FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
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Calystegia pubescens. Messrs. Veitch and Sons exhibited, at the July fete in the Gardens of 
t Royal Botanic Society, Regent’s Park, a specimen of this beautiful plant in excellent flower ; it 
, figured in our Magazine, No. 155, and proves worthy the attention of every cultivator, from 
t size and profusion of bloom. It answers equally well in pots or the open border. 
Ccelogyne spECiosA. In the nursery of Messrs. Rollisson, Tooting, this species has lately 
( landed its remarkable flowers ; long, dingy-yellow sepals and petals, labellum beautifully reticu- 
1 with a rich brown on a pale yellow grouud. It is more to be admired as a curiosity than for 
j beauty of colour. We believe the species to be very rare in our gardens. 
Chironia glutinosa. Messrs. Henderson, Pine-apple Place, have flowered a specimen of the 
>ve very superior to any of the species. It has large flowers, two inches in diameter, of a 
i ght red-lilac colour. The habit neat, good, and of a rich green. We can recommend this 
•ety, from its profuse blooming, to all lovers of plants. 
! Delphinium cceruleum grandiflorum. Messrs. Henderson have a fine collection of seed- 
er Delphiniums now in splendid condition, varying in height from four to six feet, and having 
ts from bright cobalt to the deep purple of D, Barlowii ; some are double, especially the variety 
Jed D. AtHnsoni, pale blue, and very handsome ; another variety, single, with flowers a pale 
[ght blue, with a white spot in the centre. They bear a novel appearance, and, from their 
lendid colour, give an attractive and showy effect at this season to the border. 
\ Epacris miniata. Messrs. Veitch and Sons exhibited at the Royal Botanic Society, Regent s 
U in July last, this charming Epacrid in splendid condition. The specimen was four feet m 
imeter, and about two feet high, grown freely and natural, throwing long branches m all direc- 
|,ns covered with flowers of brilliant red and pure white, proving it to be the handsomest of its 
ce ’ We feel sure, now that it has been seen in such excellence, that it will become one of the 
I fief features of the greenhouse. „ , , 
Hydrangea azisai. Another of Messrs. Veitch’s plants, exhibited by them at the Regent s 
ark July fete. It is every way similar to the H. japonica figured in No. 141 of our Magazme, 
iving bluish bracts and flowers. 
Ixora HYDRANGA3FORMIS. This species was introduced about two years since irom Singapore, 
f Mr. Low, of Clapton, and has recently flowered in the nursery of Messrs. Lucombe and Co., 
Ixeter. From its specific name we expected to find a large head of bloom, and were not disap- 
ointed, though the individual flower is not large, being about the size of I. coccmea : the bloom, 
o doubt, will be twice as large when the plant gets well into cultivation. The colour of the flowers 
artake of yellow and orange, very bright and dazzling. The foliage is large and handsome. 
Oncidium spe. nov. Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, exhibited at the Jul yfete of the Horticultural 
Society, Chiswick, a very handsome species of Oncid, belonging to the crispum, section. It is a 
ery gay variety, smaller than 0. crispum, with sepals and petals bright yellow, profusely spotted 
fith rich brown ; labellum broad, bright yellow ground, with a large blotch of brown extending 
mm the neck to the centre of the labellum. The foliage and bulb are green, without any of 
he reddish colour so common with all the varieties of 0. crispum. 
Petunia, seedling var. A number of beautiful varieties of this handsome tribe, varying 
rom white to deep purple, including various tints from pale rose to deep crimson, are flowering 
a the grounds of Messrs. Henderson, Pine-apple Place ; the form of most of the specimens is 
;ood, expanding their flower, showing a great breadth of colour. Nos. 2 & 3, both fine flowers, 
deep rose and good habit. No. 5 is a good-sized flower, well-formed, pale blush, with a dash of 
deep rose at the tips of each petal. No. 10, handsome large flower, pale, and beautifully 
reticulated. No. 12 is a small round flower, pale rose, tipped with a darker tint, habit neat. 
No. 13, bright pink and a dwarf habit. No. 16, well formed bright rose, dwarf, and very free 
bloomer No 22, bright crimson, slightly curved, but large and a free bloomer, with a dwarf 
babit. No. 23, large pale flower, similar to No. 10. No. 25, a deep rosy purple, very handsome. 
No. 124, fine large flower, well formed, of a bright rosy pink, free bloomer and strong grower. 
The above are the chief among the collections, and are well worth the notice of every lover of 
° We must again take advantage of the recent exhibitions of the Horticultural and Royal 
Botanic Society’s Gardens, to make some remarks of the splendid specimen plants exhibited by 
numerous individuals, vying with each other for supremacy in cultivation, whether for compact- 
