116 
THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[MAY, 
OuRMERiA piOTUEATA [b.c.]. —A Maranta-like plant, with ovate-cordate leaves, 
along the centre of which is a broad band of silver-grey.— Messrs. Veitcli ^ Sons: 
R.B.S.^ March 25. 
Cyclamen Meteor [f.o.]. —Blood-crimson, very bright and striking.— Mr. 
H. Little: E.B.S., March 25. 
Cyclamen Prince of Purples [f.o.]. —Crimson, dashed with a fine hue of 
purple ; fine and distinct.— Mr. H. Little: B.B.S.^ March 25. 
Cyclamen Eose Queen [f.c.o.]. —Bright crimson-rose, a charming and 
distinct hue of colour.— Mr. H. Little : B.B.S.., March, 25 ; E.H.S., Aiwil 1. 
Cyclamen Eoyal Purple [f.c.o.].— Eich glowing purple ; large and very fine. 
—ilfr. H. Little: E.H.S., April 1. 
Cypripedium Argus [b.c.]. — A Philippine-Islands species of the harlatum 
type, with leaves handsomely tesselated with grey, and dark purple-spotted 
petals.— Messrs. Veitch 4' Sons: E.B.S,, March 25. 
Cypripedium Eoezlii [b.c.]. — A vigorous-habited New-Granada stove 
epiphyte, with long ligulate acute leaves, and narrow-petaled flowers, purple 
at the tip; the lip yellow.— Messrs. Veitch ^ Sons: E.B.S., March 25;’also 
Mr. B. S. Williams. 
Drao-Ena Baptistei [b.c.].—a distinct and striking form, having the leaves 
of a purplish-bronze colour, with a rosy edge, and marked with rosy stripes. 
^Messrs. Veitch 4" Sons: E.B.S., March 2h. 
Eranthemum reticulatum aureum [b.c.]. —A sub-shrubby stove plant, the 
oblong lanceolate leaves of which are closely belted with yellow veins, which 
pass to crimson as they become older.— Messrs. Veitch 4' Sons: E.B.S., March 25. 
Ficus Parcelii [f.c.c.].—A n extremely handsome variegated shrubby plant, 
the large bold herbaceous leaves being finely blotched with cream on a dark 
green ground ; a great acquisition.— 3Iess?'s. Veitch 4' Sons: E.H.S., April 15. 
Gymnogramma decomposita [b.c.]. —A fine stove golden fern, remarkable 
for its finely-cut decompound fronds, resembling pulchella.—J/?'. B. S. Williams: 
E.B.S., 3Iarch 25. 
HippeastruM Oriflamme [f.c.o.]. —A fine Amaryllis, very bright scarlet, an 
intense and very telling hue of colour.— 3Ir. B. S. Williams: E.H.S., April 1. 
Hyacinth (s. w.) Anna and (s. b.) Sir Garnet Wolseley [f.o.]. —^Fine 
novelties, described at p. 82.— Messrs. Veitch 4' Sons: E.B.S., 31arch 25. 
Hyacinth (s. w.) Minister Thorbeck [f.c.]. —Grey, dashed with pale 
mauve on the reverse of the petals; very fine bells and spike.— Messrs. Veitch 4' 
Son: E.B.S., 3Iarch 25. 
Hyacinth (s. mauve) Von Schiller [f.c.]. — Mauve-claret, with dark 
stripes ; good bell and close spike; in the way of Haydn, but said to be darker. 
— 3Iessrs. Veitch 4‘ Sons: E.B.S., March 25. 
Lzglia flammea [b.c.].—a hybrid raised between Tj. Pilcheri and L. cinna- 
barina, shown provisionally as L. Veitchii ; the flowers large, and of a distinct 
orange-colour ; the lower part of the lip deep crimson, an& handsomely fringed. 
— 3Iessrs. Veitch 4' Sons: E.B.S., 3Iarch 25. 
Passiflora quadrangularis VARiEGATA [b.c,]. —-A Variety of the square¬ 
stemmed Passion-flower, in which the leaves are freely blotched like the Aucuba* 
— 3Iessrs. Veitch 4" Sons: E.B.S.,3Iarch2b. 
Eose (h.p.) Duchess of Edinburgh [f.c.c.].—A charming Boscj of a clear 
