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THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 
At the same nursery are some of the very finest specimens 
of the variety known as Longispatha we have ever seen; 
the spatlie in this is narrower, of a different tint of scarlet 
from the ordinary form, and very long, thus giving the 
plant an appearance quite distinct from Magnified. The 
variety known as Dixonii, with a double scarlet spathe 
is likely to prove very valuable when it gets more robust ; 
we saw a large number of specimens of this at the same 
nursery, and notwithstanding what has been said to the 
contrary, it generally comes true from seed. There are 
several other varieties of A. Scherzerianum well known to 
horticulturists; and we shall probably return to the sub- 
ject in a short time and give a plate of the white variety, 
known under the name of Williamsii , with some of the 
more striking varieties of the scarlet form. A specimen 
of A. Scherzerianum we saw a few days ago growing in 
the collection of Mr. Micholls, of Southgate, is said by 
Mr. Baines to be the finest in Europe ; some of the leaves 
are no less than four inches across. 
ANGIGECUM ELLISII. 
A plant of this grand and very rare Avgr cecum has just 
flowered in the collection of Mr. Day, of Tottenham, 
near London, and we believe it has only once before 
been seen in flower, and then at Hoddesdon, in the 
collection of the Rev. Mr. Ellis himself, the discoverer 
of the plant. We understand that only three plants 
were originally brought home ; and of these one died, 
the second was purchased by Mr. Salt, and the third 
is now growing at Tottenham. The Tottenham plant 
had nineteen fine flowers, each flower being furnished 
with a nectar-bearing spur, some six inches long : the 
odour of the flowers is very delicious and peculiar, with 
a suggestion of old sherry in it, but at the same time 
very sweet. The nectar in the spurs is at first sweet, 
then bitter, like the juice of the ‘berries of Solanum, 
dulcamara. As this magnificent plant has never been 
figured, we shall probably illustrate it in colour shortly, 
from a drawing we made at Mr. Day’s establishment, 
when it was at its best. 
SOLANUM CILIATUM. 
In the February . number of the Flore des Serves we 
observe a figure, printed in colours, of this useful 
decorative plant. The figure is a fac-simile copy of 
Plate 521, Yol. X. of the Floral Magazine and the 
source from which it is taken is (as heretofore) un- 
acknowledged by M. Louis Van Houtte. In the 
same number is a copy of Mr. Fitch’s capital figure 
of Gladiolus pmrpureo-auratus, also unacknowledged, 
from the Botanical Magazine. 
NEPENTHES SANGUINEA. 
A fine healthy specimen of this rare pitcher-plant, 
bearing a magnificent blood-red pitcher, is now growing 
in the famous collection of plants belonging to II. L. 
Micholls, Esq., of Southgate House, near London, but 
before these lines reach the reader the whole of Mr. 
Baines’s unrivalled collection of specimen plants will, 
alas! be dispersed by the auctioneer’s hammer. 
PIIORMIUM COLENSOI. 
In our last number we figured this plant from Mr. Bull’s 
collection, as seen under cultivation. In the Gardener’s 
Chronicle for April 18th there is an important land- 
scape, engraved from a New Zealand photograph, 
showing this plant with P. lenax , and a group of plants 
of Cordyline (which comes under the same natural order 
with Phormium ) growing wild amongst a dense mass of 
Banllionia , or “ Spear Grass.” The view gives a capital 
idea of what some of our greenhouse plants are in a state 
of nature. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Thomas S. Ware’s Catalogue of Florists’ Flowers. — 
i This is an invaluable catalogue of Florists’ Hybrids only, 
; including Antirrhinums, Auriculas, Carnations, Pansies, 
Picotees, Violas, and all the other recognised Florists’ 
flowers. Some of the names are a little outre, as 
“Ghost,” “Nigger,” “ Lucidum Cream,” and “King 
Koffee.” 
James Bromwich and Co.’s Catalogue of Seeds, 
Trees, Plants, Fern Cases, Aquaria, Floral Deco- 
rations, and Garden Requisites. — The title of this 
capital catalogue indicates its scope. The Bromwich 
“ Registered Drawing-room Fern-Case and Aquarium 
combined,” illustrated, on page 2 h is one of the most 
perfect things of its class we have seen. 
Messrs. H. J. Cave and Sons, of 40, Wigmore Street, 
are now exhibiting a variety of Natural Rustic Work, 
consisting of Flower Stands, Vases for Flowers or Fish, 
Window Boxes, Chairs, Tables, Stools, &c., manufactured 
from selected woods, prepared in such a way as to 
prevent the possibility of shrinking when exposed to the 
weather. This renders them very durable, and especially 
suitable for out-door decoration. The wood being 
naturally twisted and coloured (not artificially), their 
elegant appearance adds much to the beauty of the park, 
lawn, or garden ; and careful construction of the seats 
makes them very comfortable as well as ornamental. 
Messrs. Cave also have some very pretty designs in 
wicker, cane, and gilded flower-stands. 
