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NOTES ON FLOWERS. 
Dendrobium: mesochlorum, Lindley 
(green spotted Dendrobe). — Orchidaceas § 
Malaxideae-Dendroba3. — A small growing 
epiphytal plant, with erect round stems, 
sharply pointed lance-shaped leaves, and 
flowers in fours ; they are white, with a violet 
spot at the end of the petals and the lip, and 
a green stain in the centre of the latter ; they 
have a faint but agreeable odour. A native 
of India [and Java ?], whence it was im- 
ported by Messrs. Veitch. Introduced in 
1846. Flowers in June. Culture. — Requires 
a moist stove ; turfy peat ; propagated by di- 
vision of the plants. (173) 
Onobrychis radiata, Bieberstein (ray- 
fruited Saintfoin). — Fabaceaa § Papilionacea?- 
Hedysarea?. — A herbaceous perennial, grow- 
ing about a foot high, with pinnated leaves, 
formed of six or more pairs of ovate obtuse 
leaflets, with an odd one, and bearing long, 
showy racemes of butterfly -shaped flowers, 
white, with a central yellow spot. A native 
of stony h'lls in the region of Caucasus. In- 
troduced about 1823. Flowers from June to 
August. It is the Hedysarum radiatum 
(Desfontaines) ; and the H. JBuxbaumii (Bie- 
berstein). Culture. — Hardy ; sandy loam ; 
dryish in winter ; propagated readily by 
seeds. (174) 
Epiphyllum coccineum, var.gr andiflorum, 
garden hybrid. — Cactaceaa § Phyllanthidae. 
— This is a very fine seedling cactus, ap- 
parently crossed between Epiphyllum Acker- 
manni, and Cereus speciosissimus ; it has 
much the habit of the former, producing 
broad, flattened, wavy stems, which, how- 
ever, have a tendency to grow triangular, 
still retaining the wavy, flattened expansions ; 
the flowers are large and richly coloured, 
much resembling those of C. speciosissimus. 
It was raised by Mr. Green, gardener to 
Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Cheam, and exhi- 
bited as a seedling at the Royal Botanic 
Society's Exhibition, in June, 1847, where 
it was awarded a prize. Culture. — Requires 
rich loamy soil ; moist growing heat in 
spring ; afterwards a dry, hot exposure, and 
to be kept rather dry in winter ; propagated 
by cuttings. (175) 
Gloxinia speciosa, var. Handleyana 
(Handley's Gloxinia). — Gesneraceae § Ges- 
nereae. — This is a very handsome variety of 
Gloxinia, having the tufted herbaceous cha- 
racter of G. speciosa, and producing like it a 
profusion of fox-glove shaped blossoms, which 
in this variety are white, with a conspicuous 
broad stripe of red lengthways the tube, and 
on its lower part. We are not acquainted 
with the origin of this variety, but it is of 
course some garden hybrid, raised about 
1846. Culture. — Requires to be started in 
heat in spring, and bloomed in a greenhouse ; 
loam and leaf mould ; propagated by cuttings 
of the plant, root, or leaves. (176) 
Dendrobium EaERTONiiE, Lindley (Sir P. 
Egerton's Dendrobe). — Orehidacea? § Malax - 
idere-Dendrobae. — A small epiphytal plant, 
with erect round stems, and short racemes of 
from two to four blossoms, the sepals of which 
are pale pink outside, the rest of the flower 
pale, with dull yellow in the middle of the 
lip. The flowers are delightfully scented to- 
wards evening. It is probably a native of 
India, having been received by Sir P. Eger- 
ton from the Botanic Garden, Saharunpore. 
Introduced about 1844 (?). Flowers in May 
and June. Culture. — Requires a moist stove ; 
turfy peat ; propagated by division of the 
plant. (177) 
Trichonema subpalustre, Herbert 
(Greek marsh Trichonema). — Iridaceaa. — A 
pretty little bulbous plant, of which a drawing 
was left by the late lamented Dr. Herbert, 
but unaccompanied by its history. It is a 
dwarf plant, with crocus-like foliage, and 
bearing on a stalk about two inches long a 
flower consisting of six ovate reflexed seg- 
ments, of a purplish-lilac colour, white at the 
base. It was found by Dr. Herbert at Salo- 
nica and in the Ionian Islands. Introduced 
(?). Flowers in (?). Culture. — Hardy ; 
sandy loam ; propagated by offsets. (178) 
Trichonema Pylium, Herbert (Pylian 
Trichonema). — Iridaceae. — A pretty little bul- 
bous plant, also left undescribed by the late 
Dr. Herbert. It is larger in all its parts than 
T. subpalustre, but has the same kind of 
crocus-like foliage, and its flowers consist of 
six ovate segments, white inside and yellow at 
the base, and streaked with purple on the out- 
side. It was found by Dr. Herbert at Nava- 
rino. Introduced (?). Flowers in (?). Cul- 
ture. — Hardy ; sandy loam ; propagated by 
offsets. (179) 
Cleisostoma ionosmum, Lindley (violet- 
scented Cleisostome). — Orchidaceas § Vandeaa- 
Sarcanthidaa. — A handsome epiphytal plant, 
with distichous, leathery, sword-shaped, ob- 
lique, drooping leaves, and spreading panicles 
of flowers ; the latter are an inch across, flat, 
with five obovate, obtuse lobes, yellow, with 
cinnamon-brown blotches, and a*three-lobed 
white lip, with a few red streaks ; they smell 
pleasantly of violets. A native of Manilla. 
Introduced about 1843. Flowers in March 
and April. Culture. — Requires a hot moist 
stove ; turfy peat, or to be fixed to a block 
of wood ; propagated sparingly by division of 
the plant. (180) 
Puya Altensteinii, var. gigantea (gi- 
gantic Altenstein's Puya). — Bromeliaceae. — 
A noble herbaceous plant, with a short stem, 
from whence proceed the long, narrow, half- 
pendulous leaves, and the large strobiliform 
