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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[November, 
REGISTER OF NOVELTIES. 
NEW PLANTS. 
Aeeides SANDERiANUM,i2cA5./. {Gard. Chron., 
N. s., xxii., 134).—A grand novelty, belonging to the 
Odoratum section, and allied tojA. Lawrenceanse. It 
is of vigorous habit, with short broad retusely bi- 
lobed leaves, and long drooping spikes of very large 
and very handsome blossoms, which from the tip 
of the dorsal sepal, to the tip of the incurved spur 
measure fully an inch and a half. The sepals and 
petals are reflexed at the edges, oblong obtuse, the 
lateral ones semiovate from being produced on the 
lower side where they are adnate to the back of the 
lip, and the petals being somewhat narrowed to the 
base ; all these parts are white tipped with magenta. 
The lip is three-lobed and large spurred, the spur 
being half an inch wide, the side lobes dolabriform 
clear yellow crispy and toothed at the edge, and the 
middle lip closely enfolded is also crispy and toothed 
at the edge, of a rich purple magenta, looking like a 
purple crest, and contrasting finely with the yellow 
of the side lobes; the lower part and tip of the 
spur is greenish-yellow. The comparatively large 
size, and bright colours give to the flowers a peculiar 
beauty ; Eastern Tropical Asia; E. Sander. 
Callieehoe lineaeiloba, a. Gray .—A very 
pretty Malvaceous novelty, likely to form an effec¬ 
tive border plant. It is a hardy perennial, pro¬ 
ducing numerous trailing stems radiating from 
the crown, and having pedato-partite dark green 
leaves, roundish in outline, and cut in a bipinnatifid 
manner almost to the base into narrow lobes one- 
eighth of an inch wide. The flowers are nearly 
two inches across, of five broad obcuneate petals, 
which are of a pretty tint of lilac in the centre 
with a broad even margin of white on each side, 
forming altogether a pleasing striped flower. It is 
a native of Texas. Introduced by Mr. W. Thomp¬ 
son, of Ipswich. 
Gymnogeamma LATHAMiiE, Moore {Gard. 
Chron., N. s., xxii., 360).—A very handsome hot¬ 
house fern, supposed on good grounds to be a 
hybrid between G. decomposita and G. schizophylla. 
It has an erect caudex from which the fronds spread 
out in an arching manner. The fronds are oblong 
lanceolate 2—2^ feet high, quadripinnate, the 
obliquely-elongate ‘triangular pinnse being shortly 
stalked and ascending, and the pinnules sessile del¬ 
toid cut down to the rachis into small narrow seg¬ 
ments, the larger of which are forked or trifid and 
the smaller entire. The sori form short forked 
lines on the narrow segments, the spore-cases being 
imbedded in a white waxy secretion. The stipes and 
main rachis, which are stout, are of a bright chest¬ 
nut brown. It is altogether a very handsome 
novelty amongst ferns. Eaised in the Birmingham 
Botanic Garden •, Mr. W. B. Latham. 
H^MANTHUS KatheriNjE, Baker {Bot. Mag., 
t. 6778).—A noble greenhouse bulb of the Amaryl- 
lidaceous order, with about half-a-dozen leaves 
whose stalks are sheathed so as to form a short 
cylindraceous stem, and whose blades are elliptic- 
acute or oblong, with about nine or ten nerves on 
each side the costa, these being united by a series 
of transverse nervules. The scape is contemporary 
with the leaves, ten to twelve inches high, and 
supporting a globose umbel of scarlet flowers with 
linear obtuse spreading segments, and imojccting 
stamens inch long; Natal; Kew. 
Veiesea fenestealis, B. Morren {Belg. Hort., 
1884, t. 4—5).—A very handsome Bromeliad, with 
a rosulate tuft of short broad arcuate concave 
leaves, roundish and mucronate at the tips, of a 
pale green colour tesselated with crowded cross bars 
of a deeper green. The flower scape is erect, 
with an elongated distichous spike of yellow flowers. 
The chief beauty of the i)lant resides in its hand¬ 
somely marked leaves, the surface between the 
cross markings on which, is in many parts as 
white as ivory; Brazil, Eio de Janeiro, whence it 
was introduced by Linden in 1875; M. Peeters, 
and MM. Jacob-Makoy. 
NEW ELOWEES. 
Aueiculas {Show). — Conservafive,-white edge, one 
of the very best of its class, a handsome plant, the 
trusses borne well above the foliage, edge pure 
white, black body, colour, rich gold tube, green 
foliage; and Silvia, white edge, a cross between 
George Lightbody, grey edge, and Eobert Trail, 
grey edge; vigorous grower, truss large, pips well 
arranged, edge usually white, at times silvery grey, 
dark ground, beautiful gold tube, quite distinct; 
both raised by Mr. J. Douglas; C. Turner. 
Begonia {double) Felix Crousse, a dwarf growing 
fully double variety, with large handsome rich deep 
scarlet flowers, and a deep green foliage contrasting 
admirably with the flowers; Ist-class Certificate 
E.II.S., Oct. 14; W. Bealby. King of Kings 
(single), a very fine single-flowered variety, with 
large, thick, well-formed, blood crimson flowers; 
good habit, and very free; Ist-class Certificate 
E.H.S., Oct. 14; H. (iannell & Sons. 
Caenations. — Arthur Brown, s.B., a full sized, 
finely formed flower, in the style of Philip Thomas; 
extra quality. Black Prince, C.B., rich crimson, 
and dense purple on a pure white ground; medium 
size ; extra. Captain Owen, c.B., large, boldly and 
definitely marked; a fine variety. Captain Preston, 
C. B., large, and highly coloured. Dolly Varden, e.f., 
a flower of great refinement and exquisite form; one 
of the very best of its class. Dorothy's Sister, e.f., 
a lovely variety, with the pure white ground and 
delicate colour of “ Doroth}",’’ but less full of petals ; 
a’beautiful variety for decorative purposes, though 
lacking the depth of colour at present required for 
class showing. Dr. Briscoe, c.B., a seedling from J. 
D. Hextall, with the rich colours of that variety; a 
full flower; fine. Dr. Symonds, c.B., a highly re¬ 
fined fl >wer; lightly but very definitely marked; 
smooth and full; very fine. Frank Tomes, s.F., a 
large, richly coloured variety; smooth and of fine 
form. George Melville, P.F., a glorious variety; 
large, smooth; finely marked and beautifully formed, 
with a white ground of spotless purity; a fine 
addition to a sparse class. II. J. Tyler, s.F., a fine 
show variety; bright and beautifully marked. 
Martin Eoioan, B.F., a high-class variety, differing 
from George Melville in the density of its colour; 
will take high rank in its class. Master Slender, 
P.F., smaller than George Melville or Master Eowan, 
but in all other respects equal. Miss Gane, p.f., 
rich rosy purple on a pure white ground ; a seedling 
from Thomas Moore, which it follows in form and 
habit. Mrs. Francis Whitbourn, C.B., large and 
finely marked with rich colours ; sometimes a p.p.b. 
Mrs. Gane, E.F., a large, well formed, richly marked 
variety ; smooth and very pure. Mrs. Symonds, e.f., 
large, full, and richly marked with a deep rose ; pure 
and smooth. Mrs. W. M. Ileivitt, e.f., a seed¬ 
ling from Mrs. Tomes ; like its parent, richly marked 
with brilliant carmine rose. Polly Holiday, E.F., 
like Dorothy’s Sister in the shade of colour; very 
pleasing. Bobert Marris, s.F., a flower of great re¬ 
finement and exquisite form; extra. T. A. Welton, 
S.F., a full sized, refined variety; richly marked with 
brilliant scarlet; smooth and very pure. Thomas 
Anstiss,v.v.Ti.,^ splendid variety, grandly marked 
with rich deep colours ; extra. Tom Chapman, s.F., 
large, smooth, and beautifully marked with rich 
scarlet on a pure white ground. Tom Lord, s.F., a 
seedling from Thomas Tomes, with the rich colour, 
pure white, and definite markings of the parent, and 
