FLORICULTURAL NOTICES, 
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neat white blossoms first appear on the summits of the shoots about the month of 
October, and continue in unfading perfection till the present time. Though not a 
showy plant, it is a very interesting one, and quite a desirable ornament to the 
greenhouse at this season. Plants of it are now in a flowering state in the nursery 
of Messrs. Young, Epsom. 
Begonia octapetala. One of the largest, but the least handsome, species of 
the genus. Attaining usually the altitude of eight or ten feet, with very fine 
foliage, it appears of a shrubby disposition, and has a rather majestic appearance 
in a collection of large stove-plants. But the flowers, which are terminal, are small, 
white, and comparatively insignificant, and it is scarcely worth growing, except 
for the beauty of its leaves, and the mass of verdure they compose. We believe 
it to be a rare species, and it is now blooming in the stove of the Epsom nursery. 
CoRRiEA cordata. An hybrid Corrcea, of a very definite character, and at 
present extremely scarce. The most distinctive and ornamental features of this 
plant, are its very compact habit, and smooth, ovately-cordate foliage. In these 
respects, it is decidedly superior to any previously known. Its average height is 
from two to three feet, but even the latter standard will probably be exceeded 
when the species becomes more established, if judiciously cultivated. The flowers, 
which are now expanded in the greenhouse of Messrs. Low and Co., Clapton, are 
of a deep rose colour. They will, however, undoubtedly be larger, and of a richer 
hue, when produced at a more propitious season. 
CorRjEA milnerii. Another hybrid production, but by no means so distinct 
as the latter. In its rugose, hairy, oval leaves, it approximates very closely to 
C. speciosa, and the flowers are also of a reddish crimson hue ; the growth of the 
plant is, however, less straggling, and the blossoms are larger, and moreover of one 
uniform colour. Both this and the preceding plant, and also another called C. 
rosea, which we have not yet seen, were raised by an individual of the name of 
Milner, and are in the possession of Messrs. Low and Co., in whose nursery a 
plant of C. Milnerii, which is not more than six inches high, is now producing its 
showy flowers. 
Dendrobium longicornu. This extremely rare and interesting species of one 
of the most beautiful genera of orchidaceous plants, perfected its blossoms in the 
collection of Messrs. Rollison, Tooting, about two months since, and these have 
not yet faded. It is not surpassed by any of its congeners, either in gracefulness of 
form or delicacy of the flowers, although the latter possess but little brilliancy of 
colour. Independently of the flowers, this species may be distinguished from all 
others by its slender stems being covered with small black hairs, which do not 
project horizontally, but lie close along the surface, and incline upwards. These, 
however, disappear entirely from the old stems soon after they have shed their 
foliage. The flowers seem to be produced in pairs, on pedicels an inch in length ; 
when fully developed, they are of a tubular form, gradually expanding from a 
slender, almost pointed, spur, to a tube of three-fourths of an inch in diameter. 
The sepals are three in number, simple, white, linear, acute, and elongated into a spur 
at the base. The two petals are similar in form and colour, but much undulated at 
