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H. B. M.'s Consul in Mexico, and has flowered in the garden of J. Rogers, jim., 
Esq., of Sevenoaks. It is described as having two leaves of " two feet long, 
cylindrical, with a furrow on one side, deep green, not glaucous, and about twice as 
thick as the scape, which is two feet high." The flowers are produced in a 
terminal cluster, depending very gracefully on all sides from the extremity of the 
stem ; they are bright scarlet on the outside, and whitish within, tlie stamens 
being dark green, and forming a cup at their base, whicli is much serrated. It is 
an extremely elegant plant, and will probably succeed well with the treatment 
generally given to Cape bulbs. Bot. Reg. 34. 
THE ORCHIS TRIBE (Orchidacece). 
Eria FERRUGiNEA. Rusty Eria. Imported by Messrs. Loddiges from 
Calcutta, and blossomed for the first time in the orchidaceous house of those 
gentlemen, in March 1838. The singular coating of thick, shaggy, brown hair 
which clothes the exterior of the flowers, is its most remarkable character ; these 
members being otherwise very prettily blotched with pink in the inside. Its large 
and dark green foliage contributes to render it handsome, and it is certainly not 
one of the least interesting of the tribe. We recently saw it flowering at Messrs. 
Loddiges under the name of E. callosa. Bot, Reg. 35. 
ScHOMBi^RGKiA marginata. This splendid species of a new and highly valu- 
able genus was figured by Dr. Lindley in his Sertum Orchidacemn.^ Part III. ; and 
a handsome variety now appears in the Botanical Magazine. The latter difi'ers in 
having no parti-coloured margin to the flowers, and, as would appear, in this 
particular alone. It has long been known in collections by the designation of 
" Spread Eagle," and has, at length, displayed its flowers in the collection of 
Thomas Brocklehurst, Esq., of the Fence, Manchester. These prove to be of a 
deep orange-red colour, with a pale lilac labellum, and are very showy. The 
specimen was obtained from Surinam, and bloomed in December 1838. Bot. Mag. 
3729. 
NEW, RARE, AND INTERESTING PLANTS IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL 
SUBURBAN NURSERIES. 
iERiDES TESSELLATUM. Without exception the handsomest species of this very 
elegant genus at present known in Britain ; nor in the slightest degree inferior to 
M. odorata in the delicious fragrance of its flowers. In habit, it resembles its 
kindred species, being, however, somewhat stronger ; while the flowers are pro- 
duced in half-pendent racemes, and are much larger than those of M. odorata ; 
added to which, they present a most pleasing union of white, light-green, and 
purple hues. Messrs. Loddiges, who imported this species from the East Indies, 
have a fine specimen now adorning their orchidaceous house with its charming 
flowers. 
Anigozanthos manglesii. a very beautiful species, the corolla of which has 
