NEW GARDEN PLANTS. 
Lycaste brevispatha, Klotzsch. Short-bracted Lycaste.—Order Orchidaceae § Yandeae (Orchid tribe)._A 
stove epipyhyte, bearing yellowish-green flowers, which have a white smooth lip. It has been flowered by M. 
Nauen of Berlin, and is a native of Guatemala. 
Cerasus ilicifolla, Nuttall. Evergreen Holly-cherry.—Order Drupaceae (Almondwort tribe).—This is a fine 
evergreen bush or small tree, “ apparently as hardy as a Laurel, and having the foliage of a Holly, with the flowers 
of a Bird-cherry.” For all purposes to which hardy evergreen shrubs are applicable, this is one of the most valu¬ 
able of recent introductions. The leaves are waved and spiny as in the Holly, and from their axils appear short 
spikes of white flowers, succeeded, according to Hartweg, by fruit resembling a small cherry. It is one of the 
many useful introductions of the Horticultural Society, and was obtained by them through Mr. Hartweg. 
Rhododendron ciliatum, Hooker. Fringed Rhododendron.—Order Ericaceae (Heathwort tribe).—This is 
one of the earliest of the Sikkim Rhododendrons to produce its blossoms, which it seems to do freely in a very 
dwarf state, which habit may perhaps be turned to account in cross breeding. That which has everywhere 
flowered is a pale coloured form, which Sir \Y. Hooker calls roseo-album, and. though making a beautiful figure, 
has not been considered as in itself of much importance as an ornamental plant. The leaves are very hairy, but 
become at length smooth above ; the flowers are bell-shaped, white, tinged with rose. It has flowered in various 
instances, so that its dwarf flowering habit seems to be confirmed. The little Rhododendron lepidotmn , from the 
same country, which has also flowered very imperfectly, though distinct in character, does not promise to be of 
much horticultural value. 
Dactylicapnos thalictrifolia, Wallich. Thalictrum-leaved Dactylicapnos.—Order Fumariaceae (Fumewort 
tribe).—A Nepalese plant introduced by Sir C. Lemon, Bart., in 1834, and flowering towards autumn. It is a 
hardy perennial, with smooth somewhat succulent climbing stems, growing six to eight feet high, biternate ten- 
drilled leaves, and clustered racemes of large pendent yellow flowers of the singular form common to the race. 
Canna Warczewitzii, Dietrich. “Warcze witz’s Indian Shot.—Order Marantaceae (Marant tribe).—A hand¬ 
some addition to a race of fine exotic-looking stove perennials. This has ovate or ovate-oblong cuspidate-acumi¬ 
nate leaves, and bright scarlet flowers. The stems, peduncles, pedicels, flower buds, calyx, and bracts, are blood 
red, covered with a bluish bloom. It is a native of Central America. 
Olearia pannosa, Hooker. Clothed Olearia.—Order Asteraceae § Asteroideae (Composite plants).—A shrub 
covered over with a close white felt, excepting on the upper parts of the leaves, which are bright green and shining; 
they are rather large, elliptic-oblong, and in their axils are produced, on long stalks, flower heads consisting of a 
single row of white ray florets surrounding a yellow disk. It is a native of South Australia, and is a greenhouse 
evergreen of little importance. 
Begonia conchjefolia, Dietrich. Shell-leaved Begonia.—Order Begoniaceae (Begoniad tribe).—An elegant 
little stemless stove perennial, with deep shell-like peltate shining leaves. The flowers are very small, red; the 
petioles and peduncles also are bright red. It is from Costa Rica, and has been introduced by M. TYarczewitz 
to Berlin. The deeply concave leaves, resembling mussel-shells, are very peculiar. 
Begonia bulbillifera, Link and Otto. Bulb-bearing Begonia.—Order Begoniaceae (Begoniad tribe).—A 
very pretty bulbous stove perennial, producing at first heart-shaped roundish leaves, red beneath, and on the 
stems leaves of a more pointed and unequal figure. The flowers are deep rose-coloured and axillary. It is a 
Mexican plant, and is grown in the Berlin gardens. 
Cycnoches aureum, Lindley. Golden Swan Orchis. — Order Orchidaceae (Orchid tribe). — A fine stove 
epiphyte, bearing a long pendulous raceme of whole coloured pale, clear yellow flowers. It comes from Central 
America. 
anda peduncularis, Lindley. Pedunculate Yanda.—Order Orchidaceae § Yandeae (Orchid tribe).—A small 
hothouse epiphyte, with distichous two-lobed leaves, and racemes of comparatively small flowers on a very long 
peduncle ; these are yellowish-green, with a deep purple lip hairy at the edges, and as much like hairy insects as 
those of our Bee and Spider Orchids. It is from Ceylon, and was bloomed last March by G. Read, Esq. 
Gesnera purpurea, Lindley. Purple Gesnera.—Order Gesneraceae (Gesnerwort tribe).—A very fine tuberous 
stove plant, allied to G. Douglasii. The leaves are whorled, heart-shaped, oblong, and downy. The flowers grow 
in a whorled panicle, and consist of a long downy tube, with the upper tube straight, two lobed, almost square, 
the lower lip with rounder and much shorter segments. The colour is purplish-rose, spotted with deeper purple. 
The origin of this fine plant is unknown, but it is supposed to be a garden hybrid. It is figured in Paxton's 
Flower Garden , t. 76. 
Calodracon nobilis, Planchon. Noble Calodracon.—Order Liliaceae (Lilywort tribe).—This, which is the 
Draccena nobilis of Yan Houtte, is a beautiful hothouse shrub, growing erect, with dense foliage of a beautiful rich 
purple and crimson colour, arranged in broad streaks. It has not yet flowered, but it will be cultivated entirely 
for its splendid foliage. It is a native of Japan, and appears to have been brought into notice by M. Yan Houtte, 
of Ghent. 
Odontoglossum anceps, Klotzsch. Two-edged Odontoglossum.—Order Orchidaceae (Orchid tribe).—A small 
stove epiphyte, with greenish-yellow white-lipped flowers, borne on a two-edged scape. It is from Brazil, and 
has been flowered in the Berlin gardens. 
Calceolaria stricta, Humboldt and Bonpland. Upright Slipperwort.—Order Scrophulariaceae (Linariad 
tribe).—A shrubby species with good foliage, on this account, perhaps, useful for hybridizing. The leaves are wil- 
