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has not yet flowered. A large general collection of plants is grown 

 here, including many rare Conifers. Not far from here is 



Lee's Nursery, at Hammersmith. 



This is an old-estabhshed nursery, known to many of the oldest 

 members of the gardening community as Lee and Kennedy's nursery, 

 and it is still owned and conducted by ISIessrs. J. and C. Lee. This is 

 one of the monster plant estabhshments found about London, where a 

 very large general collection of plants is cultivated. Roses are grown 

 to a gi-eat extent ; so also are evergreen shrubs, fruit-trees, and orna- 

 mental trees and shrubs. One of the first objects that met our 

 attention on entering was a well-kno^^^l plant of the yellow Banksian 

 Rose against the south wall of one of the stoves. This variety flowers 

 best when the grow^th is not too vigorous ; and it reqiui-es to be pruned 

 very sparingly, as it flowers from the old wood. Here again we 

 observed in one of the stoves plants in full flower of the attractive 

 Phiynium sanguineum ; Pandanus variegatus, a showy decorative 

 stove plant ; and the stove climber, Hexacentris mysorensis. The 

 Camellia house is occupied mth large plants of the best* sorts, the 

 majority of which had gone out of bloom ; but it was evident there 

 had been a superb display, and the plants are in luxuriant health. Of 

 the varieties still in bloom we noticed Alcemene, a very pretty flower, 

 of a light pink colour, the edges of each petal being feathered with 

 carmine ; Carswelliana, pale red, wath a white stripe down the centre 

 of each petal, a very handsome variety ; and Landrethi, a large pink 

 variety. Variegated Geraniums abound here, including Golden Chain, 

 a very striking variety ; Silver King, IMountain of Light, and 

 Kinghorn's Attraction, a new variety, with distinct, strongly-marked 

 leaves, and not to be confounded with Gaines's Attraction, which we 

 beheve to be very inferior to it. Passing through the numerous houses 

 in this nursery, we noticed Epacris delicata, pale blush ; E. Kinghomi, 

 and E. miniata grandiflora, rich scarlet, wdth a clear ^vhite tip, large 

 flower ; these varieties should be in every collection. In the specimen 

 house we saw fine plants in full flower of Eriostemon myoporoides, 

 buxifolium, scabrum, intermedium, and neriifohum ; and what charming 

 spring blooming plants they are ! Also a very fine specimen of the 

 Genethylis tulipifera ; and we sincerely hope some one ^vill succeed 

 in blooming this plant shortly, as ]\Ir. Drummond's description of it, as 

 he found it in the Swan River district, is sufficient toraise one's curiosity ; 

 and with such a plant as the Messrs. Lee have, it should soon be 

 gratified. The question is, what treatment should it now have to 

 throw it into a blooming state ? We are of opinion that it will now 

 be necessary to complete its growth as early as possible, and to use 

 but a moderate supply of water, so that the w^ood may be properly 

 matured early ; there would then be a favourable chance ,of blooming 

 it next spring. Near it were plants of the new Berberries nepalensis, 

 Ehrenbergi, and pallida, and in various parts of the ground we noticed 

 the new hardy Clematises, Sophia, monstrosa, and Helena ; Stauntonia 

 latifolia, said to be a hardy creeper, but it was killed with us in a cold 



