ORANGE RASPBERRY.* 



" The Orange Raspberry was first described in the Horticrdturist, vol, i. p. 178. 

 This Raspberry originated from a seed of Dyack's Seedling — a new crimson 

 variety, imported from England by Mr. Robert Buist, of this city. The seed 

 vegetated in 1844, and the plant fruited in 1845. 



" Size, large. Form, conical, sometimes ovate. SJcin, orange color, although 

 the maternal parent was a dark crimson variety. Flavor, very fine. Quality, 

 'best.' Leaf, somewhat irregular in form, usually less pointed than other kinds, 

 and very much corrugated. The plant is of vigorous growth, and has white spines. 



"The Orange Raspberry generally, but not invariably, reproduces itself from 

 seed. Occasionally, its seedlings are crimson varieties with red spines." 



[To the foregoing description by Dr. Brinckle (who originated this favorite 

 Raspberry), we may add that it continues to grow in public favor, all that can be 

 produced being annually disposed of, and the demand still unsupplied. It has been 

 highly praised at Boston, and, in this region is considered unsurpassed. 



Downing used to say, as we came out of Dr. Brinckle's small city plot, that he 

 was doing more for American horticulture than any living man. If he had never 

 produced anything but this Raspberry, his name would have deserved more than 

 a cold statue ; but he continues to devote the little leisure afforded by a very ex- 

 tensive practice, to the good of the fruit lovers, and, with a modesty peculiar to 

 real merit, claims nothing from public applause. Long may he live an ornament 

 to his profession, and a benefactor of his race. — Ed.] 



NEW PLANTS. 



Camellia reticulata, flore pleno. Nat. Ord., Temstrcemiacece. — Camellia 

 reticulata, presumed to be a native of China, appears to have been unknown in 

 Europe till about 1820, and flowered in this country, for the first time, in 1826. 

 The double flowered variety here described by Sir William Hooker, was forwarded 

 to Messrs. Standish and Noble by Mr. Fortune, and though not strictly "double," 

 the flowers have twice as many petals as the ordinary reticulata, of a brighter rosy 

 red, firmer texture, and more regularly disposed. They are of a large size, measur- 

 ing in some cases near six inches across. The foliage is very distinct from that of 

 C. japonica, being strongly marked with network, and of fine size. {Bot. Mag., 

 4976.) 



SoNERiLA elegans. Nat. OvA., MelastomacecE. — From the Neilgherry Hills ; 

 introduced by Messrs. Yeitch, of Exeter and Chelsea, in whose stove it has re- 

 cently flowered for the first time. It grows about a foot high, bearing pretty rose- 

 colored blossoms, and fine foliage ; the former consist of three petals, and measure 

 about an inch and a quarter across. The stamens, three in number, are very 

 prominent, bright yellow, situated on deep red filaments, as is also the style. ; the 

 leaves are from four to five inches in length, ovate, marked with ribs or longitu- 

 dinal nerves, the upper side bright green, and reddish-purple beneath, where the 

 nerves are prominent ; the leaf-stalks generally are brown or dull purple. No 

 doubt, this will prove a desirable acquisition to the stove. {Ibid., 4978.) 



HoYA aRANDiFOLiA. Nat. Ord., Asclepiadacea. — A new and striking species, 

 lately received from the Island of Ncesa Kambangan, to the south of Java. The 



* See Frontispiece. 



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