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and ovate, on long petioles, and with a slender graceful habit of growth. It has long "bell-shaped 
flowers of a greenish yellow colour, springing out singly on lengthened footstalks from beside the 
origin of the leaves, and taking a drooping direction. It was imported from Chili by Messrs. 
Veitch and Son, of Exeter, and received a silver Banksian medal as a new production, at the late 
floral exhibition in the Chiswick Garden. 
Siphoca'mpylus cocci'neus. A species of low growth, with bright scarlet-crimson flowers 
upwards of two inches long, and produced very plentifully. It is another of the superb novelties 
introduced by Messrs. Veitch and Son, of Exeter, and has been exhibited by them at most of the 
great metropolitan fetes. It is decidedly the handsomest species in cultivation. 
Sta'tice ? Mr. Glendinning, of the Chiswick Nursery, has flowering specimens of 
a novel species of Sea Lavender, with white and yellow blossoms. It was obtained in China, by 
Mr. Fortune, the botanical collector for the Horticultural Society, and is an interesting, but not 
a very showy plant. 
Stepiiano'tis Thoua'rsii. This plant, which has been in nurseries for some time, proves 
to be nothing more than a slightly differing variety of S '. floribunda. It has flowered at Messrs. 
Knight and Perry's Nursery. It possesses a little colouring towards the bottom of the tube on 
the interior ; in other respects, the flowers are like those of the old kind. 
OPERATIONS FOR AUGUST. 
During the month of August it will be proper to observe a somewhat different course of 
treatment in plant-houses to that recommended for the earlier months of summer. The main 
object hitherto has been to produce growth ; now it will be proper to aim more at obtaining the 
perfect maturity of the summer's shoots, than to attempt to push development still further. In 
putting this principle in practice, however, it must be distinctly understood, that no sudden alter- 
ation is to be resorted to ; the transition must be made gradually, and not in a day or a week. 
Growth must not be stopped, but only limited, and that, too, with a due regard to the 
respective habit and constitution of the plants. Some plants will have already finished growing 
for the season ; from such all excitation should be withheld : they may be kept cooler, exposed 
to light, and less copiously watered than those which are still in the full tide of vigorous exten- 
sion. The latter must be slowly, and by degrees, brought to the same state. Those which 
usually flower in winter on the wood of the current season, may be left to grow till a later period 
than such as flower in spring and summer from buds formed in the previous year. 
These observations are, of necessity, very general. The various exceptions and modifications 
in practice to meet the peculiarities of different species, can only be learned through experience, 
or separate detail, accompanied by a turn for close observation. The remark we set out with, 
however, must be borne in mind : it will not only be beneficial to the plants to have their wood 
ripened early, but it will also be a saving of expense in the winter management ; for a plant full 
of juicy matter requires a warmer temperature in winter to secure its preservation, than one 
with perfectly matured shoots, and is also more apt to suffer injury from a continued period of 
damp, dull weather. 
Hence, in the management of the stove and orchidaceous house, ventilation must be more 
freely given during the day ; shades must be removed except on very clear days, or during 
bright bursts of sunshine after protracted dull weather ; and there will be less occasion for 
throwing down water to create a damp atmosphere, or for applying it so freely to the roots. 
Plants which are not sufficiently advanced in growth to admit of this treatment should be 
stationed by themselves, and managed, as far as possible, as before. 
All the ventilation and light possible should be afforded to the greenhouse. Most of the 
plants will now be improved by standing out of doors, where their roots cannot penetrate beyond 
the pots : but if the roots advance into fresh earth, a renewed growth will be induced, and 
instead of the shoots ripening faster, the result will be reversed. Pits and frames will be the most 
suitable places for keeping plants in, that it is desired to keep growing. 
