NEW, RARE AND DESIRABLE GREENHOUSE PLANTS 
SPIKE MUCH REDUCED. 
DORYANTHES PALMERI. 
This novelty is described by Mr. Hill, who 
is well versed in plants, as one of the finest 
productions of the colony of Queensland. It 
is found in one small patch on the mountains 
of that region, and about 200 miles distant 
from the nearest township. In its habit of 
growth it is described as resembling the com- 
moner D. cxcdsa, but the ends of the leaves 
are less pointed, and the thimble-shaped cup 
is more distinct. The plants have a stout 
bulbous base, clothed with the remains of the 
imbricated leaves. These are elongate, narrow 
lanceolate, 3 to 4 inches wide, quite smooth, 
narrowed downwards into a channelled mar- 
ginate stalk-like portion, which widens below 
so as to clasp the bulb, and tapers upwards 
into a long narrow point. The flowers form 
a pyramidal spike, 12 to 18 inches high, and 
10 to 12 inches broad, the flowers being red, 
with the centre lighter, almost white. It is a 
beautiful species, and is described by those who 
have seen it in its native home as being greatly 
superior in beauty to the older and more fami- 
liar species. Small plants, 10s. M. ; imported 
specimens, 3, 4 and 5 guineas. 
FLOWER -- FULL SIZE. 
