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NOTICES OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS 
IN FLOWER IN THE LEADING NURSERIES IN THE VICINITY OF LONDON. 
Messrs. Henderson's, Pine Apple Place. Entoca Wrangleana, Of the many 
beantiful annuals which have been introduced to this country within the last few 
years, this is certainly one of the most ornamental ; and its neat, compact habits, 
with its numerous beautiful blue flowers, render it a very interesting object. It is 
perfectly new, and is now flowering profusely in the greenhouse of this nursery, 
though it will most probably prove hardy, and would doubtless flower in greater 
perfection if planted in the open ground. Azalea Danielsii. A good specimen of 
this beautiful species is now in flower in the collection of the above gentlemen, and 
the rich and brilliant colours of its flowers have a splendid appearance amongst 
other species and varieties. Cytisus rhodophne. Messrs. Henderson possess a 
magnificent plant of this delightful species, which is now densely covered with 
its pretty yellow blossoms, and it exhales, besides, a powerful and most agreeable 
fragrance. Many lovely annuals and other plants, are now adorning the show- 
house of these gentlemen, and their combined efi'ect is truly enchanting. 
Mr. Knight''s, Chelsea. Verbena araniana. This new and pretty species of 
Verbena is now producing its elegant purple blossoms in the greenhouse of this 
gentleman. It is an exceedingly interesting plant, and is excellently calculated for 
planting in beds or groups in the flower-garden, in company with the other elegant 
species of this genus. Gesnerica faucialis is a rare and very ornamental plant, and 
with the singular species to which allusion was made in our last number, and which 
is now called G. refleoca^ is finely in flower at the above nursery. Roxburghia 
ciridis. This is a curious, but not a beautiful stove plant, and the ofl'ensive odour 
of its flowers deprives it of the little interest which it would otherwise possess. 
It is now producing its flowers very freely at this nursery. Passiflora Londmiana 
is now flowering profusely in the stove of Mr. Knight, but it appears to require a 
somewhat lower temperature than that of the stove, or, at least, a more shaded 
situation than the roof of the house. 
Messrs. Loddiges', Hackney. Vanda teres. This extremely rare and very 
valuable orchidaceous plant is now exhibiting its lovely blossoms in the collection 
of these gentlemen, and we are not aware of its ever having flowered in this 
country previously to the present time, except in the gardens of His Grace the 
Duke of Northumberland, at Isleworth. The petals of the flowers are of a 
delicate rosy lilac colour, and the labellum is of the richest purple, and beautifully 
streaked. There are two specimens of it now in flower at this nursery, and each 
plant has one flower-spike, with five or six beautiful blossoms upon it, though 
these latter do not all expand at the same time. To all lovers of orchidaceous 
plants, this beautiful species would undoubtedly be enhanced in value and 
interest by witnessing it in flower. Masdevallia mfracta. This is a new, curious, 
