DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NEW PLANTS. 
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of Mutis, and A. scandens , Brown. It is described as a native 
of Jamaica, and not uncommon in the West Indian islands 
generally; it is also found in the northern parts of the con¬ 
tinent of South America, in Guatemala and Brazil. 
Labiate. —Diandria Monogynia . 
Salvia oppositijlora (Ruiz and Pavon). This very beautiful 
species of sage is a native of Peru, whence it was introduced a 
short time ago by Messrs. Veitch and Son, Exeter. Their 
collector found it growing in elevated and exposed situations at 
Tarma, where it was subjected to little moisture and considerable 
aridity. It is a stove shrub, with erect, pubescent branches, and 
rather small, ovate-oblong leaves; the flowers are borne on 
simple, elongated racemes, they are brilliant orange-red, and the 
whole plant emits a pleasant fragrance. It should be grown in 
a rich light loam, or a mixture of loam and peat. Pax. 
Mag. Bot. 
RiiodoracExE. — Decandria Monogynia. 
Rhododendron Standishii. An hybrid betwixt It. maximum 
and R. alta-clerense, obtained by Mr. John Standish, of Bagshot; 
the flowers are rather larger than those of R. ponticum , but are 
disposed in trusses of a very superior size. The habit of the 
plant is dwarf and spreading, and the leaves are of a deep glossy 
green. The violet crimson of the flowers is very rich, and the 
throat and upper divisions of the corolla are freely spotted with 
black. It is perfectly hardy, having been out in the open ground 
ever since it was a seedling, and has never been injured by frost. 
—Pax. Mag. Bot. 
OrchidACE iE. — Gynandria Monandria. 
Cattleya bidbosa. Although C. bulbosa is of slender growth, 
forming a plant in every respect of small size, and is certainly 
inferior to some other species, yet it cannot by any means be 
considered an inferior member of the genus. The flowers, 
although not more than one fourth the size, possess much of the 
brilliancy, colour, and delicacy of C. labiata. It is supposed to 
be a native of Brazil; but by whom, and at what period, intro¬ 
duced is uncertain. It flowered during June, 1847, in the 
