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3. Poinciana Gilliesii. Dr. Gillies’s flower-fence. An erect slender 
branched tree, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, and so far 
hardy as to have stood for several years, placed near the wall of a 
stove in the open air in Mr. Knight’s nursery, King’s-road, Chelsea, 
where it flowered in July last. It is a native of South America, where 
it was found by the late Dr. Gillies, and after whom it is named. The 
Poinciana pulcherrima is one of the most beautiful productions of the 
East Indies, but being much more tender, is much less valuable than 
the Gilliesii, which promises to be an ornament to our flower-gardens. 
The plant belongs to Leguminosce. 
4. Erodium serotinum. Late flowering heron’s-bill. “ A very showy 
perennial species from Siberia, introduced to our gardens in 1821 ; but 
although a plant of easy culture it is rarely met with in collections.” 
Paxton’s Magazine op Botany, November, 1835, contains— 
1. Epidendronfragrans. Sweet scented Epidendron. This species 
of orchideae was introduced from Jamaica by Messrs. Loddiges, of 
Hackney, several years since. The flowers have but little colour, being 
of a pale or yellowish white hue, but the scent is exquisite, on which 
account it has a claim to be in every collection of orchideae. This plant 
is an instance of what is observable in many cases in the vegetable 
kingdom, viz. that where splendid colours are bestowed fine scent is 
wanting, and vice versa. The gorgeous camellia is scentless, while the 
colourless mignonette yields the richest odour. 
2. Calceolaria corymbosa, var. Jupiter. The Jupiter Slipperwort. 
A fine variety of this interesting genus. It was raised by Messrs. 
Young, of Epsom, and among the other varieties of the family is a very 
conspicuous one. 
3. Petunia linearis. Narrow-leaved Petunia. This species was in¬ 
troduced by Mr. Neill, of Edinburgh, from seeds received direct from 
Buenos Ayres. 
4. Phlox Drummondii. Mr. Drummond’s Lichnidea. Raised by 
Mr. Campbell, Curator of the Manchester Botanic Garden, from seeds 
sent to him from the late Mr. Drummond himself. 
Besides the figures and descriptions of the above plants, there are 
added some very useful remarks on the culture of hardy deciduous and 
evergreen shrubs, with a selected list of the most beautiful. There are 
also some very good remarks on the winter management of plant 
stoves, and on the treatment of cage-birds, in a notice of Bechstein’s 
book on that subject. 
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