Efoliis in caulem strictum altum spareis obovatls aplcnlatis glabris obsolete carinatis, spica longa nuda tenninali.

This addition to the pretty genus Echeveria has been received by the Horticultural Society from Mexico, where it was found on Orizaba by Mr. Botteri. It has a tall, erect stem, covered with smooth, obovate apiculate leaves, and terminated by a leafless spike of flowers, eight or nine inches long.. They appear to have been crimson, but the dried specimens, from which alone they are at present known, have only their remains surrounding the fruit. The present species is most like E, coccinea, which has narrower leaves and long bracts, giving the spike a leafy appearance. Notylia Albida, Klotzsch. Rchb. f, Xenia, p. 48.

A graceful little thing, deliciously scented, and beautifully formed, although its flowers are no bigger than Peppercorns, and the whole inflorescence the size of an ear of wheat. From a few thin, oblong leaves, not unlike those of Rodriguezia secunda, its natural companion, there droops a graceful, dense raceme of whitish flowers, perfumed like a Lily of the Valley. Their back sepal is oblong, convex, pale apricot colored, very firm and convex, and being in all cases turned to the outside of the inflorescence, the flowers are not unlike little fairy shells. The rest of the blossom is transparent white, except one little pale apricot spot at the base of each petal.