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NOTICES OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS 
IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL NURSERIES IN THE VICINITY OF LONDON. 
Messrs. Henderson's, Pine- Apple Place. Gesneria oblongata. This very 
handsome species, which is almost perpetually in flower, particularly at this season 
of the year, is a most valuable ornament to the stove. It is flowering beautifully, 
however, in the greenhouse of these gentlemen, and appears to thrive most vigor- 
ously in such a situation ; — a fact with which every cultivator should be made 
acquainted. The flowers are of an oblong form, with an expansive corolla, and of 
a bright scarlet colour, prettily spotted internally. Lophospermum scandens. We 
again notice this new species for the purpose of informing our readers that it is an 
autumnal-flowering one, and makes an excellent display in the greenhouse at the 
present time. From what we have seen of its habits when planted out in the open 
border, it would appear to be a trailing, rather than a climbing plant ; although, 
when supported by stakes, it assumes a climbing habit. 
Mr. Knight's, Chelsea. Cattleya Mossice. A small specimen of this superb 
plant recently flowered in the orchidaceous house of this gentleman. The colours 
of every part of the flower are much darker than those of C. lahiata^ to which, 
however, this species is closely allied. The lip of the flower is a truly magnificent 
object, and is certainly superior in richness to that of C. lahiata. It may with 
propriety be considered the most splendid of this extremely beautiful tribe. 
Amieslea tomentosa, vel Houstonii. A singular plant, with the above designation, 
is now in flower in the stove of this nursery. It has handsomely-pinnated foliage, 
much resembling that of Cliantkus, or some of the species of Acacia, while the 
flowers are produced in large clusters at the extremities of the shoots ; their prin- 
cipal feature being that of protruding a bunch of delicate pink filaments, which 
have a most interesting appearance. It is an ornamental plant, and blossoms most 
abundantly. Phlox Youngii. An exceedingly pretty species, with pure white 
flowers, and growing about two feet in height. It is blooming freely in the green- 
house, but, we presume, is quite hardy. 
Messrs. Loddiges', Hackney. Cwlogi/ne maculata. An extremely elegant 
and lovely little orchidaceous plant, of East Indian origin. The pseudo-bulbs are 
partially flattened round the edges, but rise to a cone in the centre, from the apex 
of which it would seem that the leaves are produced, but the plant is at present 
in a leafless state. The flowers arise in short peduncles from the base of the 
pseudo-bulbs ; they are solitary, and the sepals and petals are whitish, while the 
labellum is spotted and blotched in the most exquisite manner with a rich and 
striking variety of colours. These gentlemen possess a plant of it in a flowering 
state. Oncidium Russeliamim. A neat and very pretty species, and at present 
rare. It is inferior to many of its allies, but nevertheless contributes to form a 
pleasing and interesting variety in the orchidaceous house, in which structure it is 
