NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 
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CLASS IL -PLANTS WITH ONE COTYLEDON (MONOCOTYLEDONE^). 
THE ORCHIS TRIBE (ORCHIDE^, VANDEiE). 
Maxillaria Steelii. Mr. Steele's Maxillaria. This is a liig"hly interesting- 
species of Maxillaria, with small oblong, brownish green pseudo-bulbs, from which 
arises a cylindrical leaf, about the thickness of a swan's quill, which suddenly bends 
almost at an angle, and hangs over the sides of the pot two or three feet ; the 
blossom is a dingy reddish yellow, blotched with deep purple, and is rather large 
and fragrant. It flowered for the first time in the stove of John Moss, Esq. 
Otterspool, near Liverpool. It is a native of Demerara, and was introduced by 
Matthew Steele, Esq. Bot. Mag. 3573. 
Sarcanthus teretifolius. Round-leaved Sarcanthus. This is a curious 
looking plant, a native of China, whence it was introduced into our stoves by 
Mr. Brookes, of Newington Green. The stem is green and jointed, sending forth 
thick, fibrous roots from the various parts of their joints, and a cylindrical leaf from 
the top of each about three inches long. Sepals spreading, dull green with reddish 
lines, lip white, having at the base two lobes edged with red. Bot. Mag., 3571. 
Peristeria cerina. Waxen Dove- flower. This is a new species imported 
from the Spanish Main, by Mr. Knight, of the King's Road, in whose collection it 
flowered in June last. It is allied to P. pendula, from which it diff'ers in its 
spotless smaller flowers, and especially in the absence of wings from the column. 
The flowers are dull yellow, having a strong smell of juniper. Bot. Reg. 1953. 
malaxide^. 
Megaclinium maximum. Largest Megaclinium. This is a curious species 
of a most singular genus of plants, with pale green flowers, blotched with red. In 
general appearance, it is like M. falcatum, from which species it appears to diff'er, 
in having larger leaves, less deeply notched at the point, and more re volute at the 
edges ; its lip is hardly so moveable as in M. falcatum. Dr. Lindley thinks it will 
prove one of the easier kinds to cultivate. It was introduced from Sierra Leone, 
by the Messrs. Loddiges, in whose collection it flowered in August last. 
—Bot. Reg. 1958. 
ERRATUM. 
The Brugmansia suaveolens, noticed at page 87 of our last month's number, is there stated to have 
been planted by, and to be the property of, C. L. Spong, Esq. We have received a letter from Mr. Spong 
disclaiming such lionour, and stating that he is the gardener, &c., to R. Gordon, Esq., M.P., at Leweston, 
near Sherborne, Dorsetshire, in whose conservatory it was planted by him ten or eleven years ago. Our 
error was indeed quite unintentional. 
