34 THE FLORIST. 



They were raised by Mr. Story, a <rentleman who, as most 

 of our readers know, has been most fortunate in producing 

 seedling Heaths of first-rate excellence. They are well worthy 

 of the attention of every Heath-grower ; and respecting thern 

 he has favoured us with the following particulars. Sorry we 

 are to add, two of them are misnamed ; and we must request 

 our readers to reverse those of Laqueatus lutea and seedling 

 Cavendishii. 



To the hybridist it is interesting to be made acquainted with the 

 genealogy of any new production submitted to the ordeal of public 

 criticism. 



The subjects illustrating the present Number of the Florist 

 bloomed for the first time in June 1848. I am sorry it is not in 

 my power to do more than guess at the parentage of Regalis, the 

 labels having got displaced in removing my plants from Isleworth in 

 1844. At that time the seedhng in question v;as a little puny thing 

 in a thumb-pot, unlike in all things to any other plant in my collec- 

 tion ; this circumstance secured for the solitary stranger more than 

 an ordinary amount of care, — repaid subsequently by rapid growth 

 and a display of unusual vigour. There can be no doubt, I think, 

 but Vestita rosea was its male parent ; the habit, vigour, and foli- 

 age bespeak thus much : further I can form no conception. Be 

 its parentage what it may, there is no doubt but it will rank as one 

 of the first in its class. Mr. Henderson of Pine-Apple Place pur- 

 chased the plant, and exclaimed when he first beheld it, " This is a 

 fine flower." Laqueatus lutea was submitted to Mr. Henderson's 

 judgment at the same time as the above ; he much admired it for the 

 novel form and colour of its flowers, combined with the advantage 

 of an excellent habit and deep rich foliage, forming a compact bush 

 without the aid of stakes or stopping. The colour and form of the 

 flowers are so correctly delineated in the attached drawing, that it is 

 unnecessary to dwell on them here. This seedling was obtained 

 from Tricolor coronata set with Depressa : it flowers at the termi- 

 nals like the latter, and in clusters of three, four, and sometimes 

 five. This seedling will also be found in Messrs. Henderson's col- 

 lection. The third seedling here figured was obtained in the same 

 way that Cavendishii was, viz. Depressa set with Patersonii : it 

 approaches very closely to the clear rich colour of the latter, ^\dth the 

 habit of the former, and though unquestionably it is an improvement 

 on Cavendishii, yet it too closely resembles it to merit a distinct name. 

 Whitehill, January 12, 1850. W. H. Story. 



COYEHING FOR PITS AND FRAMES. 



Few things In the gardening world are so ill adapted for the purposes 

 to which they are applied as Russian mats. They are expensive in 



