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NOTICES OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS 
IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL NURSERIES IN THE VICINITY OF LONDON. 
On account of the pressure of other matter, we were, as our readers will have 
perceived, unable to insert our usual observations on the few plants of interest that 
were in flower in the London nurseries last month ; but we feel assured that they 
will not be inclined to censure us for this omission, when they take into considera- 
tion the severe state of the weather during the month of February, and as a 
natural consequence, the few flowers that had then been able to develop themselves. 
For their gratification, however, we shall this month enumerate such plants as were 
then in flower ; or at least, those of them which we consider worthy of attention. 
Messrs. Henderson's, Pine- Apple Place. The showhouse of these gentlemen 
is as usual very attractive, and all such plants as will allow themselves to be forced 
into flower by being placed in a hothouse or stove, may here be seen in a high 
state of perfection ; any of our readers who reside in the viciniiy of London, and 
who are desirous of obtaining plants in flower at this season for the purpose of 
ornamenting their parlours or drawing-rooms, may procure an excellent assortment at 
this nursery, particularly if fine and well-gro wn plants with an abundance of flowers 
are wished for. Several remarkably fine specimens of various species of Epacris are 
now most brilliantly in flower, and we have nowhere seen such handsome plants 
of the elegant species of this highly interesting genus as these gentlemen possess. 
Mr. Knight's, Chelsea, f A new bulbous plant, nearly allied to the genus Pmi- 
cratium, or Ismene, is now most beautifully in flower at this nursery ; the flowers 
are white, of an extremely delicate texture, and most delightfully fragrant, and 
we should consider that it is without doubt a species of Ismene ; it was im- 
ported by Mr. Knight from Florida last season. Batemannia Colleyu. This 
singular plant is now flowering profusely in the orchidaceous house of this gentle- 
man, and though it cannot be regarded as a first-rate orchidaceous plant, it is well 
worthy of the cultivator's care. A new and very beautiful hybrid Rhododendron 
is also now in flower in the conservatory of this nursery ; it was raised from seed 
at the same time as R. arhorea fimhriata^ figured vol. ii. p. 98 of this work, but 
has never flowered previous to the present time ; some slight resemblance is dis- 
cernible between the plant now noticed and the one just alluded to, but a decided 
distinction is manifest both with regard to foliage and flowers, and this is certainly 
a valuable variety. Azalea Indica Smithii. A splendid specimen of this hand- 
- some plant is now flowering in great perfection in the collection of Mr. Knight. 
Messrs. Loddiges, Hackney. Dendrohium Jimhriatum. Two large speci- 
mens of this charming plant are now exhibiting their elegant blossoms in the 
^orchidaceous house of these gentlemen, in extraordinary perfection ; our readers will 
form some idea of their beauty when we state, that one of them is producing 
fifteen fine spikes of flowers, and the other twenty ; besides which, the flowers are 
much larger than any we ever before witnessed in this species. Last month these 
gentlemen flowered a magnificent plant of Dcnhrohium nobile, which we consider to 
