FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
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THE ORCHIS TRIBE (Orchidacea). 
OncIdium lt)ridum ; var. guttatum. Mr. Boyd's Oncidium. This charming 
variety is supposed, and with justice, to rank only inferior to 0. Lanceanum and 
Forbesii. In general appearance and structure, it has no particular features ; but 
the flowers are liberally and pleasingly stained with, red, this colour being of 
various shades on the different members, and becoming deeper towards the base of 
the labellum. Messrs. Rollison received this plant from Jamaica, and it is 
believed by Dr. Lindley to be the Epidendrum guttatum of Linnaeus, but has not 
been previously cultivated in this country. It is said to prefer the warmest part 
of the stove, requiring an abundant supply of moisture, and growing either in a pot 
or on a piece of wood. Bot. Reg. 16. 
Maxillaria vitellina. Yellow racemose Maxillaria. A small, but pretty 
species, imported from Brazil by Messrs. Loddiges, in whose collection it blossomed 
in June, 1838. It has neat, one-leaved, conical pseudo-bulbs, and the flowers, 
which are produced in erect racemes, are small, and of a deep yellow colour, the 
labellum having a rich brown spot in the centre, and being slightly undulated. A 
long period of rest or drought is recommended for this species, as a means for 
increasing its subsequent luxuriance, and promoting the development of its 
blossoms ; it being retained, at other times, in a humid stove. Bot. Reg. 12. 
Huntley a Meleagris. Speckled Huntleya. So rare is this handsome 
epiphyte, that Dr. Lindley states he has seen no specimen, except the one which 
we have before had occasion to notice as flowering with Messrs. Rollison, Tooting. 
It is a strong growing species, with large, luxuriant foliage, and disposed to bloom 
frequently, but seldom producing more than two or three flowers at the same time. 
These appear on solitary peduncles, and are of a yellowish white colour, freely 
blotched with brown, and having a glossy surface. " This charming plant is found 
in gloomy damp woods, on the banks of the Rio De Pirapitinga, in the district of 
Bananal. It is scentless, and flowers in June." It appears to succeed best when 
grown in a pot, and a large supply of water is necessary. Bot. Reg. 14. 
NEW, RARE, OR INTERESTING PLANTS IN FLOWER IN THE PRINCIPAL 
SUBURBAN NURSERIES. 
CffiLOGYNE barb at a. — Our collections of orchidaceas have recently been aggran- 
dized by several very beautiful species of the genus Cwlogyne from the East Indies, 
and the present plant, though less showy than others of its allies, is a highly inte- 
resting species from the same prolific region. Its pseudo-bulbs are ovate, tapering 
slightly towards the apex, and much more thickly arranged along the rhizoma than 
is the case with C. nitida and those of similar habits. The leaves, which are pro- 
duced in pairs from the summit of the pseudo-bulbs, are oblong and acuminate* 
The floral racemes are terminal, and grow erect to the point from whence the 
first flower proceeds ; after which they become pendent, bearing an indefinite 
number of delicate blossoms, the sepals and petals of which are pure white ; the 
