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converse course might likewise be taken by contracting the chief division in the 
middle of the house, and making it broader towards the doors, with an indentation 
at either extremity. To have the house narrow, with a walk through the centre, 
is by no means advisable, except for nurserymen, whose plants are all small, and 
who sometimes disregard effect. 
We shall conclude the subject in our next number. 
FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
NEW OR RARE PLANTS FIGURED IN THE LEADING BOTANICAL PERIODICALS FOR 
OCTOBER. 
BossiisA dIsticha. Apparently a much neater growing plant than the 
majority of the species, and having its leaves arranged in two rows up the stem. 
It is an erect shrub, of a rather feeble character, with pubescent branches and 
leaves, the latter of which are ovate, obtuse, and short, with small bristly stipules 
at their base. The flowers are comparatively large, and showy. u The standard is 
pale yellow, with a darker spot at the base of the same colour, bordered first with 
crimson and then with dusky red. The wings are stained with the same colour at 
the base, otherwise they are pale yellow.” From seeds presented by Captain 
Mangles, R.N., to the Horticultural Society, plants were raised, which flower in 
March. It is a native of the Swan River district. Bob. Beg. 55. 
Ccelogyne cristata. This lovely species is justly considered to stand pre- 
eminent among the beautiful plants to which it is allied, and is one of the most 
charming of orchidaceous epiphytes. It has small pseudo-bulbs, which become 
angular when old, and are crowned with two long, waving, lanceolate leaves. The 
flowers rise in racemes from beneath the younger pseudo-bulbs, and are disposed in 
clusters of from two to five. They are fragrant, large, “ of the purest white, 
except the lip, which in its centre is decorated with bright yellow fringes and 
plates.” Their abundance, the dwarfness of the plant, and its extremely interest- 
ing appearance when in bloom, render it a most desirable species for cultivation. 
Sometimes the blossoms are more than four inches in diameter. Dr. Wallich found 
it on rocks and trees in Nepal, and it has lately flowered with G. Barker, Esq., of 
Birmingham. Messrs. Loddiges bloomed it two or three years since, and possess 
several specimens. It requires considerable attention to preserve it from injury, 
and thrives best in a damp part of the stove. Bob. Beg. 57» 
Epidendrum calocheilum. We suspect that this new species will be found 
very near one or two others previously described, and which are equally noticeable 
for what is deemed its distinctive feature — the pretty markings in the lip of the 
flower. To E. alabum , especially, it approaches singularly near. It is a handsome 
