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FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
it is readily multiplied, either by cuttings, layers, or seeds." There is no marked 
difference, except in the points before alluded to, between this species and T. Hum- 
boldtiana, which has not yet been introduced. Bot. Reg. 42. 
Zygopetalum africanum. One of the meanest members of the beautiful 
genus Zygopetalum, and even inferior to Z. Murrayanum ; but still not altogether 
lacking in intrinsic interest. As far as its native region can render it worthy of 
notice, it is to be regarded as " the first of the genus that has been discovered 
inhabiting the old world." The pseudo-bulbs are of extraordinary dimensions 
compared with the flowers, being from five to six inches long, and of proportionate 
bulk. The blossoms are elevated on a spike full three feet in length, though they 
are individually small : the colour of the sepals and petals is a greenish yellow, 
much blotched with reddish brown, and the lip is pure white, slightly shaded with 
pale purple. " It was sent by Dr. Whitfield from Sierra Leone to the Woburn 
Collection," in which it blossomed in December 1839. Bot. Mag. 3812. 
NEW, RARE, OR INTERESTING PLANTS IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL 
SUBURBAN NURSERIES. 
Caprifolxum, hybrid. A splendid hybrid Caprifolium, received from the Con- 
tinent by Messrs Young of Epsom, is now flowering beautifully in this nursery. 
It was stated to have semi-double flowers ; but this is not strictly correct, as the 
tips of the corolla-segments are only of a deep yellow colour, the boundary of which 
is very exact, without any absolute separation. The habit and foliage is extremely 
handsome, and the blossoms are of a deep and brilliant hue, between crimson and 
scarlet. They resemble those of C. sempervirens, to which, and to those of the hy- 
brid we have formerly noted as having been raised in this nursery, they are much 
superior. It is, altogether, the finest Caprifolium within our knowledge. 
Galeandra — ? Messrs. Loddiges are at present blooming a most valuable 
new orchidaceous plant, which is supposed to be a species of Galeandra, but will 
very possibly form a distinct genus. In appearance, it approaches some Cyrtopo- 
diums and Dendrobiums, but bears, however, wholly different flowers. These last 
are produced on the top of a strong erect stem, and have brownish sepals and 
petals, with a large pouch-shaped lip, which is of a whitish ground, prettily striped 
with dark pink. It is an exceedingly lovely plant, and the occasion here recorded 
is the second, within three or four months, of its having developed blossoms. 
Gompholobium tenue. There is a yet greater gracility in the stems and 
branches of this species than is found in G. polymorphum. It is an exceedingly 
slender plant, with minute leaflets, and yellow blossoms of considerable dimensions. 
Messrs. Rollison, Tooting, have obtained specimens from Swan River seeds, and 
those are blossoming liberally in the greenhouse. Without being so attractive 
as the plant above-named, it is interesting, and merits a place in extensive 
collections. 
