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purple-blue flowers, produced in the autumn. 
A variety of this, called creticus, has smaller 
flowers, with a tinge of straw-colour on the 
outside of the flower ; another variety called 
leueadius, has white flowers. 
Crtptadenia uniflora, Meisner. (The 
one-flowered Cryptadenia). — A small twiggy 
heath-like green-house bush, with linear acute 
leaves, and pretty hypocrateriform pink 
flowers. It is a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, and flowers in the early summer months. 
Figured in the Botanical Magazine, t. 4143. 
Natural order, Thymele«. 
Diseh.ua. aueantia, Lahillardiere. (The 
orange-coloured, or New Caledonia Disemma). 
■ — A green-house twining shrub, very nearly 
allied to Passiflora. The leaves are three lobed; 
the flowers large, handsome; the five outer 
segments, or sepals, an inch and a half long, the 
inner circle of segments about half as long ; 
the flowers are at first white, gradually assum- 
ing a yellow, or tawny tint, and finally becom- 
ing a brick red. It flowers in the middle of 
the summer. Figured in the Botanical Maga- 
zine, t. 4140. Natural order, Passifloraceas. 
Disocactus biforhis, Lindley. (The two- 
shaped Torch Thistle). — A graceful cactus- 
like plant, with handsome deep pink flowers, 
succeeded by beautiful little red berries. It 
is from Honduras. Figured in the Botanical 
Register, 1845, t. 9. Natural order, Cactacea?. 
Drsopm'LLA stellata, Bentham. (The 
starry Dysophyl). — A lovely, delicate, small 
herbaceous plant, requiring to be grown in a 
moist stove. It has whorls of narrow leaves, 
and upright dense spikes of purple-lilac flowers. 
It is believed to be a biennial, or perhaps an 
annual ; and is difficult of culture. Intro- 
duced from Malabar and Mysore. Figured 
in the Botanical Register, 1845, t. 23. 
Natural order, LabiataB. 
Echeveria Sciieerii, Lindley. (Mr. 
Scheer's Echeveria). — A handsome succulent 
plant, with acutely ovate fleshy leaves, and a 
stem bearing forked panicles of handsome 
crimson-red, pitcher-shaped flowers, in droop- 
ing racemes. It is a native of Mexico, and 
produces its flowers in the winter months. In 
cultivation a very small supply only of water is 
required, or the roots will be liable to be de- 
stroyed. It requires a green-house. Figured 
in the Botanical 'Register, 1845, t. 27. Natural 
order, Crassulaceas. 
Echinocactus Leeanus, Hooltcr. (Mr 
Lee's Hedgehog Cactus). — This is a pretty 
small species, raised from Buenos Ayrcan seed, 
by the Messrs. Lee, of Hammersmith. It is 
of a depressed globular form, consisting of 
irregular tubercles, tipped with about eleven 
slender spines; the flowers are whitish, tinged 
with green ; and it is a good deal in the way of 
E. multiflorus, but smaller in all its parts. 
Figured in the Botanical Magazine, t. 4184. 
Natural order, Cactaceoe. 
ECHHsOCACTUS HULTIFLORUS, HooliCr. 
(The many-flowered Hedgehog Cactus). — A 
handsome individual of this singular genus. 
It forms a globose mass, four or five inches in 
diameter (probably larger) ; the surface is 
divided into large irregular tubercles ; the 
spines are five in a bunch, curving towards 
the plant. The flowers appear to be very 
freely produced ; they are short and thick, of 
large size, whitish, tinged with pink and green. 
Its native country is not known. Sir W. 
Hooker observes, " it does not appear to be 
described, but on this subject it behoves us to 
speak with caution, as no plants are so difficult 
to define by words as the members of this now 
extensive family." Figured in the Botanical 
Magazine, t. 4181. 
Echikocactus htriostigha, Salm-Dych. 
( The many-spotted Hedgehog Cactus).— This is 
a very singular species. It is of a sub-orbicular, 
rather oblong, form, attaining a foot or more 
in height ; exteriorly consisting of five or six 
deep furrows, and as many broad projecting 
ridges, entirely without spines. The surface 
is covered with white scale-like dots, which, 
when carefully examined, are seen to consist 
of matted or interwoven hairs ; the flowers are 
small, of a pale straw colour, and appear at 
the top of the plant. It has been also called 
Astrophyton myriostigma. Plants have been 
introduced to this country from San Luis 
"Potosi, in Mexico. Figured in the Botanical 
Magazine, t. 4177. 
Echinocactus pectiniferus, Lemaire. 
(The comb-spined Hedgehog Cactus). — A sin- 
gular small showy species, of sub-rotund form, 
with many deep ribs and angles; the principal 
spines are in each cluster spread out horizon- 
tally in two rows, closely placed in a pecti- 
nated manner. The flowers are large and 
rose-coloured. It flowered at Kew in April ; 
and was received from San Luis, Mexico. 
Figured in the Botanical Magazine, t. 4190. 
Epiphylluh Rockerii, of gardens. — 
Under this name a variety of E. truncation, 
with beautiful violet-tinted flowers, is now 
known. It is not new, but has not till lately 
attracted general notice. 
Erica Halfordiana, RdUson. (Ilalford's 
Heath). — This is a hybrid, with the character 
of E. ampuUacea. The flowers are whitish, 
with a pink tinge at the. base of the tube, and 
greenish towards the tips; the leaves are in the 
way of E. retorta. It is a very pretty variety, 
blooming in July. Natural order, Ericacea. 
Erica vkxtricosa, vars, (the ventricose 
Heath.) — Of this species many varieties are 
now well known and admired. Several more 
very pretty new varieties have been exhibited 
during 1845, by Mr. Pamplin ; these arc 
