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THE HONEYSUCKLE TRIBE (CAPRIFOLIACE^). 
Caprifolium iiispidulum (Bristly honeysuckle). — A very rare^, hardy shrub, 
with rose-coloured flowers, discovered by Mr. Douglas in the woods of North-West 
America. It is quite different from all the other honeysuckles, and is nearly 
scentless. — Botanical Register, 1761. 
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL ORCHIDE^. 
TRIBE EPIDENDREiE. 
Bletia reflexa (Reflexed Bletia). — A terrestrial species, a native of Mexico. 
Its flowers are greenish yellow^ mixed with purple. — Botanical Register, 17^0. 
TRIBE VANDE^. 
Oncidium ciTRiisuM (Lcmon-colourcd Oncidium). — A native of Trinidad, 
whence it was introduced by Messrs. Loddiges. Unfortunately the plant is since 
dead;, and is therefore for the present lost to the country. — Bota?i. Reg. 1758. 
TRIBE MALAXIDEJE. 
Lepanthes tridentata (Three-toothed Lepanthes). — This is one of the 
most pigmy of Orchide^e, not much exceeding in size the moss amongst which it 
grows. This is the first species of the genus which has been seen alive in Europe. 
It is a native of Jamaica, where it grows on the bark of trees, among mosses. It 
can only be preserved alivC;, with great care, by being kept under a bell-glass, among 
damp moss, in a cool part of the stove. — Botanical Register, 1762. 
COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS. 
EFFECTS OF HEAT AND MOISTURE ON PLANTS. 
In the economy of bulbs and tubers, nature teaches a state of repose, and a 
preservation of vital energies as most conducive to future vigorous development, 
experienced in the cultivation of the tulip, the hyacinth, and many others. In 
the whole of vegetation, the important agencies of heat and moisture are well 
known; the former working chiefly by expanding, the latter floats the nutritious 
matter into their minutest ramifications. Thus, the end of a creeping rose-shoot? 
introduced into a hot-house, will grow several inches, while not a bud moves on 
the plant outside. In its own more fervid climate, the Yucca gloriosa displays its 
honours from the elevation of a stem : while in the open air in this country, the 
stem remains latent in a bulb. Thus, their conjoined agencies may be traced in 
the revival of the fading blossoms of a nosegay, by the addition of a little hot 
water to that already in the glass. — Rep. of Drummond's Ag. Museum, 1834. 
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