namely, to be protected during winter so securely from 

 frost, that the woody stems may be preserved, to push 

 forth new flowering branches the succeeding year. It 

 increases so readily by cuttings, that it will soon be very 

 common. Our drawing was made in the Nursery of Messrs. 

 Whitley and Co., of Fulham, in August last. 



It was at first supposed to be the same as the Lopho- 

 spermum scandens ; but Mr. Don, having lately compared 

 the garden plant with the original in Mr. Lambert's Her- 

 barium, has ascertained it to be a new species. 



J. L. 



NOTE. 



We avail ourselves of this opportunity of offering a remark or two 

 regarding a criticism upon this and other Botanical periodical works, 

 which has been made in the Gardener's Magazine, and, having been 

 repeated more than once, seems to require some notice. It is said, 

 that it is the practice of the editors of these works to publish the 

 same plant one after another ; so that a purchaser is obliged to pay 

 repeatedly for the same thing. To this we should plead guilty, in 

 common with our brethren, and promise to amend our conduct for 

 the future, if we agreed with our critics that the public really sus- 

 tained any injury. A little explanation, however, will perhaps shew, 

 first, that so much evil does not arise from occasional repetitions of 

 the same plant in different works, as is alleged ; and secondly, that 

 they cannot be always avoided. 



Circumstances of this kind take place in various ways. Some- 

 times two rival publications, each eager for priority, contain the same 

 plant on the same day, or a month earlier or later than each other. 

 Such a case would obviously arise from mere accident, against which 

 neither party could guard, unless the editors were mutually acquainted 

 with each other's materials, which is not the case. At another time, 

 they may be caused by a drawing having been made for one work 

 before it was known that others had it in their possession. After 

 this expense has been incurred, the proprietors have to consider 

 whether they will suffer loss by not publishing the drawing that has 

 been prepared, or whether they are, nevertheless, justified in letting 

 it appear. The determination of this point always rests, we presume, 

 with the editor, who exercises his judgment in the matter, and who, 

 in fact, does cancel a considerable number of drawings. We re- 

 member hearing the late venerable editor of the Botanical Magazine 

 complain of the large number of losses of this sort his work had 



