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NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 
cultivator, both on account of the delicacy of its habits and its large 
showy blossoms, which rival those of the Salvia fulgens. It thrives 
best in a mixture of sandy peat and loam, and is increased with fa¬ 
cility by cuttings. It will require the protection of a frame in winter, 
and the pots should be well drained, and be plentifully supplied with 
water while in a growing state.— Brit. FI. Gard. 271. 
THE NIGHTSHADE TRIBE, (SOLANEA2.) 
Brugmansia sanguinea. Dark-red Brugmansia. A truly splen¬ 
did species, raised at Hayes Place, Kent, the seat of Miss Trail, 
from seeds collected at Guayaquil, in the state of Equador, by Mr. 
Crawley. It possesses a hardier constitution than B. arborea, de¬ 
lights in a rich friable soil, and is easily increased by cuttings. In 
% a sheltered border, with a southern aspect, it will no doubt flower as 
well as if contained in the conservatory.— Brit. FI. Gard. 272. 
THE PRIMROSE TRIBE, (PRIMULACEA2. 
Anagallis Monelli Willmoreana, Willmore’s Italian Pimper¬ 
nel. This is a beautiful variety, with rich purple-blue flowers. It 
was raised by Mr. Willmore, from seeds sent from Madeira. It 
thrives well in a light, rich soil, and continues in flower for a consi¬ 
derable length of time.— Bot. Mag. 3380, 
CLASS 2 .— PLANTS WITH ONE COTYLEDONE, (OR SEED LEAF.) 
THE ORCHIS TRIBE, (ORCH1DEZE.) 
Acanthophippium bicolor. Two-coloured Barrel Orchis. A 
highly curious, and extremely rare epiphyte, found in Ceylon, by 
Mr. Watson, the superintendent of the Government Garden at Pera- 
denia, and transmitted by him to the Horticultural Society. It suc¬ 
ceeds well in a mixture of peat and sand, mixed with broken pots, 
provided it has a great deal of heat and moisture during the growing 
season, and a few months rest annually in a cool and dry atmosphere. 
—Bot. Beg. 1730. 
FIabenaria gigantea, Gigantic Habenaria. This species was 
found by Dr. Buchanan, in Upper Nepal, and in the Mysore country. 
It was sent to the Glasgow Botanical Garden, among other terrestrial 
Orchideous plants, from Bombay, by Joseph Nimmo, Esq. The 
flowers are very fragrant, of a greenish white colour, and measure 
nearly four inches diameter— Bot. Mag. 3374. 
Microtis parviflora, Small Flowered Microtis. Sent by Allan 
Cunningham, in 1824, with others of the very curious terrestrial Or- 
chidese, of New South Wales, to His Majesty’s Garden at Kew. In 
the Colony of Port Jackson, the species affects clayey soils in low, 
damp forest grounds, where, should the season prove moderately 
