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Gynandria Monandria—Orchidese. 
Aspasia Epidendroides. A fine orchidaceous plant, with the 
habit of an Epidendron, a native of Panama and Columbia, also 
of Guatemala, requiring the usual treatment of epidendron.— 
Bot. Mag. 
Arundina Densa. Another beautiful orchidaceous plant, with 
somewhat the habit of a Phaius, and flowers similar to some of 
the smaller Cattleyas ; each flower is about three inches in width ; 
the sepals are pale purple, the lip being yellow and red, the 
petals are rosy purple, and the labellum reddish purple, with 
yellow veins on a white ground; altogether the flowers are very 
handsome and delightfully fragrant.— Bot. Reg. 
Icosandria Monogynia—Philadelphaceae. 
Philadelphus Mexicanus. A very singular species, the smallest 
of all the Syringas known to us, not growing above two feet in 
height: the plant is a sub-evergreen, and very nearly hardy, the 
flowers are large, solitary, pure white, resembling a small single 
rose; it is said to have “ the merit of being an excellent plant 
for forcing.” It is a native of Mexico, being found by Mr. 
Hartweg at the Hacienda del Carmen, from whence he sent it 
to the Horticultural Society. — Bot. Reg. 
Monadelphia Triandria—Iridaceae. 
Hydrotcenia Meleagris. A most curiously coloured flower on 
a plant having the appearance of a Fritillaria. Its appearance 
is by no means attractive, but the interior of the flower when 
carefully examined v/ill be found to exhibit beauties of no com¬ 
mon kind. The curious watery band which glitters as if covered 
with dew, or as if constructed out of broken rock crystal, is one 
of the most curious objects known. The stigmata too are ex¬ 
tremely remarkable, each divides into two arms which are rolled 
up as if forming a gutter, with a dense mass of bright papillae 
at the end, and a single tooth on the inner edge; between the 
arms stands a short mucro, which is free from glands, and forms 
a minute horn, The colours of the flowers are shades of purple 
lilac, yellow, white, blue, and blush ; each blossom is about an 
