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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
June 17. 
a cold-pit, with the means of pulling a sash over them 
whenever necessary. Wherever they stand in summer, 
they should bo housed by the middle, or at the farthest, 
the end of September; obtain a good position near the 
glass, with abundance of air so long as the outside tem¬ 
perature will enable you to do so. All these things at¬ 
tended to, November and December are the months in 
which they will stand the coolest temperature; but even 
then, it should not often be below 40°, and not for any 
long time below 15°. That temperature, or even a lower 
one for a short time, with air, will not hurt them so 
much as a higher one in a stagnant atmosphere. Hence 
one reason why, after the turn of the year, a higher 
temperature suits them, is that the heat applied keeps 
the air in motion. From January to February, the 
plants, receiving fresh air, will thrive well in a tempe¬ 
rature ranging from 45° to 55°, with an allowance of 
10° or 15° higher for sunshine. After that period, what 
will suit heaths, and other greenhouse plants, will suit 
them. 
5thly. Watering .—This is a matter of great import¬ 
ance. All the means formerly mentioned as inti¬ 
mations that the plants want watering or not must 
be attended to. If dried at one time, and moisture 
stagnating at the roots at another, the same ruinous 
results will ensue. Soft water must be used. When 
exposed upon shelves, double pots are therefore useful 
both in summer and winter. But much, even then, will 
depend upon the judgment of him who wields the water 
can. From my own experience, I should judge the 
plant at best to be rather short lived. Attending to the 
above treatment, I have succeeded in pleasing myself; 
when, from various causes, any of these matters have 
been neglected, I have been mortified to find the plants 
very soon candidates for the rubbish-heap. A fine plant, 
therefore, always augurs not only good, but very atten¬ 
tive and pains-tainng gardening. 
Other plants alluded to by our correspondent, chiefly 
of the same genus, I cannot now dwell upon; but this 
is less to be regretted, as every one mentioned may be 
grown in a similar manner, and the only difference is 
that they will succeed with much less care. 
R. Fish. 
NEW STOVE PLANTS. 
There are, in some of the London nurseries, several 
new stove plants. In this paper we purpose giving their 
names, and, where we know the plants, a short descrip¬ 
tion of each; which description, with culture, &c., shall 
be more fully given as they become better known. 
Achimenes.- —Tn this fine tribe there are four new 
and distinct varieties, namely, 
A. Bckckmannii hirsuta ccerulea. —With fine, large, 
blue flowers; very distinct. 3s. fid. 
A. corymbosa.— This is said to be very fine, with 
heads of flower in the corymbose style. 5s. 
A. purpurea MAGNiFicA.— Large purple flowers; very 
fine and distinct, 2s. fid. 
A. Rendatleri. —Very fine. 3s. fid. 
zEschynanthus canbidus. —Rather small flowers, of 
a good white colour, with the throat spotted with crim¬ 
son ; very pretty, and useful to grow in fanciful baskets. 
3s. fid. 
IE. pulchet.lus. —Very free flowering variety, with 
pure white flowers. 3s. fid. 
Anectochilus Lobthanus. —A charming addition to 
this charming family of plants, with leaves of the 
brightest green, finely veined with white. (13s. 
Begonia Puseyii. —A most abundant flovverer, very 
handsome, with pendant trusses of pure white flowers. 
7s. fid. 
Barthoi.tna maculata, and B. marmorea. —Charming 
dwarf plants, with star-shaped bright pink flowers; the 
leaves of both are beautifully marked. 3s. fid. each. 
Brugmansia eximia. — A new fine species. 10s. fid. 
Brunsfei.sia jamaceensis.— A great improvement 
upon the older species, with large, white, sweet-scented 
flowers, most abundantly produced. 
Col cm nea aurantiaca. —Rich orange-coloured flowers; 
new, and very desirable. 
Cyrtanthera magnuica.— Large trusses of saltnon- 
pink flowers. A good plant for exhibitions, flowering 
the greater part of the summer. 3s. fid. 
Dracaena nobii.is.— This, as its name imports, is a 
noble plant, with large leaves, thickly produced on the 
plant, and richly coloured with crimson. 21s. 
Echites Harrisonii.— Flowers, yellow, striped with 
crimson, the bottom of each of a lively red ; it is also 
very fragrant. Very rare. 
Gesnera coruscans. —Glittering scarlet; fine. 5s. 
G. Knopfallti superba. —Distinct, and very beau¬ 
tiful. 10s, (id. 
G. Leopoldiana.— New, and very beautiful. 21s. 
G. zebrina compacta. —This is a new, very dwarf 
variety, not growing more than six inches high, and 
flowering profusely ; very desirable. 10s. fid. 
Geissomkria aurantiaca.— Very distinct, with orange- 
coloured flowers, and splendid foliage. 10s. (id. 
Gi.oriosa Pi.antii.— This fine species was discovered 
by Mr. Plant, in South Africa; it is very distinct from 
G. superha, and more easily grown, flowering profusely. 
21s. 
Gloxinia argyrostigma splendens.— Fine handsome 
foliage, the veins having the appearance of crystal; a 
deep purple flower, with white throat. No collection 
can be perfect without this fine variety. 5s. 
G. Leon Lequay.— Light blue, with a deep purple 
throat; good. 7s. fid. 
G. spectabilis. —Light purple, with large deep purple 
mouth, and richly shotted centre ; fine shape and stout 
substance. A fine variety. 3s. fid. 
There are several other fine varieties imported from 
the Continent, but the above appear to us to be the best 
at present. 
Ipomea palmata—A new and beautiful Ipomea, with 
medium-sized lilac-blue flowers, and neat palmated 
foliage; a beautiful climber, well adapted either for the 
rafter or for training to a balloon-shaped trellis. 10s. fid. 
Ixora aurantiaca Orange-flowered Ixora, a new 
and splendid addition to this fine genus; a very free 
flowerer. 15s. 
Klugia Zeylonica.— The Ceylon Klugia. This is a 
beautiful plant, with fine azure-blue flowers. 10s. fid. 
Maranta sanguinea.— Unlike the rest of this genus 
this has large clusters of fine coral-red flowers, with 
noble dark-coloured leaves; it is very handsome. 10s. fid. 
Nauty'localyx bracteatum.— This is a decidedly new, 
handsome plant. We saw it in flower for the first time 
at the Wellington Nursery, St. John’s Wood, on the 
2nd of this month; probably it has flowered nowhere 
else as yet in England. It belongs to that fine tribe 
the Gesner-worts. The plant was about a foot high; 
the foliage large, oval-shaped, and of a fine green. The 
flowers are produced from the axils of the leaves, and 
proceed out of a large pair of green bracts, each pro¬ 
ducing several flowers in succession ; they are large, of 
a fleshy substance, rather turned back at the edges; the 
colour, a creamy white, with two brownish-buff stripes 
down the lower limb. Altogether it is an acquisition 
to the stove, and will be much sought after when better 
known. 31s. fid. 
Pandanus Javanicus variegatus.— Perhaps this is 
the finest variegated plant we have in our stoves; the 
leaves are from a foot to two feet long, beautifully and 
freely striped with white. Those who admire variegated 
plants should by all means procure this. 21s. 
