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deeper and brighter lines of red. The inner structure of the flower, too, is very curious, the stamens 
forming a close column around the style, and the anther tubes of very great length. It is a native 
of the north of India. Relative to its culture, Messrs. Lucombe and Pince, of Exeter, observe : — 
Planted against the wall of a Camellia-house, (which in winter is frequently within a degree of the 
freezing point,) in a border composed of heath-mould, loam, and sand, which being very well 
drained, admits of copious waterings during the growing or summer season, it thrives remarkably 
well, making vigorous shoots from three to four feet long in a year. The copious flowers appear 
on the two year old wood, and first begin to develope themselves about Christmas, expanding early 
in April.— Bot. Mag., 4303. 
Vanda cristata. This Orchid has not much beauty to recommend it ; but the lip is large, and 
prettily striped and variegated with blood colour and yellow upon a velvety ground. It blooms at 
the latter end of winter and early in spring, enlivening the stove at that season with its variegated 
flowers. It inhabits trees in Nepal. — Bot. Mag., 4304. 
Vanda violacea. This is one of those charming epiphytes which are only procured in the 
fertile regions of the East. Mr. dimming found it in Manilla, and introduced it to Europe. The 
flowers are in short pendulous racemes, rather large, with an ivory white ground spotted with light 
violet ; of the latter colour there is one large blotch within the extremity of each sepal and petal, 
and a few small dots are scattered over their surface j the lip is wholly violet. The flowers have 
a faint and rather disagreeable smell, which is not, however, perceived till they are nearly approached. 
—Bot. Reg., 30. , 
PLANTS NEW OR INTERESTING, IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL SUBURBAN NURSERIES 
AND GARDENS. 
iEscHYNANTHUS longiflorus. Messrs. Veitch have received the above-named species from 
Java ; it is exceedingly attractive, with large clusters bearing from twelve to fifteen blooms of a 
brilliant scarlet and orange colour, each blossom about two inches and a half in length. The plant 
has very handsome foliage of a rich green, and will make a 'gay addition to our stoves. It is 
certainly the handsomest of the species. 
Aerides spe. nov. A beautiful species has recently flowered in the collection of J. U. Schroeder, 
Esq., Stratford Green, differing in habit from A . maculosum, to which, however, it is nearly allied. 
The flowers are of a lovely rosy lilac, very rich, and produced in great abundance. 
Cattleya spe. nov. In the collection of S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth, a very beautiful flower 
of this species has lately exhibited itself. The plant, from its habit, thought before flowering to be 
of the Sophroinitis tribe, has proved to be a Cattleya, having the sepals and petals — though richer 
in colour — like C. SMnnerii, the labellum formed like C. Aclandii, and of a deep crimson violet 
hue. The plant was introduced from one of the continental nurseries, but of its native country 
we are ignorant. 
Cyrtochilum spe. nov. A pretty and superior plant, the flowers with richly brown spotted 
sepals and petals, labellum broad and of a light purple colour. In habit it is much like C. hastatum, 
but that the scape is erect, and the bloom — although gayer — is not produced in such abundance. 
The specimen here noticed was in the collection of Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, near 
Bromley, Kent. 
Fuchsia spe. nov. A lovely and graceful plant, introduced by Messrs. Veiteh from Peru, 
with petalless flowers, about three and a half inches long, of a rosy violet colour ; at the division of 
the calyx it becomes a brilliant green ; foliage small and handsome, and promises to bloom freely. 
Gloxinia Fyfiana. An English hybrid variety of this interesting genus, differing very 
materially from all the varieties that have been produced, by sending its bloom erect from the 
root ; the flowers are campanulated, all the petals regular in size, and forming a star-shaped 
flower : this is the more noticeable from its rich purple from the throat extending into every 
petal, and leaving a bold margin of white. The habit does not differ from the general appearance 
of the other varieties. It was in the collection of Messrs. Veitch at the last exhibition in the 
Gardens of the Horticultural Society, Chiswick. 
Hydrangea japonica, var. A species differing in^colour from the II. japonka we figured in 
No. 141 of our Magazine, being a reddish lilac in colour, the crest of bloom perhaps a little denser 9 
