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white-coloured ground, beautifully and abundantly streaked and marked with reddish 
purple ; it has a most interesting- and pretty appearance when in flower, and recom- 
mends itself to a place in every collection. Epidendrum Skinneri. This charming 
plant is again in flower at this nursery, and forms, with its pretty pink blossoms, a 
most lovely and attractive feature in a collection of Orchideae. Octomeria lancifolia. 
This is a new species of this genus with lanceolate leaves, out of the centre of 
which spring the little pale green flowers ; the habit of the plant is certainly not 
inelegant, but the flowers possess no particular beauty, and it may be cultivated for 
the sake of variety. Chorizema Manglesii. This is a new and exceedingly beau- 
tiful species of Chorizema, the specific name of which has been appropriately given 
in honour of Captain Mangles, who first introduced it to notice. The flowers are 
equal in beauty and somewhat similar in colour to those of C. ovata, but the plant 
is of a much stronger habit, and grows much more freely and luxuriantly. It is 
now in flower at the above nursery, and from its striking beauty no collection 
should be without it. 
Mr. Young's, Epsom. Loasa aurantiaca. This is a new and extremely fine 
species of Loasa ; it is a greenhouse plant of twining habits ; the foliage is large 
and remarkably beautiful, and the flowers are of a very deep orange colour, and 
when expanded, are full an inch across, and very handsome ; the habit of the plant 
is peculiarly graceful and elegant, the flowers are produced in great abundance, and 
there appears to be a good succession ; it is just in flower at the above nursery, and 
is a highly interesting and valuable plant, particularly as it produces its fine blossoms 
at this dull season of the year, and it should be in the possession of every person 
who delights in the cultivation of greenhouse plants. Nemophila atomaria. This 
is a new species of this interesting genus, and, though not so strikingly beautiful 
as N. insignis, is by no means destitute of interest ; but, we think, is an exceed- 
ingly pretty and neat little plant, and is well worthy of cultivation ; the flowers 
are white and beautifully spotted with blue, and it is now flowering most profusely 
in the greenhouse of the above nursery. It will most probably prove as hardy as 
N. insignis. A fine specimen of Clematis Sieboldi is still in flower at this nursery, 
and has been for these last three months ; and we feel convinced that we cannot 
say too much in commendation of this truly beautiful and valuable plant. Mr. 
Young possesses an excellent stock of it, from a guinea to a guinea and a half a 
plant. 
