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Its aspect approximates greatly to that of the curious D. undu- 
latum. But though the stems of D. taurinum are quite as tall, 
and the foliage a little similar, the former are not nearly so 
much swollen towards the base. The flowers are borne in 
noble racemes near the top of the stem ; and a single raceme 
will have perfect flowers upon it for a month or six weeks : in¬ 
deed the species blooms most immoderately. The flowers are 
large, of a yellowish green, or dull cream colour, beautifully 
margined, and tinted with purplish lilac. The lip column and 
twisted petals constitute a figure which has been correctly 
likened to a bull’s head, and from which the specific name has 
been derived. It is cultivated like the larger kinds of Den^ 
drobia in a moist summer heat, and a drier and cooler winter 
atmosphere, being potted in a mixture of rough heath-mould 
and potsherds. Propagation is managed by cutting off one of 
the stems in the winter, and potting it separately. — Mag. Bot. 
Hexandria Monogynia. — Liliacece. 
Lilium testaceum. Japan, which has already furnished our 
gardens most richly with showy flowers through the medium of 
Ur. Siebold, is said to be the native country of this fine lily. In 
point of ornamental character, it is quite worthy of being asso¬ 
ciated with the other noble kinds from the same region ; and 
indeed comes rather near L . Thunbergianum, or aurantiacum. 
It appears first to have bloomed with Messrs. Rollison last 
season. 
When well cultivated it grows three feet in height and up¬ 
wards, being of a vigorous nature, and bearing as many as a 
dozen of its large flowers on the same plant. The blossoms are 
of a pale orange red hue, with darker warty dots on the inner 
petals. They are produced in a drooping manner, and the 
petals are somewhat curled back. It requires the treatment 
usual for other tender species — Paxt. Mag. Bot . 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Julian de M. —We advise you to add the following plants 
to your collection for the greenhouse:—Boroniaserrulata, B.pin- 
nata, B.viminea, and B. anemonaefolia, Pimelea spectabilis, Mir- 
belia dilatata, and glycinifolia. Hovea Celsi and pungens ; 
Eutaxia myrtifolia and Leschenaultia formosa and biloba. 
An Enquirer. — Achimenes multiflora is not an annual as 
