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FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
The leaves of botli are few and uninteresting, and the flower-scapes about nine 
inches high, having from four to six beautiful pendulous blossoms at their 
extremities. Bot. Reg. 68. 
S6llya linearis. "We believe we are correct in stating that this is the plant 
known in nurseries under the appellation of S. salicifolia. " It resembles the other 
species in general appearance, and altogether in the colour and size of its flowers, 
but it has exceedingly narrow leaves, which have no appearance of ever being 
serrated, and it is altogether a more slender-looking plant." From the universally- 
admired S. heterophylla^ it is further distinguished by the deeper blue of its 
blossoms, and there are also some minute features in its stigma and fruit peculiar 
to itself. It was introduced to Britain from the Swan River Colony, through Mr. 
Driimmond and others, and blossomed with R. Mangles, Esq., as well as in several 
metropolitan gardens. Either trained to a pillar, or treated as a dwarf bush, it is 
a charming greenhouse plant, but will bear planting in the open ground, in 
sheltered situations. We may here mention that a plant in a private garden 
near London, survived the winter of 1837-8 without any protection, the main 
shoots only being destroyed to within a short distance of their base. Bot. Reg. 3. 
NEW, RARE, AND INTERESTING PLANTS IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL 
SUBURBAN NURSERIES. 
CoRRCEA longifl5ra. This is one of the beautiful hybrids which have latterly 
been so profusely raised by difi'erent individuals. In the great length of its flowers, 
and their delicate rose-colour, which is wholly untinctured with any other hue, it 
stands perfectly isolated. The leaves are ovate, obtuse, and, as well as the exterior 
of the flowers, covered with a slight ferruginous down on the upper surface. In 
the nursery of Mr. Low, Clapton, a small specimen is now flowering ; but we have 
been favoured with an excellent drawing from Messrs. Lucombe and Pierce, Exeter, 
which will shortly be published. 
Dendr^bium aureum ; var. pallidum. A fine plant of this lovely variety is 
blooming, in great vigour, with Messrs. Loddiges, Hackney, at the present time. 
Its stems are partially drooping, and bear a considerable number of dingy white 
flowers, the outer portions of which approach to a sulphur colour, while the 
labellum is deep yellow, striped with orange red. It is remarkable for the very 
refreshing fragrance of its blossoms, especially in the evening. Attaching it to 
a block of wood, or placing it in a small wooden basket, is the most appropriate 
method of culture, and it must in either case be suspended from the roof of the 
house. 
Epidendrum skInneri. One of the rarest of Orchidacese, and at the same 
time one that is generally thouglit extremely difficult to manage. It produces a 
large erect spike of pretty pink blossoms, from the summit of each of its newly- 
