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Gynandria Monandria.— Orchidece. 
Dendrobium cucumerinum. A native of New Holland, whence 
it was sent to Messrs. Loddiges from Mr. W. MacLeay. It 
very much resembles a heap of little cucumbers, whence the 
name has been derived. These bodies are apparently leaves, 
terminating the short articulated stems; but they require further 
examination, for they may be of the nature of pseudo-bulbs. 
The flowers appear from the base of the cucumbers in threes; 
they are dirty white, with long narrow sepals and petals, striped 
with pink, and a three-lobed lip, whose middle division is 
crisped very much, and five wavy elevated ridges along its 
middle. — Bot. Reg. 
Gynandria Monandria. — Orchidece. 
Epidendrum Schomburgkii. A fine bulbous-stemmed species, 
with large bunches of red flowers. It was introduced by Mr. 
Schomburgk, from British Guiana, a few years back, and sent to 
Messrs. Loddiges. — Pax. Mag. Bot. 
Didynamia Gymnospermia. — Labiatce. 
Scutellaria japonica. Is a pleasing little plant, growing only 
four or five inches in height, of a partially trailing character, 
and bearing a profusion of showy blue flowers throughout the 
whole of the summer. The plant is half hardy, and from its 
habit well suited for planting in masses in the summer flower- 
garden. — Pax. Mag. Bot. 
Decandria Monogynia. — Leguminosce. 
Chorozema spartioides. A very showy species, with large 
bright yellow and red flowers : it has a trailing habit. It was 
raised several years since from New Holland seeds. — Pax. 
Mag. Bot. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
S. D. — Continue your Cacti in a warm part of the green¬ 
house for a fortnight or three weeks longer, after which remove 
them to the open air for about the same period ; this will ripen 
the wood, and prepare them for the winter. The seed of C. 
speciosissima should be sown about the beginning of February, 
in shallow pans, filled with sandy loam and leaf-mould: place 
them on a sunny shelf, and keep them just moist; they will soon 
vegetate. 
A Reader. — Gradually withhold the water from your Tro- 
paeolum. As it is turning yei’ow, it is evident it has ceased to 
