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NOTICES OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS 
IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL NURSERIES AND PRIVATE GARDENS IN 
THE VICINITY OF LONDON. 
Messrs. Henderson's, Pine-Apple Place. Verbena Tweediana, This 
lovely little plant, which is without exception the best known species of this genus, 
is now exhibiting its dazzling crimson-coloured blossoms in great perfection in the 
greenhouse of the above nursery; it is certainly a most valuable addition to the 
already numerous and beautiful species which constitute this genus, and, on 
account of the superiority of its flowers to all other known species, not excepting 
even V. cliamcBdrifolia, no collection, however limited, should be destitute of it. 
Messrs. Henderson, and most of the London nurserymen, as well as Mr. Young, 
Epsom, possess a good stock of it. Perhaps the best accession lately made to our 
present stock of early flowering greenhouse plants is in Messrs. Henderson's 
seedling Cinerarias, which are indeed truly splendid 3 their dwarf habits, free mode 
of flowering, and the brilliancy of the colour of their flowers, pronounce them at 
once to be far superior to any thing of the kind before known, and justly entitle 
them to a place in any, or every collection. Cytisus racemosus. This is a new 
and very beautiful species of this extensive genus ; the flowers, which are yellow, 
are produced at the extremities of the branches in dense racemes, and when in 
flower (which it now is at the above nursery) it has a very pretty appearance. 
Mr. Knight's, Chelsea. Azalea littorea. This is another of Mr. Knight's 
beautiful Azaleas, and is now, together with many other species and varieties of 
this beautiful genus, flowering in great profusion. In the orchidese-house the 
Acanthophippium bicolor, a somewhat rare orchideous plant, is now beautifully in 
flower ; as well as one or two fine varieties of Oncidium papilio, which are far 
superior to the original species. 
Messrs. Loddiges', Hackney. Aerides odorata. This charming plant, 
which may with propriety be termed " the loveliest of all lovely plants," and 
which is, without exception, the most delightful feature in that peculiarly 
interesting family Orchidese, perhaps was never before seen to flower in such 
profusion and perfection as it is now doing in the collection of Messrs. Loddiges ; 
a fine grown and remarkably large specimen in the above named collection is now 
producing no less than between twenty and thirty fine racemes of flowers ; these 
last being of a very delicate colour, and fragrant to so great a degree, as almost to 
become proverbial, added to the elegant and curious habit of the plant, render 
it one of the finest ornaments at present known to our collections ; and, accustomed 
as we are to see and admire the beautiful and varied forms in which the flowers 
of orchideous plants develope themselves, we at once confess that we never before 
witnessed such an interesting and lovely object as that which we are now noticing ; 
and surely any person, possessing the means, will need no other inducement to 
cultivate this beautiful tribe than that which is held forth in the exquisite beauty 
and delightful fragrance of this lovely plant. In company with the above, Messrs. 
