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' MiCROCACHBTs TETRAGON A, Sir awlervy -fruited Cypress {Bof. Mag.,t. 5576). — 

 Coniferte. One of the most remarkable, though not the most heautiful of conifers. 

 It inhabits the tops of the western range of mountains in Tasmania, where it forms 

 low str-iggling bushes, the branches of which are clothed with evergreen, appressed, 

 imbricate leaves, and at the points of which the fruits are produced. These are 

 small globular or ovoid cones, with fleshy scales, the colour bright red. The female 

 plant only is in this country at present, having been presented to the Eoyal Gardens 

 at Kew by W. Archer, Esq , F.L.S., of Cheshunt. 



luiff RETICULATA, Netted Iris (Bot. Mag., t. 5577).-Iride2e. One of the loveliest 

 species of Iris in cultivation ; the habit slender and graceful, the leaves narrow, 

 flowers three to four inches in diameter, most richly coloured crimson, purple, 

 ultramarine blue, and orange ; fully justifying the oft-repeated remark, that in the 

 irises we have flowers that equal in beauty the most gorgeous of exotic orchids. 



Ceropegia sobokia, Kaff'rarian Ceropegia {Bot. Mag.., t. 5578).— Asclepiadea3. 

 A slender branching climber, with long grass-like leaves, and curious moth-like 

 flowers ; the refl-xed lolies of the corolla green, with purple bars, pink beneath, and 

 moving with the slightest breeze. A beautiful, but not showy species, requiring 

 greenhouse culture. 



THE GARDEN GUIDE FOR JUNE. 



Flowers of the '^o^rw.— Greenhouse : Pelargoniums, both of the exhibition 

 and zonale classes, are now brilliant, and fully take the places lately occupied by 

 azaleas and cinerarias. Among the plants tliat are especially interesting, but not 

 so well known as a certain few "showy subjects, the following are worth enumerating 

 as likely to be in bloom now : Gastrolobium obovatum, Anthyllis tragacanthoides, 

 Baiiksia speciosa, and ericifolia; Diosma tetragona, longifolia, and tenuissima ; 

 Haidenbergia cumptoniana, Aphelexis humilis, ir^acrantha purpurea ; Kennedya 

 prostrata, Hovea elliptica, Jacksonia grandiflora, Marryata nigricans, Abelia flori- 

 bunda, Adenandra fragrans, uniflora, amosna ; Ctesia vittata, Clematis odorata, 

 Beautortia latifolia, Calothamnus clavata.— £/ jws : Roliisonii, odorata, pnmila, 

 rubella, Savileana Shannoniana, Sprengellii, spuria, Thunbergiana, togata, tomen- 

 tosa, translucens, tricolor, canescens, cinerea (hardy), staminea (hardy), paimen- 

 teriuna, laclinsefolia, halicababa, acuminata pallida, imperialis, cubica major, aristata, 

 Beaumoiitiiina, Burgiana, comptoniana, densa, Dicksonia, Icevis alba.— -O/'cAic^s." 

 Laslia Schilleriana, L. Xanthina, Oncidium ampliatum majus, 0. bifolium, etc., 

 Schomburgkia tibicina, Trichopilia cocciiiea and crispa, Acineta Humholdtu and 

 densa, brides crispum and pallidum, M. iiiaculosum, etc., M. M'Morlaiidi, etc., 

 M. nobile and suavissimum, M. odoratum and Veitchii, M. roseum, Anguloa 

 Clowesii, A. uniflora and virginalis, Atrophyllum cardinale, Vanda Eoxburghii, 

 V. teres, Sobralia macrantha, Dendrobium calceolaria, D. cretaceum, D. tortile, 

 Barkeria melanocaulon, B. spectabilis, Brassia Lawrenciana, B. Wraya;, Brough- 

 tonia sanguinea, Calanthe fuicata, G. masuca and Domini (hybrid), Cattleya' 

 Aclandioe.— Garc^ert ; Viola calcarata, montana, and cornuta, Bahia lanata. Salvia 

 rugosa, Achillea montana, eiipatorium, ptaimica, tomentosa, millefolia rosea; 

 Sileue maritima. Geranium endresii, sanguineiim ; Coronilla sqnamata, ..pirea 

 filipendula, Dictamnus fraxinella, Ononis rotundifolia, Cmcianella stylosa, Lotus 

 coriiiclatus, Prunella Pennsylvanica, Verbascum phoenicium. Polygonum viviparum, 

 SympliituMi caucasicum, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Lychnis viscaria splt-ndens, 

 Stenactis speciosa. Genista sugittalis, Anneriacephalotes, Vittadina lobata, Dianthus 

 atro-rubens, Lvchnis Haageana, Dianthus ca^sius. 



Fruits IN SEA.soN.-^/j;5/e*; French Crab, K D ; Golden Harvey, D ; Norfolk 

 Beefing, K ; Sturmer Pippin, D. 



Pears. — None. 



Grapes.— %a.^ne. varieties as last month ; also Muscat of Alexandria, Bowood 

 Muse it. Canon Hall Muscat, and Black Damascus. 



Various.— 'Sio many kinds of fruit are now in season from the forcing houses, 

 that it is scarcely needful to enumerate varieties. In addliion to grapes, which 

 are abundant, good supplies may be expected of peaches, nectannes, apricots, plums, 

 cherries, figs, pineapples, gooseberries, currants, raspberries, apples, pears, and melons. 



