sent to the above collection by J. 

 Parkinson, Esq., Her Majesty's Consul at Mexico. As its specific name indi- 

 cates, its pseud obulb is round, and somewhat similar to an onion. The panicles 

 are large and numerous, four of which are stated to be about three feet high. 

 The flowers are of an orange brick-dust colour, and very numerous. Its nearest 

 ally is said to be Ep. oncidioides. Bot. Reg. t. 1623. Bot. Mag. 



CALENDAR OF GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR JANUARY. 



Little can be done in the early part of this month in the houses, except the 

 usual routine of watering, surfacing, and keeping the plants free from decaying 

 leaves. Plants in pits and cold frames will require great care after so wet an 

 autumn, in looking them over to see that they do not perish from damp, giving, 

 them abundance of air every fine day, and no water except to keep them abso- 

 lutely from perishing for want of it. Fresh surfacing with rather dry mould 

 will also be beneficial to them. 



Towards the middle or end of the month the putting in cuttings of half-hardy, 

 soft-wooded, and free-flowering plants, wanted for decorating the borders during 

 summer, may be commenced, consisting of Verbenas, Salvias, Fuchsias, Helio- 

 tropes, Petunias, Nauenburgias, &c. &c. 



Those of the same description that were rooted in autumn, and preserved in 

 stove-pots, may now be potted off singly and placed in peat, where they will soon 

 grow vigorously and make fine plants by the season, for transplanting in April or 

 May. 



Inarch Camellias. Bring in, from time to time, Roses, Rhododendrons, Lilacs, 

 and all other plants for forcing, so as to keep up a succession of flowers. 



Cuttings of some of the more fresh-growing kinds of Ericas may now be put 

 in sand and covered with bell-glasses. The young and tender shoots succeed 

 best ; and it is sometimes necessary to put the plants into the stove for two or 

 three weeks to force the shoots, so as to make them fit for taking off for cuttings. 



Cactus Speciosus, Speciosissimus, Ackermanni, and Vandesii, that have been 

 kept dry and placed in the greenhouse for some time, may in part be removed 

 into the stove towards the end of the month, where by giving heat and moisture 

 they will soon show abundance of blossoms. 



