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others, to His Grace the late Duke of Bedford. Having flowered at Woburn 
Abbey in November 1840, Sir W. J. Hooker thinks it worthy “ to bear the name 
of this illustrious family, and to commemorate thereby the services rendered to 
botanical science by the present possessors of Woburn, under whose auspices the 
collection of plants is maintained with undiminished splendour.” It has probably 
been kept in a stove, but may, perchance, prove capable of thriving in a green- 
house. Bot. Mag. 3892. 
Borqnia triphylla ; var. latif6lia. Lately figured in this Magazine under 
the name of B. ledifolia , which, Dr. Lindley says, is quite a distinct species. 
Messrs. Loddiges, from whom it was obtained, received and cultivated it with the 
latter title ; but it now seems to be a broad-leaved variety of B. triphylla , a species 
not yet, we believe, introduced to our collections. It is distinguished by its oppo- 
site trifoliate leaves. Bot. Reg. 47. 
Bossia:a tenuicaulis. A pretty, free-flowering species, conspicuous for the 
slenderness of its stems and branches. It “ was raised at the Botanic Garden, 
Edinburgh, from Van Diemen’s Land seeds, sent by Mr. Cooper, gardener at 
Wentworth House, in April 1836, and produced its rich and lively blossoms for 
the first time in the greenhouse, in March 1840.” The stems are procumbent, the 
leaves nearly sessile, ovate, and mucronulate, and the flowers, which are deep 
yellow with a brown blotch at the base of the standard, and a brown keel, are 
borne on the upper part of the shoots. Bot. Mag. 3895. 
Clianthus carneus. Better known in nurseries and gardens by the name of 
Streblorhiza speciosa , under which appellation it was originally described and intro- 
duced, but has since been determined a Clianthus. It is spoken of as a climbing 
species, with handsome evergreen pinnate leaves, and upright racemes of pale pink 
or deep flesh-coloured flowers. The last are neither so numerous nor so showy as 
those of C. puniceus ; yet the plant is considered “ worth cultivation as a twiner.” 
It flowers well in a cold conservatory, planted in a rather rich soil, with plenty of 
room to grow ; but is not adapted for cultivation in pots, as it requires to become 
large and have great freedom at its roots before it will bloom abundantly. Cuttings 
strike in the usual way, and the plant blossoms in the earlier months of the year. 
It is a native of Philip’s Island, “ a small rock off the coast of Norfolk Island.” 
Bot. Reg. 57- 
Dendrobium dIscolor. Imported from Java by Messrs. Loddiges, and having 
long stout stems, which vary in thickness, and from near the summit of which the 
copious racemes of flowers are protruded. These produce u about sixteen dingy 
yellowish-brown flowers, as much curled and wavy as those of a Gloriosa. The 
lip has the same dull dirty colour, except along the middle, wdiere it is decorated 
with five deep wavy plates of a light violet.” It flowers in June and July, and 
continues blooming for a considerable period. Bot. Reg. 52. 
LIypocalyptus obcordatus. An old, but ornamental Cape plant, sometimes 
called Crotalaria cor difolia. It is a shrub, growing from one to two feet high, 
