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is considerably diminished, but he will no doubt shortly have it replenished ; we 
are happy to see that the taste for cultivating Orchidese is thus extending- itself 
to the Continental horticulturists, as we are sure that there is no tribe of plants 
more worthy of the cultivator's care. Mr. Low has recently raised a hybrid 
mimulus, between M. cardinalis and M. variegatus ; the plant possesses all the 
habit of M. cardinalis, while the flowers are like those of M. variegatus, only of a 
deeper colour ; it is now beautifully in flower. He has likewise a new plant from 
China, which he received under the name of Oxalis Barleri, now in flower, the 
flowers of which are yellow, and very similar to those of an Oxalis, but the plant 
is of a shrubby habit ; and if it should prove a species of Oxalis, it will very pro- 
bably be O.fruticosa. 
Messrs. Rollison's, Tooting. Oncidium Lanceanwm. The splendid plant 
of this beautiful species in the possession of Messrs. Rollison, is again throwing up 
two or three fine spikes for flower, and we anticipate that when in flower it will be 
even superior to what it was when it flowered last year ; we should think the 
flowers will be out in about a month, or perhaps less. Broughtonia sanguinea. 
There are some remarkably fine plants of this species now producing their beautiful 
purple blossoms in great perfection, at the above nursery ; and as they are growing 
on logs of wood, and suspended from the roof of the house, they have a very pretty 
appearance. Messrs. Rollison have lately made an importation of several curious 
orchideous plants from Ceylon, as well as some from Manilla, among which are 
some valuable new ones. There is also at the above nursery a most splendid col- 
lection of Cape and other bulbs, now in flower; many of which are extremely 
beautiful, and some new. Their tulips have likewise made a most brilliant display, 
but are now losing their beauty. 
Mr. Young's, Epsom. Lemnanthes Douglassi. This elegant little annual was 
introduced by Mr. Douglas, and named in honour of him ; a small bed of it now in 
flower at the above nursery, has a most pleasing and beautiful appearance, and is 
one amongst the many truly excellent annuals introduced to this country by that 
indefatigable botanist ; it makes a most delightful feature in the flower garden in 
the summer if planted out in a bed, or even singly on a border. Rhododendron 
multimaculatum. This is a most beautiful Rhododendron, with a white ground 
and light brown spots, which Mr. Young has received from the Continent, and is, 
with many others similarly beautiful, now exhibiting its magnificent blossoms in 
great abundance at the above nursery. Mr. Young has a most splendid collection of 
hardy Poeonies, now in flower, and it would be difficult to imagine a more beautiful 
sight than a large bed of these, with all the brilliancy of their colours, present to 
the eye of the beholder. Here also fine beds of those charming little annuals, 
Collinsia bicolor, Leptosiphon androsaceus and densijlorum ; Nemophila insignis, 
and various others equally pretty, are flowering in the greatest possible perfection, 
and contribute greatly to beautify and enliven the place. Penstemon Scholeru 
This is a plant of great merit, as it is an evergreen shrub, and a remarkably free 
flowering plant, and the flowers are strikingly beautiful. 
