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Plate 381. 

 CYCNOCHES WARSCEWICZII. 



In our last issue a description of this singular Orchid was given on our first page 

 under the head of " Horticultural Exhibitions," when exhibited by Mr. William Bull, 

 King's Road, Chelsea, at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on October 14. 

 It is by no means a showy subject, but it is so singular in appearance and so interesting 

 as to fully justify the production of it in the Floral Magazine. It is supposed that the 

 flowers on the shorter spike are the female, and the small ones on the long spike the male 

 blossoms. 



The genus Cycnoches represents deciduous pseudo-bulbous Epiphytes, popularly 

 known as the Swan Orchids ; they are extremely curious, and require to be kept perfectly 

 dry when at rest ; they are cultivated in pots in a mixture of peat and sphagnum. There 

 are five or six species, but that now figured appears to possess a greater botanical interest 

 than the others included in the genus. As already announced it was awarded a Botanical 

 Certificate of Merit by the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society. 



Plate 382. 



DECORATIVE PELARGONIUM, VOLUNTE NATIONAL. 



The class of decorative Pelargoniums — so named because of their great freedom of 

 bloom and compact growth— is getting to be a numerous and favourite one. Many of the 

 finer show or large-flowering Pelargoniums have flowers rich in colour and of exquisite 

 form, but they are deficient in vigour and spare of growth, and do not make good pot 

 plants, while for market purposes they are of no value. The beautiful variety now figured 

 is a remarkably good addition to the decorative group ; it has a fine free yet compact 

 habit, and produces numerous large and symmetrical trusses of bloom ; the flowers white, 

 with a warm salmon-pink blotch on each segment ; the margins and throat pure white. 

 It was awarded a First-class Certificate of Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 

 July last, when exhibited by Mr. Frederick Perkins, Lillington Nurseries, Leamington, 

 who has introduced the Pelargonium to English gardens. 



Pelargonium Volunte National was raised by Mons. Victor Lemoine, of Nancy, France, 

 an enterprising florist who has obtained many fine novelties in the way of Pelargoniums. 

 It is unquestionably one of the best decorative varieties yet introduced, and we predict 

 that it will be in great demand for market purposes. Mr. F. Perkins, who has obtained a 

 stock of this excellent variety, is announcing it for distribution. 



