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at any season, if kept growing. It may be increased by cuttings, or seeds, which are matu i 
freely. Any common garden soil will suit it. 
Dendro'bium amge'num. a pretty species in the way of, but inferior to, D. Devonianum. t 
blooms on the denuded stems, which are long and slender, with rather distant nodes. ^.3 
flowers are of a delicate blush tint, with an eye or spot of rich purple near the tip of each se j 
and petal : the lip is pale yellow at the foot, and blush coloured with a broad spot of pure 
towards the top. It is flowering with S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth. 
Dendro'bium ano'smum. Dr. Lindley has given this name to a Dendrobium greatly resemb’g 
D. macroph^llum, which has recently been in bloom in the princely collection of Messrs. Loddiji, 
at the Hackney Nursery. It was introduced by those gentlemen in 1840, from the Phillipje 
Islands. All the parts of the flower being shorter and more obtuse than those of D. mao- 
phyllum, free from the undulating surface, and the powerful and somewhat unpleasant rhubb 
scent, whilst the colours are precisely similar, we consider it a superior kind for the cultiva •. 
Besides these prominent distinctions, it differs in the column being stouter and more exposeeo 
view — the sides of the lip scarcely meeting over it, whilst in macrophyllum they inclose it, d 
wrap over each other. The petals also are less strongly reticulated. In Dr. Lindley’s not), 
he expresses a doubt upon the propriety of considering it as a distinct species — of course jis 
cannot be decided now, until another year’s flowers afford the opportunity for furlr 
examination. It ought to be grown in a basket, or fastened to a block, and suspended. 
Gompholo'bium ? A new species of this genus was contributed by Messrs. Lucom, 
Pince, & Co., of Exeter, to the exhibition in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent’s Park.|t 
possesses a vigorous habit, of a trailing character, and will hence need some support. It a 
much stronger plant than G. polymorphum, and flowers quite as profusely. The blossis 
resemble that species considerably, both in size and colour. It will be a desirable specieslitr 
exhibition. i 
Hi'ndsia longiflo'ra alba. Instead of the blue tint of the original species, the flowenf 
this are of a delicate pure white : they are pleasantly scented and produced in large clusters at ie 
top of the shoots. It is at Messrs. Henderson’s Nursery. 
Hydro'lea spino'sa. In the Kew Gardens we noticed a fine plant of this old stove shjb, 
which certainly merits a place in every collection. Imagine a plant with small, ovate, lale- 
shaped leaves, sending up strong stems, two or three feet high, and throwing out numerous t jjs 
from every side upon all its length, every one of which, from the foot of the plant to its utist 
height, are appropriately furnished with foliage, and profusely adorned with small, brilliant-l|e, 
convoUmlus-X\^e flowers. Plants of this character, and especially those with flowers of a cojir 
so universally admired, are just what the cultivator wants ; and as it grows vigorously, and ith 
much rapidity, we hope soon to see its merits more generally recognised. It is a native of Sjth 
America, where it is found inhabiting stations bordering on rivulets ; from which we may i;|er 
that considerable humidity will be necessary, both in the atmosphere and at the roots, to bri|it 
to its most perfect state. | 
Hypocy'rta dPscolor. This name has been applied by Dr. Lindley to the plant notice at 
p. 273 of vol. xi. and known in gardens as Columnea Zehrina. It is “closely alliejto 
H. aggregata, from which it differs in its smooth long-stalked leaves, large calyx, and sm:|er 
solitary flowers.” The foliage is handsome, but the flowers are not very showy, and, mtild, 
are partly concealed by their situation. 
Mormo'des luxa'tum. a strong-growing plant, with the habit of the large Cataseta, 
cream-coloured flowers are large, fragrant, and showy, and remarkable for the singular cojiir- 
tion of their parts. They are almost globular, with an aperture on one side, through wh 
dark ehocolate-coloured patch or streak may be seen down the centre of the lip. Mr. Riipr 
has a flowering specimen. i| 
Muss.e’nda macrophy'lla. a fine Cinchonaceous shrub, introduced from Nepal, of ejjel- 
lent habit, with large handsome foliage and terminal heads of orange flowers surrounded by 
floral leaves. It is blooming in a greenhouse at Messrs. Knight and Perry’s, Chelsea. 
Phlox Drummondii alba. This is a variety with white flowers, apparently well suite or 
beds in the flower-garden, though not so pretty as the parent species. It may be seen flowi 
at Mr. Groom’s Nursery, Clapham Rise. 
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