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now introduced, is a charming addition; it is in the style of C. bicolor, 
but with white and azure flowers. The plant which has hitherto been 
grown under this name is the C. grandiflora. Among hardy shrubs, we 
may particularise the brilliant yellow Hypericum oblonguum, which will 
prove one of the best of dwarf hardy flowering evergreens ; Weigela 
coraeensis, which is a worthy companion of the now well known W. 
rosea, and is valuable as an autumn bloomer ; Amygdalus persica rosea 
plena, a dwarf brilliant early blooming double-flowered Peach ; and 
among Conifers, a handsome glaucous-leaved shrub or tree, raised by 
the Horticultural Society, which it is believed will be Chamsecyparis 
thurifera. 
To our greenhouses have been added as choice acquisitions: Correa 
cardinalis, the most brilliant of Correas, but with rather spare foliage ; 
Gonocalyx pulcher, described as a charming Vaccinium-like shrub, 
with brilliant rose-coloured flowers ; Tecoma fulva, which bears clusters 
of very beautiful flowers, in which bright red and clear yellow are 
charmingly blended ; and two Rhododendrons, R. Blandieeflorum, in 
which the flowers are narrow, tubular, and of a mixture of orange-red 
and yellow, recalling to mind the blossom of a Blandfordia, and R. 
moulmainense, with very distinct smaller flattish nearly regular white 
flowers. Some of the Sikkim Rhododendrons have also especially 
approved themselves ; R. Edgeworthi, Falconeri, and Hookeri, may be 
mentioned as particularly handsome. 
Among stove plants we may also point to some real acquisitions, 
such as the Achimenes carminata splendens, figured in our last volume; 
Tydsea amabilis, which has very pretty rosy mottled flowers in the way 
of Achimenes picta ; Gesnera Miellezi, with handsome large rosy lilac 
flowers ; and two Dircaeas—D. Blassi and D. lobulata, both with rich 
scarlet flowers, in the way of Gesnera faucialis, to which, indeed, they 
are allied, Dircaea being one of the modern divisions of Gesnera, as 
Tydaea is of Achimenes. Variegated-leaved, and the now deservedly 
popular class of plants for grouping purposes, known as “ fine-foliaged,” 
have received one or two good acquisitions, in the Calathea pardina and 
Tradescantia discolor zebrina ; the latter, not included in the list annexed, 
has leaves rich purple-red beneath, and above striped with green and 
yellow. Bold-leaved, but not variegated, yet a charming plant for a 
stove conservatory, is the Ganna liliiflora, which unites to the tall and 
striking habit of C. iridiflora large yellowish-white flowers like Lily- 
blossoms. Dendrobium Falconeri is, perhaps, the loveliest addition to 
the race of Orchids, on account of the large size, and rich and varied 
colouring of its flowers. As choice additions, too, combining curious 
structure with botanical interest, and yet effective though not brilliant 
in point of ornament, we must add the names of Coryanthes Sum- 
neriana and Peristeria fuscata. 
With these brief introductory notes, we introduce to our readers the 
following more ample list, condensed and reprinted, by permission, from 
the present year’s issue of the “National Garden Almanac.” K. 
Abies cilicica. {Flor. d. Serrea, 2 s. i. 67, with plate). A fine Conifer from 
Mount Taurus. Raised in the French Gardens. 
jEsohynanthus FULaENS. {Bot. Mag. t. 4891.) A fine showy plant, with 
