THE GENUS BEGONIA. 
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verse plate, are different from the same parts', and distinguish it from the 
smaller resupinate flowers of Cattleya guttata. — Bot. Reg. 59— 45. 
Oncidium incurvum. This striking and very peculiar species was first 
observed in this country by George Barker, Esq., of Birmingham, from 
whose rich collection we were favoured with flowers in 1840. Since that 
period it has found its way into the possession of others, especially of Mr. 
Ferguson, late gardener to the Duke of Buckingham, who succeeded in 
growing it extremely well. It is, however, still one of the more rare 
species. Mr. Barker gave it the name of incurvum, in consequence of the 
petals having a great tendency to turn inwards, when the flowers first open ; 
that tendency is, however, eventually lost, and the parts assume the position 
customary in the genus. 
In some respects it resembles the 0. ornithorynchum, but it bears its 
flowers in a long, erect, and even branched panicle, and it has neither the 
long rostel nor the great column-wings of that species. Its colours, more¬ 
over, are very different, for its sepals and petals are regularly and neatly 
banded with red, on a white ground, instead of being of one uniform rosy 
tint.— Bot. Reg. 64—45. 
Lycaste fulvescens. From the rich collection of the Rev. John Clowes of 
Broughton Hall, Manchester, who received it, along with L. gigantea ; and 
other Orchideae, from the province of Coro in Columbia, where it was collected 
by Mr. Linden. 
It has smaller flowers than those of L. gigantea, the middle lobe of the lip 
is beautifully fringed, and the colour is a rather pale tawny, with an orange- 
coloured lip, and the habit of L. macrophylla .— Bot. Mag. 4190. 
ON THE GENUS BOUVARDIA. 
WITH AN ILLUSTRATION. 
All the species of Bouvardia hitherto known are esteemed 
favourites of the flower-gardener, and we believe the value of 
such plants as B. triphylla, B. splendens, &c., for any of the 
purposes of early spring or summer embellishment, cannot be 
excelled; but one regret existing with respect to the genus, 
— that there were not other varieties as beautiful. This month 
we have the pleasure of introducing to our readers a new 
species, entirely distinct from any of the previous ones, and 
equally ornamental, which will considerably lessen the regret 
spo-ken of. For the opportunity we are indebted to M. Louis 
Van Houtte, nurseryman of Ghent, who kindly sent us a 
drawing of the plant some time since. The habit of this new 
plant is, like that of the other species, somewhat lax, if left to 
itself, but may be easily corrected by closely pruning previous 
to the development of the new growth, and with only oc- 
