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two thirds of it is covered with its remarkable, but very beautiful flowers ; the most conspicuous 
feature of these is their labellum, from which it derives its specific name, saccatum, alluding to 
its pouch-like shape ; it is an inch in depth, and half an inch in diameter, of a bright orange-colour 
inside, outside mottled brown and orange ; on the lower edge of its mouth is a black velvety 
marking ; the column rises half an inch, yellowish-brown ; the sepals and petals are of similar 
dimensions and colour ; they appear to shrivel quickly after becoming perfect : their shape is ovah 
The leaves are eighteen inches to two feet long, pale-green and flag-like. A small specimen has 
recently flowered in a stove at the Hackney Nursery. 
Da'phne indica ru'era.— ■ A valuable autumn- flowering plant. In one of the greenhouses of 
the Messrs. Henderson, several plants are producing their flowers, with all the luxuriance of 
spring vegetation. We have seldom seen plants of this genus occupy that attention their merits 
deserve ; this is the more to be wondered at, as that attention would be so amply repaid. The 
highly fragrant qualities of most of the species are well known, and, in addition to this, several of 
them help to dispel the dulness of the winter months, by expanding their flowers at that season 
both in the greenhouse and in the garden. 
Era'nthemum varia'bile. — A very desirable stove-plant from its flowering at this season, 
and we doubt not through the winter also. Its dwarf bushy habit, and dark-green silvery 
marked foliage, with spikes of light-blue flowers, render it an interesting object. From the small 
specimens we saw at the Exotic Nursery, King's Road, it seems as if it would be a profuse 
bloomer. It is not of recent introduction to the country. 
Hoitzia coccinea. — A fine mass of this old plant, in one of the stoves of the Messrs. Hender- 
son, on a recent occasion attracted our attention by its bright scarlet blossoms. It forms a bush 
two to three feet high, with its long slender branches thickly studded with small, soft, oval, pale- 
green leaves, from the axils of which it produces very profusely its long trumpet-shaped flowers, 
which, at this season, create a very lively effect. To manage it properly, some attention is 
required ; young plants will be found most serviceable, as the leaves in old specimens, being of 
slight texture, soon become brown from decay, and consequently unsightly. It is easily increased 
by cuttings. 
Isochilus carnosiflo'rus. — In the Orchidaceous House of the Messrs. Loddiges, this species 
is flowering ; among Orchids it has a very lively effect. The plant is composed of numerous 
slender stems, a foot to eighteen inches high, thickly studded with narrow oblong leaves, which at 
the ends are deeply notched ; the flowers hang in terminal racemes at the end of the stems ; the 
racemes are two to three inches in length ; flowers bright-rose colour. 
Justi'cia Macdone'lli^e. A fine yellow-flowered species, with the general character and 
habit of J. coccinea ; it is very valuable from flowering at this time of the year, and not less so on 
account of the colour of its flowers. 
Justi'cia ? With the leaves and individual flowers resembling J. speciosa, its growth 
is much more robust, and the flowers are arranged in heavy clusters. This and the above 
species have very recently flowered in the collection of the Messrs. Henderson, at their nursery, 
Pine-apple Place. 
Mura'ltia Heiste v ria. This is a very old genus, but, like too many others, neglected on 
account of its age. It is well deserving any attention or care that may be bestowed upon it. 
This is especially the case with the present species, which in general appearance is a Furze-like 
plant, with beautiful little bright purple and white flowers, which are produced in the greatest 
profusion amongst the rough-looking foliage. We have never seen any particular attention paid 
to the training of this genus ; we have no doubt they would well repay any trouble that might be 
taken with them in this respect. The present species flowers freely at this season of the year : at 
the Messrs. Henderson's nursery, Pine-apple Place, we have observed fine healthy plants in flower. 
Oldenla'ndia Deppea'na. At the Messrs. Henderson's, many interesting specimens of this 
beautiful little old plant have a striking effect, from the situation in which they have been placed, 
as well as from their individual worth : they are disposed through the greenhouses, elevated 
above the other plants. The habit of the plant is that of a close-growing shrub, with ovate-lan- 
ceolate leaves an inch long ; the flowers are disposed in loose panicles at the ends of the branches, 
white, and immensely profuse : undoubtedly the treatment they have been subjected to renders 
them the interesting objects they are. 
