FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
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situations, and would form a most picturesque ornament of rough rocky banks in 
the warmest parts of England and Ireland." Bot. Reg. 11. 
The subjoined short notices of the most interesting Swan River plants figured 
in the final Numbers of Dr. Lindley's Appendix to the Botanical Register, will 
probably be of some service to the purchasers of these beautiful productions. 
We have purposely selected only such as appear to present the greatest claims to 
the culturist's consideration. 
Anigozanthus hi)milis. Apparently one of the handsomest species of the 
genus. It possesses the great merit of being particularly dwarf, all the other 
species being more or less diffuse in their habits. The foliage is falcate, channelled, 
hairy, and acute. The flowers are green on the inside, but dark brownish-purple 
externally, and covered with a very perceptible rufous pubescence. It has an 
erect flower-scape, but perfectly simple, and shorter than the leaves. This species 
is to be preferred, before all its allies, for small collections. 
Atelandra incana. A shrubby plant, clothed with short hairs. The branches 
and leaves are opposite, the last being, besides, of a lanceolate figure. It seems to 
bear an abundance of purplish-lilac flowers, which issue from the axils of the 
leaves, and are somewhat similar in form to those of Chilodia scutellarioides ; — a 
plant now pretty well known. They are, however, rather larger, and of a little 
darker colour. 
Caladenia longica^da. The orchidacese of Western Australia appear to 
be all terrestrial ; and of those which have been described, the one now demand- 
ing notice ranks with the most showy. It " varies in height from one to two 
feet, and proportionately in the size of its flowers." With a furcate stem, and 
narrow, oblong, very villous leaves, its blossoms are borne in erect spikes, and 
their outline is highly curious. The sepals and petals are yellow and alternated, 
with long purple tails at each of their extremities ; while around the edge of the 
ovately-oblong labellum there is a fine purple fringe. This species is richly 
deserving of cultivation. Its treatment, and that of all other orchidacese from 
this region, is comprised chiefly in planting it in a rich soil, watering very freely in 
summer, and exposure to as large an amount as possible of direct solar heat. It 
must be kept dry when not growing. 
Diuris filifolia. Another attractive orchidaceous plant, exceedingly like 
Cymbidium ensifolium in the contour, colour, and disposition of its blossoms. It 
has an ascending flower-scape, with dull yellow flowers, which are numerously 
spotted with brown. The lobes of the column are nicely fimbriated with reddish- 
purple. Though in a slight degree inferior to the preceding plant, it is an engaging 
object, and will be valued by such as are partial to the terrestrial division of the 
tribe. 
Gastrolobium cordatum. A vigorous-growing shrub, with opposite, cordate, 
nearly orbicular, mucronulate foliage, which is evidently of a very ornamental 
character. The bright yellow flowers appear in terminal spikes : they are 
