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NOTES ON FLOWERS. 
loamy soil ; propagates readily by cuttings in 
a slight heat. (5) 
POTENTILLA ATROSANGUINEA, VCIT. MaC- 
nabiana (Mr. M'Nab's Cinquefoil).- — Rosacea? 
§ Potentillida?. — A hardy herbaceous peren- 
nial, growing between two and three feet high, 
and often flowering at a much less height ; it 
has strawberry-like leaves, and brilliant orange- 
scarlet rosaceous flowers, of large size, and a 
fine rounded cup-shaped form. It is a garden 
hybrid, raised between P. atrosanguinea, and 
P. leucochroa, in 1844, by Mr. Menzies of 
Halifax. Flowers during the summer. Cul- 
ture. — Grows readily in common garden soil ; 
propagated by division of the plant, or by 
seeds. (6) 
Vanda Batemanni, Lindley (Mr. Bate- 
man's Vanda). — Orchidaceas § Vandere-Sar- 
canthidae. — A large epiphytal plant of erect 
habit, producing sword-shaped, two ranked, 
curved, hard leaves, averaging two feet in 
length, and lateral half drooping racemes of 
flowers, each averaging two inches and a half 
across, and from twelve to twenty flowers in 
a spike. The colour of these flowers is very 
beautiful ; in front they are of a rich golden 
yellow, spotted .all over with crimson, and 
with a purplish lip ; at the back they are 
wholly of a vivid purple. A native of the 
Philippines, and the Moluccas. Introduced 
about 1844, by Mr. Cumming. Flowers in 
June and July. It is also known as Vanda 
lissochiloides (Lindley), and Fieldia lissochi- 
loides (Gaudichaud.) Culture. — Requires a 
hot moist stove ; and should be fixed to a 
block of wood, or planted in an open basket ; 
propagated by division of the plant. (7) 
Odontoglossum hastilabidm, Lindley 
(halberd-lipped Odontoglossum). — Orchidacea? 
§ Vandea3-Brassida3. — A handsome epiphyte, 
with oblong compressed pseudo-bulbs,sheathed 
when young by the bases of two leaves from the 
axils of one of which the flower stalk rises ; 
from the top of the pseudo-bulbs spring two 
linear-oblong obtuse leaves ; the flower stem 
grows from one to two feet high, bearing a 
raceme of numerous large handsome highly 
fragrant flowers ; the sepals and petals are 
pale green, with numerous purple tranverse 
lines and dots, with a halberd shaped lip, pur- 
ple at the base, the rest white. A native of 
woods in South America, between Santa 
Martha and the Sierra Nevada ; and also in 
Pamplona, at an elevation of 2,500 feet. 
Introduced in 1845. Flowers in August. 
Culture. — Requires a moist stove; and should 
be grown in a pot among turfy peat, or on a 
block; propagated by division of the plant. (8) 
Passiflora kermesina, var. Lemicheziana, 
(M. Lemichez's Passionflower.)— Passifloraceas. 
— A strong growing climbing plant, with three 
i lobed leaves slightly serrated at the base, re- 
sembling those of P. kermesina, but larger ; 
the flowers are very handsome, sweet scented, 
and growing on large footstalks, frequently in 
pairs from the axils of the leaves, and pro- 
duced abundantly on all the young shoots ; 
they are in the way of those of P. kermesina, 
but are larger and darker coloured, being of 
a deep crimson shaded with purple, and with 
wider petals, which remain fully expanded for 
two days ; the rays are barred alternately 
with blue and white. A hybrid raised be- 
tween P. kermesina, and P. alata (or P. 
phoenicea,) by M. Lemichez of Paris. Intro- 
duced to this country in 1843, by Messrs. 
Rollison of Tooting, who bloomed it in 1846. 
Flowers in September and October, and pro- 
bably, like its parent, nearly all the year. 
Culture. — Requires a cool stove, or interme- 
diate temperature ; loam and peat ; propagated 
freely by cuttings placed in a hot-bed. (9) 
Zygopetalum tricolor, Lindley (three- 
coloured Zygopetalum). — Orchidacea? § Van- 
dea3-Maxillarida3. — A small growing epiphytal 
plant, with small grass-like foliage, and racemes 
of seven or eight flowers, which are also quite 
small ; they are of a pale green colour, with 
a white lip banded with broken lines of crim- 
son. A native of Guiana. Introduced by 
Messrs. Loddiges in 1843 (?) Flowers in 
September. Culture. — Requires a moist 
stove, and to be well elevated in pots of turfy 
peat soil with good drainage ; propagated by 
division of the plant. (10) 
Impatiens platypetala, Lindley (broad- 
petaled Balsam). — Balsaminacea?. A herba- 
ceous perennial with a semi-tuberous root, 
fleshy upright stems growing from one to two 
feet high, and whorls of oblong, lanceolate, 
sharply-serrated leaves : the flowers grow 
from the axils of the leaves, several to each 
whorl, and are large, flat, of a rich rosy colour, 
with a deeper eye, and a long spur. A native 
of Java. Introduced by Messrs. Veitch in 
1845. Flowers from June to August. Cul- 
ture. — Requires a hot moist stove when grow- 
ing, and to be rested dry in winter ; light 
rich soil ; propagated by cuttings of the young 
shoots placed in heat. The plant loses its 
beauty in a dry atmosphere. (11) 
Hoya imperlalis, Lindley (imperial Hoya). 
— Aselepiadacea? § Stapeliae. — A noble 
climbing plant with woolly stems, narrow 
oblong leathery hidden veined leaves, six 
inches long, and large umbels of magnificent 
wax-like flowers, three inches in diameter, 
ivory white and purple in the centre. Like 
other Asclepiads the stem abounds in a white 
juice. A native of Borneo, in the territory 
of the Gumbang Dyaks. Introduced in 1846 
by Mr. Low, of Clapton. Time of flowering un- 
known. Culture. — Requires a very hot and moist 
■^tove, and to be treated as an epiphyte, being 
