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any one more than another. The cider, however, 

 from the Siberian Crab is so very highly esteemed 

 and found so profitable, that it is well worth while 

 for cider makers to study the merits of the best 

 kinds for the purpose^ and then have them named 

 and described,] 



Apple from Dansville, K Y.,—T. T. 8. — 

 ''I send, by this mail, a couple of little apples. 

 By hithig into them you will find them peculiarly 

 red, when cut they are not so red. They were 

 handed to me by a neighbor as a seedling. If they 

 are I should be pleased to know it. If merely Pome 

 old kind pay no attention to them. I know so 

 little about apples that they may be a common one 

 among so many.'' 



[We do not know it. Smaller than an average 

 Lady Apple, and colored like a cranberry all 

 through.] 



Newman "Phmi—Ed. J, Evans & Co., York, 

 Penna. — "We send, herewith, specimens of the 

 "Newman" Plum, received from Kentucky, and 

 represented as a vigorous grower, a regular bearer 

 and " curculio- proof." They are rather the worse 

 for their long journey, but will give you the size 

 and flavor." 



[Closely resembling the " Miser'' Plum of Phila- 

 delphia, and, like it, belonging to a class which 

 does not rot so easily after a curculio puncture as 

 some others.] 



In the recent issues of the Botanical Magazine 

 occur figures and descriptions of the following : — 



Oncidium serratfm. — A remarkable species, 

 with fantastic flowers, which have somewhat the 

 appearance of O. orispum, borne oo twining scapes, 

 which in strong plants attain a length of nine or ten 

 feet. It is a native of Peru, and must be regarded 

 as a moderately cool orchid. 



Synabenium Grantii. — A curious euphorbia- 

 ceous shrub brought home by Captain Grant from 

 Central Africa. It is of robust growth with thick 

 leaves, and the iniloreseenc'e is variously colored, 

 green, rose, red and brown. 



Peperomia arifolia yargyreia.— A beautiful 

 variegated-leaved stove plant, now pretty well known 

 amongst cultivators. 



Saccolabium oigantetjm. — This magaificent 

 orchid has been established in this country through 

 the energy of Messrs. Yeitoh, wh,o have obtained 



fine plants from Rangoon. It is stately and brilliant 

 subject, more agreeably perfumed than S. violaceum, 

 and the flowers last full three months in perfection. 



Cordyline Australis. — The true C australis 

 is the commoRest of the fiur or sis species that in- 

 habit the New Zealand group. The one formerly 

 figured under this name in the Botanical Magazine 

 is not identical with Forster's species • the present 

 one probably is so. 



Tinnea ^thiopica.— a beautiful labiate plant 

 from central Africa, which flowered freely in Mr. B. 

 S. William's Nursery, Holloway, last winter. It is 

 elegant in habit, with bright green ovate leaves ; 

 the flowers copiously produced in the asils or in ter- 

 minal spikes ; corolla dark maroon purple, showing 

 a curious and beautiful contrast to the green of the 

 leaves. The flowers emit a delicious violet odor. 



BiCTYOPSis Thunbergii.— A beautiful climbing 

 plant of slender habit, with bright green leaves, and 

 clusters of small greenish yellow flowers. 



In recent issues of L' lllustrati&n Horticoh occur 

 figures and descriptions of the following : — 



LiLiUM hcematochroum. — This is believed to 

 be a hybrid. It is of Japanese origin, and is in 

 every sense a noble plant. The flowers are of great 

 size, the color deep chocolate shading to black, with 

 bright lines of cinnamon color. 



Larix KiEMPFERi.— A Bot Very good figure of 

 this beautiful larch, but amends is made by an able 

 series of analytical figures by Mr. Fitch. 



Gastronema sang¥INEA.— a superb ally of the 

 Hippeastrums ; the flowers elegantly formed, color 

 vermilion, throat yellow. 



Maranta rosea-picta. — An excecdi?»gly beau- 

 tiful Maranta ; the leaves dark green, edged with a 

 row of zigzag marks of a pale j)ink color ; the mid- 

 rib bright carmine. 



EiiONYMUS rabicans variegatfs. —This pretty 

 dwarf and compact growing plant has stood the 

 past four winters with us without sustaining the 

 least injury, although in the protracted storm of 

 last January the iniBimum temperature was one 

 night as low as 11° Fahr., and Oft several occasions 

 under 15°. The constancy and beauty of its sil- 

 very white variegation, which is occasionally tinged 

 ^ith pink, makes it highly suitable for ribbon lines 

 and edgings; and the free rooting property from 

 which it derives its name renders it of the easiest 

 propagation, as its branches even put forth an abun- 

 dance of roots above ground, where the plants are 

 grown in a close, warm., moist atmosphere. Our 



