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NEW AND RARE PLANTS IN FLOWER. 
some ; the flowers are produced in clusters, and are of a rich crimson colour; they 
seem to be destitute of petals, and have the appearance of a hunch of beautiful, 
delicate, thread-like stamens ; it is without doubt new, and is a very ornamental 
plant, and probably a climbing one. Mr. Knight has also some excellent new 
species of various genera of Coniferous plants, and he has recently made a new 
importation from New South Wales of orchideous and other plants, many of which 
are new, and will probably prove good and valuable. 
Messrs. Loddiges', Hackney. Coelogyne Gardneriana. This new and highly 
beautiful orchideous plant has recently flowered in the rich collection of the above 
gentlemen ; it is an East Indian species, and was received last year from Dr. 
Wallich, of the Calcutta Botanical Garden, having been previously collected and 
sent there by Mr. John Gibson, His Grace the Duke of Devonshire's Collector. 
Laslia anceps. This splendid plant is now beautifully in flower at the above 
nursery, and may be considered as one of the most lovely ornaments of 
the orchidese-house. Messrs. Loddiges, likewise, have a new orchideous plant 
now coming into flower, the bulbs of which bear some slight resemblance to 
the genus Eria ; the flower-spike is pendulous, and the flowers will be large, and 
of a white or cream colour ; it will doubtless prove a valuable plant. Corrcea 
speciosa grandiflora. This is, we believe a new variety of this much esteemed 
species, and it is in every respect superior to the species to which it is allied ; it is 
now flowering profusely in the greenhouse of the above nursery. 
Mr. Low's, Clapton. Oncidium Henchmannii. This is a new and exceedingly 
pretty species of Oncidium, which Mr. Low has imported from Rio del Monte ; it 
has been named by J. Bateman Esq., of Knypersly, after Mr. Henchman, of the 
Clapton nursery ; the leaves are about nine inches in length, fleshy, oblong, acute, 
and the flowers appear to be produced very freely and abundantly ; the predomi- 
nant colours in the latter are pink arid yellow, beautifully mottled with brown, 
and they are nearly as large as those of 0. Cebolleti ; it is a truly elegant addition 
to this already extensive and interesting genus, and should be in the possession 
of every admirer of this beautiful tribe. Mr. Low has recently obtained many 
new and valuable greenhouse and other plants, among which we noticed a fine speci- 
men of Cowania plicata, which is represented as a truly excellent half-hardy shrub. 
Messrs. Rollison's, Tooting. Pheleonopsis amahile. This is a new and highly 
interesting and beautiful orchideous plant, which Messrs. Rollison received a few 
months ago from Manilla ; the generic name is given from the resemblance the 
flowers bear to a moth ; the flowers are composed of five petals, which are remark- 
able for being most distinctly marked with numerous little nerves or veins, and the 
labellum is one of the elegant and interesting objects, both as regards structure and 
colours, we have before seen amongst the plants of this beautiful tribe, and com- 
pletely baffles description ; the foliage is handsome, and the flowers are produced 
abundantly on long slender flower-stalks. It appears to delight in growing on a 
block of wood. This is certainly one of the most valuable additions which our 
