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Clerode'ndron K(empfe v rii. This plant seems to be allied to C. speciosissimum and C. 
squamalum, but has smoother leaves, while the flowers seem to be of a darker and more brilliant 
scarlet tint, having stalks of the same colour. It is blossoming in a stove at Mr. Low's, 
Clapton ; and, when in a high state of cultivation, will no doubt be very splendid. It is probably 
identical with a plant called C. fulgens, which has been bloomed by Mr. Green, gardener to 
Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Cheam. 
Dendro'bium crumena'tum. At Messrs. Loddiges' this attractive species is grown abundantly 
on logs of wood, and as the stems, with their flower-spikes, spread about considerably, it produces 
a graceful and delightful effect. It is now bearing great numbers of white flowers, which are 
arranged rather distantly on long rigid stalks, issuing from the sides of the stems, and having 
from six to twelve blossoms on each. The flowers are most deliciously odorous, with a scent 
something like tbat of violets. 
Epiden'drum vitelli v num. A plant of this species, now in blossom with Messrs. Loddiges', 
exhibits it as the handsomest of all Epidendra, having short upright racemes of the brightest 
vermilion-coloured flowers, which are large and very showy, having a particularly small pale 
orange lip. They are closely arranged on the raceme, and six or eight are borne on each. The 
pseudo-bulbs are small, slender, and somewhat tapering, and the leaves are slightly glaucous. 
Gloxi'nia digitaliflo^ra. This appears to be quite a distinct species, disposed to grow 
dwarfly, and having neat leaves, which are particularly thick and strong. The flowers have a 
longer tube than usual, and this is likewise less pouched on the under side. The limb is a fine 
crimsony purple, very like, in colour, to the blossoms of Achimenes grandiflora, but a little more 
deeply shaded with purple. It is in flower at Mr. Knight's, Chelsea, and Messrs. Rollisson's, 
Tooting. 
Gloxi'nia ru x bra, var. A hybrid, of which G. rubra is one of the parents, and which exhibits 
some of the colour of that species in its flowers, though sufficiently different from it to constitute 
a well-marked variety, has at last been obtained ; and we have seen it at Mr. Mountjoy's, Ealing, 
and Mr. Low's, Clapton. It has beautiful deep rosy-pink flowers, which are whitish in the 
bottom of the throat, and dark pink near the top. The shading of colour is somewhat varied ; 
and it is altogether an interesting plant. 
Gloxi'nia specio'sa, var. A variety of the old G. speciosa, with spacious leaves, and very 
bright blue flowers, which have scarcely any of the common purple shade in them, was intro- 
duced some short time back by Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, and is at present in blossom at Mr. 
Low's, Clapton. It is clearly distinguishable from the species, and is a highly ornamental and 
useful plant for stoves. 
Gompholo'bitjm sple'ndens. Not very unlike G. tenue in its flowers, which are bold and of a 
deep yellow colour, but entirely different in habit, besides having broader leaves. It seems to be 
a decided shrub, of a low character, and not at all climbing. If pruned, and rendered bushy by 
culture, it would doubtless be a very handsome object. It is flowering in a greenhouse at Mr. 
Low's,. Clapton. 
Hu'ntleya melea'gris. Once almost lost to the country, shortly after being introduced, by 
being divided for propagational purposes. It is now, however, growing in great vigour in Messrs. 
Loddiges' collection, where there is also a blooming plant. It has solitary blossoms, about an 
inch and a half in diameter, and of a whitish or cream-coloured ground, copiously mottled with 
brown of various shades. Only two or three blossoms appear at once, though they last a con- 
siderable time. 
Lemo v nia specta'bilis. This neat evergreen shrub is blossoming in one of Messrs. Loddiges' 
stoves, where it blooms during a great part of the season. Few flowers are, however, opened at 
a time. The blossoms are deep crimson, and showy ; while the leaves are abundant, and have a 
glossy surface. 
Lisia'nthus Russellia^nus. Two specimens of this plant, now at Mr. Low's, Clapton, and 
received from a country gardener, are in admirable health, and splendidly covered with bloom. 
They show plainly that, when well grown, the species is a really magnificent thing. The flowers 
are very abundant, large, and of the richest purple. They appear to be grown in very turfy loam, 
which is light, and full of fibre ; for, on pressing it gently with the fingers, the soil immediately 
yields. It is probable that, where the soil is very turfy, and well mixed with broken stone for 
