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summer months in the stove of the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew, and till late in autumn. During 
the winter months even the leaves are deciduous, and the bare branches are then, it must be 
acknowledged, very unsightly. It loves heat, and with us the pot is always plunged in tan." 
The species is from the East Indies. Its flowers are yellowish white, faintly streaked on the 
outside with a darker hue. Bot. Mag. 3952. 
SoLA^NUM Balbi'sii ; var. bipinna^ta. Covered with coarse prickles, of a gross habit, and 
having flowers little superior to those of the common potato ; neither this species nor its variety 
is particularly interesting. " Our present variety has extrenxely pale flowers, but the leaves 
very much divided, so as instead of being simply pinnatifid, they are truly bipinnate." It has 
large upright racemes of light lilac blossoms, and will grow readily either in a stove or a warm 
greenhouse. Mr. Tweedie sent seeds of it from Buenos Ayres. Bot. Mag. 3954. 
Styli'diubi pilo'sum. a neat and distinct species, raised from Swan River seeds. " It has 
the largest flowers of any yet introduced, and when in good health forms rather a handsome 
appearance. It is sometimes met with under the name of S. Dickso?iii." The blossoms appear 
to be white, with the petals much undulated and toothed. It is a greenhouse perennial, *' re- 
quiring a soil composed of sandy peat, mixed with a small portion of loam. It should be kept in 
small pots, and treated as a sub-aquatic during the growing season in summer ; but must be kept 
rather dry during the winter, and in a cool part of the greenhouse, where there is plenty of light 
and air. It is easily increased from seeds." BoL Reg, 41. 
Zi'cHYA GLABRA^TA. A Very elegant and attractive species, limited in its growth, and, indeed, 
with a tendency to become prostrate. " The seeds have been sent from the Swan River 
settlement to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, where the plant produced its lively red blossoms in 
the early part of summer. It succeeds well in a common greenhouse, but the stems require 
support." It was, however, obtained from New Holland by Mr. Knight, of Chelsea, some years 
back. Bot. Mag. 3956. 
NEW OR INTERESTING PLANTS IN FLOWER AT THE PRINCIPAL 
SUBURBAN NURSERIES. 
AcHiME^NES LONGiFLO^RA. This Splendid new species is flowering in many nurseries and 
gardens ; but, being for the most part badly treated, it is not seen in the perfection which many 
may have thought it would attain. Cultivators, anxious to bring it early into flower, have kept 
it in a warm stove ; whereas, it appears to thrive best in a greenhouse during the warm months, 
and in a position, too, where it can receive plenty of air. Those who have it in a stove, 
however, should not abruptly remove it from thence. The change must be made as gradually as 
possible. 
Achime'nes ro^sea. Mr. Low, of Clapton, is blooming this beautiful plant, and the flowers 
seem likely to be richer than they were last year on the original specimen. No doubt, it will be 
like A. longiflora in its preference of a cooler house than the stove : at least, after it has been 
fairly started in the spring. A greater healthiness of foliage, and closeness of habit, with finer 
flowers, will be the result of such treatment. 
Amary'llis japo'nica. a curious species, introduced by Dr. Siebold from Japan, and probably 
hardy, or nearly so. It has blossomed in a greenhouse at Messrs. Young's, Epsom. The flower- 
stem is not more than an inch or two in height, and the flowers are of a dark yellow or pale-orange 
colour, with singularly curled segments. If hardy, it will be a very interesting plant for beds or 
borders, 
Antirrhi'num ma^jus flo're ple^ko. In the nursery of Messrs. Young, Epsom, there is a 
particularly handsome variety of the old Snapdragon at present in bloom. It has large double 
flowei's, of an intensely rich crimson hue ; and as these are borne very profusely, the plant has a 
very showy appearance. 
Blandfc'rdia no'bilis. The peculiar elegance of this species renders it eminently worthy of 
cultivation as a greenhouse plant. Messrs. Loddiges are flowering it abundantly. The leaves 
are long, narrow, deeply channelled, and sheathing each other and the stem at the base. The 
flower-stalk is strong, erect, about a foot high, with numerous large drooping orange and yellow 
