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THE FLORIST'S JOURNAL. 
Plumbagine.®. — Pentandria Pentagynia. 
Statice rhytidophylla. This, it appears, is the correct appellation of the 
plant so -well known in gardens as Statice Dicksoniana. — Bot. May. 
Orchidacebs.— Gynandria Monandria. 
Cirrhopetalum auratum. Among the singular species of this genus the 
present is one of the most interesting-It hangs down from the branch of a 
tree or a piece of charred wood, which it soon overruns with its delicate green 
roots and egg-shaped furrowed pseudo-bulbs. The leaves are very thick, 
deep green above, and convex; stained with purple beneath. The flower- 
stem is as slender as a small thread, and too weak to bear the umbels of 
flowers, which therefore hang down gracefully and are balanced in the air. 
The umbels, as in many others of this genus, are so arranged that the flowers 
are all on one plane, and, diverging equally from the centre, form a circle whose 
interior is occupied by the lower part of the flowers, and whose circumference 
is formed by the long, flat, strap-shaped, lateral sepals, which look like so 
many parti-coloured ribbons collected into a balloon.— The upper sepal and 
two petals are fringed with golden hairs, and taper into a fine point; the 
lateral sepals are quite destitute of hairiness, and only faintly stained with 
purple. It differs from C. picturatum in its parti-coloured, not purple 
flowers, in its petals being far less taper-pointed, and not villous, and in the 
lip not having a central ridge, which is conspicuous in C. picturatum. A 
native of Manilla, whence it was received by Messrs. Loddiges. Like many 
species of Pleurothallis, Stelis , &c., this requires a humid atmosphere in 
winter as well as in summer; but it should always be remembered, that the 
more light and heat, the more water is required. — Bot. Bey. 
Dilleniace^e. —- Polyandria Triyynia. 
Hibbertia perfoliata. This is really a beautiful Swan River shrub, particu¬ 
larly well adapted to pot culture on account of the neatness of its appearance 
at all seasons. According to Baron Hugel, it has a tendency to climb, but 
that has not been observed in our gardens. When it first flowered, it was of 
one uniform glaucous hue, almost as much so as the fruit of the plum when 
ripe and covered with bloom; but that appearance has gone off, and the 
foliage is now of a deep rich glossy green, while the beautiful yellow flowers 
are as large and showy as in the old H. volubilis ; they are quite free f from the 
offensive smell of that species. In the garden of the Horticultural Society 
it proves to be a greenhouse shrub requiring the same treatment as many 
other New Holland plants. — Bot. Bey. 
ORCHiDACEiE. — Gynandria Monandria. 
Oncidium bicolor. This charming species of Oncidipm, one of the rarest 
of its genus, was obtained by Messrs. Loddiges from the Spanish Main. It 
flowered with them in September, 1842. Among other peculiarities of the 
species may be mentioned its very thin pseudo-bulbs, and 3-lobed crest 
of the labellum, the front lobe of which projects forward, while the laterals 
are at right angles to it and slightly toothed. It has, moreover, a very large 
lip, which, although deep clear yellow on the upper side, is almost white 
beneath. Its nearest affinity is with O. bifolium .— Bot. Bey. 
CALENDAR FOR JANUARY. 
Stove. At this season of the year, when all is dark and 
dreary without, our once verdant trees dismantled and our par- 
