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Cyclamen ibericum and C. Atkinsii (one plate) Two charming kinds, well 

 worth the notice of lovers of Cyclamens. One is red, the other is white shaded 

 with red. Both are of neat habit; and when in flower in good-sized patches, as 

 we have seen them, nothing of the kind can possibly be handsomer. 



Two woodcuts contribute to further illustrate the.Number, which is, upon the 

 whole, a very good one. 



The following notes are from Kew : 



Maherm\ VESTITA. This is one of the prettiest flowering plants that has 

 been lately introduced to our gardens. It has a dwarfish habit, is a profuse 

 bloomer, and will be found an acquisition to any collection. It is an evergreen 

 greenhouse shrub, attaining the height of about a foot. It has small leaves, and 

 pendulous flowers, which grow singly or usually in pairs on the apex of almost 

 every branchlet. They are large for the size of the plant, and are of a bright 

 brownish red and yellow. This species thrives well in a mixture of peat and 

 sand, if well drained ; being of a very slender branching habit, the branches be- 

 come pendent, so as nearly to cover the pot altogether. A good specimen of it 

 is in one of the greenhouses at Kew, and is literally covered with its beautiful 

 bright-coloured flowers. 



Bjeckia rubra. An interesting hard-wooded evergreen greenhouse shrub, 

 of rather slender growth, having small leaves and pink flowers, which are borne 

 in great profusion from the axils of the leaves along the branches. With a fair 

 share of pot and head-room, with a little attention, this species may be made to 

 form a very handsome bush. It grows about three or four feet high, and when in 

 flower has a very neat appearance. 



Jasminum azoricum. Among the very extensive number of shrubs in culti- 

 vation, there are but few more popular or more universally esteemed than the 

 Jasmines; they are to be found adorning the walls of the cottage, as Avell as the 

 parterres of the more opulent, — fragrance being their predominant character, has 

 made them the favourite of poets, and people in all ages. More than fifty 

 species are contained in the genus, among which are several that are hardy, their 

 flowers being either white or yellow. The present one, J. azoricum, is an ever- 

 green greenhouse climber from Madeira. It is admirably adapted for covering 

 a back wall, or pillars, or any other unsightly objects, as it is of very free growth, 

 and has large shining leaves. A plant of it was planted out about two years ago, 

 and is trained against a back wall in one of the greenhouses at Kew, where it 

 now thickly covers a space of twelve yards by four, and with a little timely atten- 

 tion it is kept within proper bounds, presenting a neat and lively appearance at 

 all seasons. 



Jasminl'm fubigerum is a hardy evergreen species from Nepal, which thrives 

 freely in any common garden-soil. It has long slender branches, which are 

 well suited for training against a wall. The leaves are smooth, of a palish green, 

 and the flowers are of a bright yellow, and are in great abundance throughout 

 the summer months. There are fine specimens of this plant growing against east 

 and west walls at Kew ; one thickly covers a space of twenty-eight feet by twelve, 

 and is now, in the early part of .Tune, expanding its pretty yellow flowers. 



EuRYLiA lyrata. A hardy evergreen hard-wooded shrub, belonging to Com- 

 positese, having slender branches, and flowers similar to those of an Aster. The 

 leaves are small, of a dark green, and flowers white, with a yellow centre. It is 

 rather a pretty flowering plant, and requires to be planted against a wall, in any 

 common garden-soil. It is a native of Van Diemen's Land. The flowering sea- 

 son of it with us is June. 



EuRYLiA iLiciFOLiA. This species is of a similar habit and description to E. 

 lyrata, but it is less showy ; both of them should be planted between large- 

 growing kinds, against a wall, as they will not require much space ; there are 

 plants of them at Kew, about three feet high, flowering abundantly. 



Genista virgata. This is an old plant, which has been long in cultivation, 

 being introduced more than half a century ago from Madeira. It is one that 

 richly merits a place amongst all collections, few being more attractive than this 

 species when in flower. It may be cultivated as a pot-plant in a greenhouse or 

 conservatory, having a good habit, and pea-shaped yellow flowers, which com- 



