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segments. Anthers under an inch long. Ovary, style, and stigma as in typical speciosnm.— Gardener's Chronicle, 

 N.S., vol. xiv., p. 198. 



Amaryllis Mrs. Baker. A seedling variety raised by Mr. Baker of Coombe 

 Cottage. The flowers are very large, with broad well shaped petals that do not recurve 

 too much, and consequently exhibit to the full their beautiful bright crimson colour. 

 This magnificent family of blooming bulbous plants now appear to be receiving at the 

 hands of horticulturists the attention they deserve. They have much to recommend 

 them, being unsurpassed in the intensity and variety of colour which their large effective 

 flowers present ; and in addition they are so easily grown, and occupy so little room, 

 as to be within the compass of any one who has a greenhouse. The principal thing 

 in their cultivation is to make the soil in which they are potted as firm as possible, and 

 not to disturb their roots by re-potting oftener than can be avoided. 



Bubus ros^folius. When flowers of this beautiful little plant were brought to one 

 of the Royal Horticultural Society's meetings in 1880 by Mr. Green, Sir George MacLeay's 

 gardener, few of those present recognised them to be the production of a Bramble, yet 

 such they were. And it would be difficult to imagine anything in their way more 

 charming; they are pure white, very double, and in general appearance more like small 

 examples of the favourite climbing rose Aiir.ee Yibert, than those of a Bramble. The 

 plant is a native of the Himalayas, and is also, we believe, found in Burmah, but if in 

 the latter country, we must suppose afc a considerable altitude, as it will grow well 

 out of doors in this country in summer, but requires a greenhouse in winter to flower 

 it, at which season its flowers are very effective. It can be kept in small pots, which 

 is an advantage where room is an object. 



Cymbidium Lowiantjm. When this fine Orchid was exhibited at one of the Royal 

 Horticultural Society's meetings, every one who saw it was unanimous in pronouncing 

 it one of the most distinct and handsome species introduced for some time. It forms a 

 grand drooping raceme, the flowers individually large, and affording a combination of 

 colours such as is seldom met with. A description alone does not convey anything like 

 an adequate idea of the beauty which it possesses. The sepals and petals are a peculiar 

 indescribable shade of yellowish olive-green, with delicate nerve-lines of reddish-brown; 

 the lip is creamy yellow with red or purple spots on the base, and a large velvety 

 maroon blotch covering a considerable portion of the extremity. - It is this dark covering 

 with its lustrous shade that livens up the whole flower, and that gives it such an 

 uncommon appearance. We understand it is a native of Burmah, and is one of the 

 many fine plants which Messrs. Low, of the Clapton Nursery, have introduced. 



Peperomia prostrata. Plants of slender habit that naturally make their growth 

 prostrate are amongst the most acceptable we can use for cultivating in baskets or 

 pots to suspend in conservatories or greenhouses, as, independent of the individual 

 beauty they may possess, the contrast their drooping growth presents to other plants 

 associated with them always has a pleasing effect. This Peperomia is one of the best 

 for the purpose we have met with for some time : its slender shoots are thickly studded 

 with small, almost round leaves; the colour light green variegated with brown. It is 

 a distinct and handsome plant, introduced by Mr. B. S. Williams, it is not said 

 where from, but we suppose it will require a warm house to grow in.^ 



