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segments are linear, and rather large yellow flowers borne in clusters of three or upwards, close' 
adhering to the branches. 
Gladio'lus Ga'ndavensis supe'rba. A very superior variety, with much larger and moi! 
highly-coloured flowers than G. Gandavensis. It has recently flowered at Pineapple Place. 
Marty'nia. In one of the greenhouses at Kew, a hardy member of this genus is flowerin; 
It is annual, growing in small pots a foot high. Its leaves are opposite, somewhat cordat 
very hairy, and its flowers very large and handsome, borne in terminal clusters ; their corolla hi 
a rich purple-crimson limb, four-cleft ; upper segments lobed and darkest coloured, and the thro; 
of the tube yellow. 
Onci'dium oblonga'tum. Now flowering in the Hackney collection ; has rather large anguk 
pseudo-bulbs, which are marked in mottled bands with purple in a handsome manner. Its leav< 
are rather long, and its panicle of flowers two to three feet high and upwards. Its flowers ha\ 
pale yellow sepals and petals dotted at the base with bright brown, a large yellow- waved labellui 
marked also with brown at its base. It is a handsome species, flowering very freely ; wj 
introduced from Guatemala by the Messrs. Loddiges, in 1840. 
Potenti'lla Macnabia'na. A very beautiful Potentilla, a variety raised in Yorkshire 
distributed through the London establishments by Mr. Low, of Upper Clapton, in whose Nurser 
it has flowered in a fine manner. In habit it does not differ from some other species, grows tv 
to three feet high, has ample, numerous, radical leaves, and produces in great abundance its larg 
strikingly brilliant, orange-crimson flowers. 
Plero'ma e'legans. Bearing this name, the Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, sent early in the pa; 
month, to exhibit at the Regent Street Rooms, at a meeting of the Horticultural Society, whic 
did not take place, a member of this genus, stated to be from Peru, erect growing, with shoi 
woody branches, opposite oblong-lanceolate channelled leaves, glabrous on their upper surface, ail 
numerous terminal, large, vivid purple, charming flowers. It is a highly ornamental species. 
Saurau'ja ma'crophylla. A stove plant under this name has flowered in the collection 
the Messrs. Rollisson. It is an accidental importation, received from Mexico with Orchids , aboi 
two years ago ; has large, broadly-lanceolate, rough leaves, which have red petioles and midrib; 
and are beset with red pubescence. The flowers are rather small, white, very like those of 
Begonia, and are borne freely in small panicles. 
Scutella'ria macrantha. A species introduced by Mr. Fortune to the garden of tli 
Horticultural Society, and has flowered there. It is a slender-branclied dwarf plant, with subulate 
opposite, hairy leaves, and pale blue flowers, the tube of whose corolla is whitish. It will doubtles 
prove sufficiently hardy to be a useful flower-garden plant, though at present it is kept in tli 
greenhouse. 
Tore'nia. This species was raised from seeds received from Arracan by the Messrs. Rollisson 
and has flowered with them. Its disposition is partially climbing ; it is slender-growing, has smal 
cordate, opposite, serrated, purple-tinged leaves, and bears terminal and axillary, rather smal 
dark-coloured flowers. 
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There are few proprietors, and indeed managers of gardens either, who do not, as each yea; 
revolves, come to the laudable determination of carrying out some improvement or some littk 
alteration to add an additional charm to, or at least to aid in producing a degree of variation ii 
the scene whence so large a share of gratification and instructive pleasure, especially in th< 
summer season, is continually being drawn. We are not anxious to make a few remarks upoi 
this subject now, because it is requisite that measures of a practical nature, for the furtherance o 
the above object, must very soon be taken ; for Ave are too well aware, after the general flowei 
garden may be said to have attained perfection, Iioav soon such perfection is liable to be prostrated 
to recommend any proceedings which interfere Avith the enjoyment of it, or shorten the period o: 
its duration. There are, doubtless, instances Avhere improvements or alterations of an extensive 
