Festuca glauca, tinged with blue ; Funkia albo-marginata, has a narrow white edge ; F. 

 ovata, bordered with white ; F. undulata, with a broad white belt in the middle — all three 



Fig. 2. 



Haxoinq Vase. 



make handsome pot plants : Melissa secunda, has leaves mottled with white, dwarf habit, 

 and a profusion of pretty rosy flowers ; Mentha rotundifolia, with white border ; M. sylves- 

 tris, pretty, frequently three colored ; Polemonium caeruleum, a beautiful plant for pot 

 culture ; Pulmonaria sibirica, with very distinctly spotted leaves ; Spira}a ulmaria varie- 

 gata, Tussilago Farfara, very beautiful as a specimen plant 



Plants for baskets or hanging vases : Glechoma hederacea, exceedingly pretty for this 

 purpose; Linaria Cymbalaria, a diminutive plant, but remarkably pretty; Vinca major 

 elegantissima, one of the finest variegated plants in cultivation ; V. major reticulata, ex- 

 ceedingly elegant, the leaves looking like network ; V. minor aurea and V. minor argentea. 



Of many of these plants pretty specimens were shown by Mr. Salter at Regent's Park, 

 where they were much admired. We may add that the beautiful Chinese Farfugium 

 grande when it shall have become more common will doubtless be a great favorite both for 

 pot culture and for rockwork." 



The subject has taken strong hold of our American spirit of adorning home, and we are 

 glad to lend our aid to so good a cause. « 



Delaware Grape. — We are indebted to George W. Campbell, Esq., of Delaware, Ohio, 

 amples of the Delaware Grape, which equals the description in Downing's new edition, 

 much of interest will be found regarding the new varieties. The Delaware is a great 



