1884.] 
REGISTER OF NOVELTIES. 
61 
Gartenfloea. (Feb.) Kalanchoe fayinacea, Balf. 
[t. 1143], a haudsome stove succulent of tbe order 
CrassulacecB, found in the Tslaud of Socotra. It 
has^ stoutish erect stems, with orbicular-spathulate 
entire leaves, covered with a white mealiness, and 
terminal umbelliform panicles of scarlet flowers 
having a tubular corolla nearly an inch in length; 
Haage et Schmidt.— Tulipa Ostrowshiana, Begel 
[t. 1144, f. 1—2], an East Turkestan species; found 
by M. A. E-e^el in 1881. It has trifoliate stems, 
8—10 inches high, with narrow lanceolate, much un¬ 
dulated leaves, and solitary flowers the perianth seg¬ 
ments of which are elliptic shortly acuminate, bright 
cinnabar red with a black angular spot at the base of 
each ; St. Petersburgh Botanic Garden.— Tulipa 
triphylla Boltzeri, Eegel [t. 1144, f. 3—4], a 
variety in which the leaves are linear oblong, glau¬ 
cous, much untlulated, and decumbent; its small 
flowers have narrow perianth segments, and are 
yellow, with the three exterior ones red on the outer 
side and somewhat larger than the others; sent 
from Turkestan to Sr. Petersburgh garden.— JubcBa 
spectabilis, II. & K. [t. 1145] a woodcut figure of a 
remarkably fine specimen, originally published in 
the Gardeners' Chronicle. 
Revue de L’Hoeticultuee Belge, &c, (Mar.), 
contains a figure of Stanhopea tigrina grandijlora, a 
very large-flowered variety of one of the hannsomest 
and most odoriferous of the species. These Orchids 
have been neglectrd of late owing to the short dura¬ 
tion of their flowers, but their singularly grotesque 
appearance should secure for them a larger share of 
the attention of cultivators. 
The Bulletin d Arboriculture, &o. (Mar.), 
contains a coloured plate of the Reine Claude de 
Braky Plum, which appears to be a lars^e late form 
of the Green Gage, and is said to be of fine qualitv. 
The Gaedsnees’ Chronicle (Feb. 24—Mar. 
15) contains notes and descripiions of Phalcenopns 
Veitchiana brachyodon, Rcbb. f. (p. 270), a sturdy 
variety with lightly mottled leaves resembling those 
of P. leucorrhoda, and an erect flower stalk 15 in. 
hign, which has indications of ramifica ions; the sepals 
and petals are pure white, the lateral sepals which 
have also a slight, tinge of sulphur, having brown 
spots on tne inner upper side at the base; the side 
lobes of the lip are purple at the top, white at the 
base; the front lobe, whose apex is retuse and 
nearly bidentate, is dark purple verging to brown and 
spotted with the same on the whitish-oithre ground 
and margins ; Low & Co.— Dendrobium vexabile, 
Rchb. f. (p. 271), a pretty Orchid with the stoutish 
stems in the way of D. lute<.lum, reddhh and con- 
8trict<-d at the joints ; the flowers are pale sulphur, 
the side lobes of the lip marked with numerous 
narrow lines, the middle lobe wavy sulphur with an 
orange blo'ch on each side of a tuft of hairs; Low & 
Co.— Vanda teres aurorea, Rchb. f. (p. 271), a lovely 
variety with white sepals and petals, tbe lip pale- 
ochre on the throat, rose-colour on the lobes with 
two rows of small purple dots, and the column light 
ro'-e t)urple; Sir W. Marriott, Bart.— Dendrobium 
signatum, Rchb. f. (p. 306), a species fmm Siam in 
the way of D. Bensonise, the inflorescence as yet 
one-flowered, the flowers with white or whitish 
sepals and petals ; the lip nearly square and narrow 
at the base suddenly enlarged the front portion 
obtuse-sided triangular w’th the apex acute, sulphur 
coloured with a broad transverse radiating brown 
blotch on the disk ; the column green with mauve 
stripes; W. Bull. — Odontoglossum Wilckeanum 
stdphureum, Rchb. f. (p. 306), a very fine variety 
with sulphur coloured flowers with elongated sej.als 
and petals, having one or two red blotches on the 
lateral sepals, and a few red blotches and lines upon 
the lip; a good contrast with O.Wilckeanum albens; 
C.Vuylsteke.— Dendrobium svperbum Burkei,'R(^\).i, 
(p. 306), a very fine white-flowered variety of the 
plant commonly known as D. maorophyilum, with 
a yellowish-white lip having two blush-rose cheeks 
at the base of the disk; Veitch & Sons.— Picea 
Omorika, Pancic (p. 308, fig. 58), the Servian 
Spruce, a large evergreen tree, forming a pyramidal 
crown, with short branches, clothed with flattish 
straight or laterally curved linear oblong obtuse 
leaves ^—? inch long of a sbiny green; the cones 
are oblong-ovate, spreading or deflexed about 2 
inches long, with broad loose scales as in other 
Spruce Firs ; Messrs. Frcebel, Zurich.— Dendrobium 
nobile album, Rchb. f. (p. 338), a pretty variety 
with very pale purple edges to the sepals and 
petals, the base aud tip of the lip being also of 
a very pallid hue of purple, while the anther setting 
on the green column is dark purple; W. Lee, 
Esq.— Calopogonmultijlorus, Lindl. (p. 338), a lovely 
plant, whi' h has probably never before been seen in 
flower in this country. The peduncles bear several 
flowers, comparable to those of a diminished Bletia 
verecunda, being of the finest amethyst purple, while 
the broad irregularly square retuse lip bears near the 
base a rich tuft of golden yellow hairy lamellse, 
often purplish at the base and in front of these 
some purple calli ; a native of Florida, recently 
imported by Mr. B. S. Williams.— Abies Fortunei, 
A Murray (p. 348, figs. 64—67), a Japanese conifer 
sometimes c.alled A. jezoensis, and also by some 
referred to a new genus Keteleeria. At Foo Chow 
Foo it forms a magnificent tree (only one however 
being known), but it appears to be tender in our 
climate, though it might thrive on our South and 
West Coas's, in some parts of Ireland, or in the 
Cbannel Islands. The tree has the haoit of the 
Cedar of Lebanon, glabrous orange-red branches, 
yellowish gr.^en linear acute haves, and cones vary¬ 
ing considerably in size of a dull biuish colour with 
a glaucous bloom. It has produced seeds with Messrs. 
Rivelli, of Pallanza, from which a stock of young 
plants has been reared. 
The Garden ( Deo. 15 — Mar. 15) contains 
coloured figures of Crossandra undulcefolia (pi. 418), 
a dwarf stove Acantbad from Ceylon, with handsome 
salmon-cohmred flowers ; Kew.— Mutisia decurrem 
(pi. 419), a beauliful cliinbing composite with large 
orange-coloured flower heads; Mr. B. Hook.— 
Zenobia speciosa pulverulenta (pi. 420), a charming 
hardy deciduous shrub for the American garden, 
its branches being strung with deliciously- 
scented white bells ; Munsiead. — Tigridia Pa- 
vonia alba (pi. 421), the white Tiger flower, a 
seedling raised by M. Hennequin, of Angers, with 
ivory white flowers spotted with crim«on ; Dr. Wal¬ 
lace.— Dianthus Aikinsoni (pi. 422), a fine old 
garden hybrid, of a rather straggling habit, 'but 
bearing rich crimson flowers ; T. S. Ware.— Bessera 
elegans (pi. 423), a beautiful half-hardy Mexican 
bulb, with grassy leaves and slender umbels of droop¬ 
ing scarlet liliaceous flowers; T. S. Ware.—Group 
of Cloves and Bordf-r Carnations (pi. 424), C. Turner. 
— Lilium speciosum Melpomene (pi. 425), a handsome 
lariie-fl>'wered variety with deep crimson spotted 
petals white at the margin; G. F. Wilson, Esq.— 
Vanda Sand‘;riana (pi. 426), one of the finest of 
Orchids ; W. Lee, Esq.— Clematis Jackmanni alba 
(pi. 427), a greyish white variety of one of the 
finest 01 h-irby climbers, a hybrid raised by Mr. G. 
Jackman ; C. Noble.— Odontoglossum Insleayi splen- 
dens (pi. 428), a large high-coloured variety of a fine 
old Orchid ; B. 8. Williams.— Vanda insignismdi V. 
insignls Schroderiana (pi. 429), the type is a rare and 
beau'iful Vanda with deep brown flowers having a 
concave rosy lip; the variety is unique, and has 
yellow flowers and a white lip; Baron Schroder.— 
Schizostylis eoccinea (pi. 430), a flue Kaffrarian Irid, 
with long spikes of scarlet flowers of a Very shtwy 
