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flowers, it is as well to give the plants a good watering once or twice during the summer with Guano water. In Belgium 

 the seeds begin to ripen by July. It also makes a very nice pot-plant for sitting-rooms. — Figured in the Annales de Gand, 

 t. 268. We believe this to be one of Messrs. Veitch's many importations, and quite concur with Professor Morren in saying 

 that it is not so much known as it deserves to be, especially in gardens where beauty is in greater esteem than rarity. 



Cypeipeditjm Haynaldianum. A stove Orchid, from the Philippines, differing 

 somewhat from the fine species C. Lowii, a well-known kind. Like all the Cypripediums 

 from hot countries, this will require to be grown in a warm house ; in addition to which 

 the principal matters to be observed in their cultivation are, perfect drainage, as they 

 need more water than some Orchids, with the peat in which they are potted of a less 

 fibrous description than that used for Epiphytal Orchids ; plenty of light, but thin shading 

 material over them in bright weather, with a fair amount of air during the middle of the 

 day in the growing season. 



"Leaves distichous, six to ten inches long, one and a half inches broad, suberect, keeled, obtuse, and two-toothed 

 at the tip. Scape solitary, twelve to eighteen inches high, two or more flowered, clothed with long, soft, spreading hairs. 

 Bracts one to one and a quarter inches long. Flowers six to seven inches across, greenish-white, except the lower half 

 of the upper sepal and petals, which are blotched with dark brown ; upper halves faint rose and white ; upper sepal 

 suberect, oblong, obtuse, lower half with recurved margins, upper almost hooded. Petals twisted beyond the middle. 

 Lip green, saccate, rounded at the base. Staminode two-lobed, gieen." — Botanical Magazine, 6296. 



Adiantum Neoguineense. In this plant we have a welcome addition to our stove 

 Ferns. Elegant in habit, and possessing the merit of not being too large for growers 

 with limited accommodation — an objection that has with much reason been urged against 

 a great many of the Ferns that have been introduced of late years. It was received by 

 Mr. Williams, of the Holloway Nurseries, from Mr. Goldie, who discovered it in New 

 Guinea. It will doubtless be a larger grower than A. sethiopicum, to which group of 

 s]3ecies it may be said to belong. 



"Fronds spreading, glabrous, deltoid, tri-qiiadripinnata, pellucid membranaceous, dark olive-green, with a 

 glaucous tinge on both surfaces. Pinnse ovate ; ultimate pinnules on very fine hair-like stalks, the terminal one cuneate, 

 the lateral ones trapezoid, averaging about half an inch long, crenately lobed, the lobes rather large entire. Sori small, 

 distinct, about six to eight to a pinnule, orbicular, entirely sunk in closed sinuses of the marginal lobes; the 

 indusium smooth ; veins flabellate, about four running into each sinus ; stipes castaneous, smooth, glaucous ; secondary 

 and tertiary rachides very slender, hair-like." — Gardener's Chronicle, N.S., vol. vii., p. 12. 



Microspepma Bartoniodes. Walpers [alias Eucnide bartonioides, Zuccarini). A 

 Loasad from Mexico. Introduced by Mr. Charlwood. A handsome hardy annual, with 

 large bright yellow glittering flowers ; the stems are covered with stiffish hairs. 



"Stems about a foot long, flexuose, succulent, subtranslucent. Leaves ovate-actite, lobed, and serrated. Flower-sta]ks 

 long, one -flowered, terminal. Petals ovate, or rather obovate, slightly serrated, sulphur-yellow, paler, almost white, 

 beneath. Stamens very long, in five monadelphous fascicles. Its soft, succulent nature makes it liable to be injured by 

 heavy rain and wind." — Botanical Magazine, t. 4491. 



Spathodea Speciosa. Brongniart. Of uncertain origin — supposed African. A 

 magnificent stove tree, belonging to the Bignoniads, with close panicles of very large 

 pink, trumpet- shaped flowers, stained with crimson. Flowers in the spring. 



" When this beautiful species blossomed at Ghent, it was about four feet high. The panicle appeared at the end of 

 the stem, which was covered with pinnated leaves, seated in threes, each being furnished with oblong-lanceolate, 

 acuminate, serrated, sinning leaflets. The corolla is about two and a half inches long, and is protruded from an oblong 

 blunt calyx, which opens on one side to let it pass, at the same time dividing into two triangular teeth at the back. 

 Cultivated in a mixture of decayed leaves and rotten dung, mixed with one-third peat and one-third loam ; it is 

 represented to be difficult to strike. According to Professor Morren, it was originally received at Ghent from England." — 

 Annales de Gand, t. 260. 



