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NEW PLANTS. 
BIGNONIA MAGNIFICA. 
A freo-growing and extremely floriforous stove plant, of scaudent habit, introduced through one of 
my colloetoi-s from the United Stiitos of Colombia. The flowers, which are produced in largo branching 
paniolus, are of great size (about 34 inches across), and of an o.xcoodingly attractive colour, ranging 
from delicate mauve to rich deep purplish crimson, relieved by a conspicuous throat of light primrose 
colour. For illustration, vide page IV. 1 guinea. 
BULBOPHYLLUM BECCARII. 
This remarkable and gorgeous species has been introduced from Borneo, and is unquestionably one 
of the most extraordinary Orchids of recent introduction. It has grand broadly ovate leaves, 
something like 18 inches long Iry 12 inclies broad, and as “thick as a board.” The flowers, which 
appe.ar in dense, cylindrie.al, nodding racemes on very long pedicels, are handsome and highly 
.attractive, of a light brownish colour painted with violet, and have a rich violet- coloured labcllum. 
Price on apidication. 
CARLUDOVICA DRUDEI. 
A noble decorative stove plant, introduced from the United States of Colombia. In habit it 
•somewhat resembles a Fan Palm, with handsome and efl'eotivo deep green lustrous leaves. The 
flowers are borne on a stalked erect spadix of cylindrical form and of ivory-white colour, and 
resembling a bottle brush by reason of the long stamens which project horizontally from the lomale 
flowers. 
This plant was illustrated and described in the Gardena'S* Chronicle for December 8th, 18/7. 
15s 
CERATOZAMIA FUSCO-VIRIDIS. 
A noble .species of Ceratozamia, introduced from Mexico. Its trunk is furnished with broadish 
scales surrounding each of the leaf stalks, which are nearly terete above and asperous along the edges. 
The leaves are from 3 to 4 feet long, broadly pinnate, and of a fine arching habit, the pinine deep 
green, 6 to 7 inches long, sessile, lanceolate, and tapering to a longish point. The young leaves are 
of a rich bronzy chocolate colour, gradually changing to olive green, and ultimately developing into 
deep green. Price on application. 
CROTON CHELSONI. 
This Croton was introduced to this country from New Guinea. It is a remarkably elegant naiTOW- 
Icaved form of high and rich colouration. The leaves are sometimes plane, sometimes twisted spirally, 
and in this latter state the variegation shows up most distinctly, being of a bright salmony orange 
tint, shaded with crimson. From its narrow drooping leaves it is one of the most graceful of Crotons, 
and can be highly recommended for decoration and exhibition. This was one of the twelve New 
Plants with which Mr. W. B. gained the First Prize at the International Horticultural Exhibition, 
hold at Dundee, in 1876. 1 guinea. 
CROTON WILLIAMSIl. 
This is one of the best of the large-leaved Crotons, of free growth, with bold foliage, handsomely 
marked and richly coloured. It is one of the red-tinted series, very strongly flushed with violet 
crimson. The leaf has a central band and costa of yellow, from which the pinnate veins of the same 
colour branch out on either side, more or less forking and coalescing near the edge. Those veins 
all change to a deep crimson, and the whole plant becomes flushed with a glowing tint of crimson, 
shaded with violet, which renders it extremely conspicuous, well-adapted for decoration, and a 
strikingly ell'ective plairt for exhibition purposes. 14 and 2 guineas. 
Tire above plant was sent out by Mr. W. B. last year, after his Catalogue was published ; so that it 
must be considered an introduction of 1878. 
CYATHEA PUBESCENS. 
A handsome West Indian Fern, introduced from Jamaica. The ample tripinnate fronds have the 
stipes castaneous. The pinna: are oblong, 2 to 3 feet long, and the pinnules 6 to 9 inches long, with 
falcate blunt denticulate segments. It is a free-growing ornamental Fern of noble aspect. 10s. 6d. 
CYCAS SIAMENSIS. 
This species has been imported from Cochin China. Tlie leaves are oblong in form, flat or slightly 
revolute at the edges and pinnately divided. The segments aie linear-lanceolate, abruptly spine- 
pointed at the apex, and decurrent at the base along the rachis ; the mid-rib is prominent on both 
surfaces. Tire foliage of this species somewhat resembles that of the well-known C. cirevnalis, but the 
trunk and general character of the idaut are distinct. 14 and 2 guineas. 
