FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
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and foliage, about a foot of the upper extremity (this being the portion on which 
the flowers are borne) is completely incased in a whitish-brown sheath, and 
entirely leafless. The blossoms appear either solitarily or in pairs, and are parti- 
cularly large : the sepals are lanceolate, pinkish lilac, tinged with green on the 
outside, conspicuously reticulated with light purple veins, and prolonged at the 
base into a short, thick, and very obtuse spur ; the petals are similar, but somewhat 
broader, and without the shade of green. The unusual elongation of the labellum 
constitutes the most prominent trait ; this organ has a slight tendency to a 
cucullate form, and is much attenuated towards the end, the colour of the interior 
being rich purple, finely striped, and covered with velvety down. Our London 
subscribers will perhaps feel desirous of profiting by Messrs. Loddiges' well-known 
liberality to visit their collection at this period, in order to see and admire a 
magnificent specimen of Dendrohium fimhriatum, on which about eight hundred 
surpassingly splendid blossoms have just reached perfection. D. Cambridgcaniim 
(figured in our December number for last year) has also recently blossomed at this 
establishment. 
HippeAstrum an6malxjm. A new species, imported by Mr. Knight, King's 
Road, Chelsea, and blossoming in the stove of that gentleman. Being a bulbous 
plant, with flowers of the usual ephemeral character, and not strikingly orna- 
mental, it will scarcely be sought by any but the avowed lovers of bulbs. The 
blossoms are elevated on a thick rigid peduncle, and are closely arranged round its 
apex. Crimson and green are their principal colours, the latter of these being 
trifiingly predominant. The segments of the perianth are narrow, and considerably 
drawn out at the points. It is treated as a stove species, and can be managed as 
other bulbs of the same nature. 
Hovea villosa. From all other Hoveas^ this pretty plant may immediately 
be distinguished by the great degree of dark brown villosity in which most of its 
members are enveloped. It has narrow leaves, a rather robust habitude, and 
simple but ornate purplish-lilac flowers. These last are now opened in the 
greenhouse of Messrs. Loddiges, Hackney, and gratify us as much by their beauty 
as by the time at which they exhibit themselves. 
Kennedia StIrlingii. With little of the engaging elegance for which some 
Kennedias are so properly esteemed, this species does not materially deviate from 
the common habit. Its stems are apparently straighter, and have less inclination 
to twine than those of several other kinds, while the leaves are quite smooth, of a 
pure green, and having lengthened petioles, on the edges of which a row of hairs 
is discernible. Dull brick-red is the preponderating hue of the flowers ; but they 
are slightly blotched with a yellow tint in the middle. In the plants beneath our 
observation, which are grown in the nursery of Messrs. Young, Epsom, the 
blossoms are small, and far from being showy. The species is not at all com- 
parable to K. Marry attce /--a plant on whose excellences it would be nearly 
impossible to expatiate too forcibly. 
