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within and without. The seeds were received by Charles Horsfall, 
Esq. either from Africa or from the East Indies, and raised by his 
very skilful gardener, Mr. Henry Evans, at Everton— Curt. Bot. May. 
CR.UCIFER.ZE. 
Streptanthus obtusifolius. Blunt-leaved Streptanthus. A 
little plant bearing rose-coloured flowers. It will no doubt hear the 
open air of our climate.-— Bot. May. 
CLASS II.—PLANTS WITH ONLY ONE COTYLEDON. 
orchidea. 
Catasetum luridum, Lurid Catasetum. After having been 
imported into Prussia, some years since, and been apparently lost, 
this rare plant has suddenly made its appearance, almost at the very 
same time, in several collections. It is a native of the woods, not 
only of Bahia, but probably of the greater part of Brazil, the Prus¬ 
sian specimens and those of the Horticultural Society having been 
imported from Rio Janeiro. Like all the species with similar habits, 
it grows freely in decayed vegetable matter, mixed with a little pure 
loam, among quantities of potsherds, and it probably will soon be¬ 
come common. Although it cannot be compared for beauty with 
Catasetum tridentatum, it is nevertheless a very interesting species; 
the spots on the margin of the lip are of the deepest and richest 
ruddy-brown; while the horns of the column may be compared to 
the forelegs of some spider lurking in the bosom of the flower, to 
seize upon the victims that may enter it.— Botan. Reyister. 
Ornithidium album, White Ornithidium. This curious plant 
is a native of Trinidad, whence it was sent to the Glasgow Botanic 
Garden, by Mr. David Lockhart, where it flowered in November, 
1833.— Botan. Mayazine. 
aroidea. 
Caladium fragrantissimum, Delicious-Ascented Caladium.— 
Among other plants which invest the stems of trees in the forests of 
the tropics, the different species of Caladium constituted a striking 
feature, both in regard to form and colour. The flower is partly 
tinged with red, and yields a fragrance similar to the Olea fragrans, 
but more powerful. It has lately been introduced to the Liverpool 
Botanic Garden, from Demarara, by C. S. Parker, Esq. It requires 
the stove. ---Bot. May. 
LIL1ACEA. 
Cyclobothra alba. White Cyclobothra. A Californian bul¬ 
bous plant, introduced by the Horticultural Society, in whose trans¬ 
actions it has recently been published by Mr. Bentham. Along 
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