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covered with hairs, which give their surface a rough appearance; the 
flowers are of a bright clear brick-colour, a little tinged with rose. 
It will no doubt require the same treatment as the other Chinese 
Azaleas.— Bot. Beg. 1700. 
COMPOSITE. 
Rhodanthe Manglesii, Captain Mangles’s Rhodanthe.— A 
Charming Greenhouse Annual, with rose-coloured flowers, introdu¬ 
ced from the Swan River Colony in New Holland, by Captain 
Mangles, Its season of perfection is May and June, at which time 
there is nothing in the gardens that equals it in beauty, for it posses¬ 
ses the brilliancy of the Cape Helichrysa, without their stiffness and 
formality. It requires to be treated as a tender annual, and to be 
kept in a cool greenhouse during its time of growth; too much heat 
seems to be particularly offensive to it.— Bot. Reg. 1703. 
CLASS II.—PLANTS WITH ONLY ONE COTYLEDONE. 
AMARYLLIDEjE. 
Alstr(Emeria AUREA,Golden-flowered Alstroemeria. This species 
was imported by Mr. Anderson, from Chiloe. In habit it approaches 
nearly to A. pulchella, but probably will always be a much smaller 
plant.— Bot. Mag. 3350. 
ORCHIDEiE. 
Orchis foliosa. Leafy-spiked Orchis. A fine species, native of 
woods and copses in Madeira, very much like the European O. lati- 
folia. It succeeds, either in well drained pots, or a turf pit, in a soil 
composed of the turfy portions of heath mould, with a mixture of 
moss and sand.— Bot. Reg. 1701. 
Oncidium ampliatum.— Broad-lipped Oncidium. A very fine 
yellow 7 flowering species, first found in Central America by Mr. 
Cuming, and afterwards procured in a living state by Richard Har¬ 
rison, Esq. Like all the rest of its genus, it requires the hot damp 
atmosphere of a stove.— Bot. Reg. 1699. 
ARTICLE IX. 
OPERATIONS IN THE FLOWER GARDEN FOR OCTOBER. 
Auriculas .—In the beginning, if not done last month, these plants 
must be sheltered in a frame or brick pit, sunk or built two feet be¬ 
low the level of the ground. Cover the frame with wooden shelters, 
but give plenty of air in fine weather. 
Camellias .—In the beginning of the month, the plants must be 
taken into the house or frame, or any other cool but sheltered situa» 
