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thoroughly practical mind, and a gi-eat talent for arrangement; 

 but hisfai iig health did not permit him to continue his supei- 

 intendenee beyond the letter C ; the responsibdity, ^^^>:f<^\f 

 conducting the subsequent portion of the workdeyolyed on his 

 brother e^htor, Mr. Jfoore, of the Cbelsea Botanic Carden^and ; 

 most ably has he performed his task-a task which from tne 

 very large amount of letter-press, the yariety of the ^bjeets^ 

 and the number of the contributors, must l^,f « "'^'^^ f^f.f^^ 

 a Ught one. The names of the writers are— Prof essor Balfoui , 

 EeyAI J Berkeley. Mr. A. A. Black, Mr. W. B. Booth Pro- 

 fetlor Buctoan mI-. W. Carruthers Mr. B. Clarke, Professor 

 Dickie. Mr. W. B. Hemsley, Mr. E. Heward Key. a .A^ Johns, , 

 Dr Masters, Dr. Moore, Dr. Seemann, Mr. A. Smith, Mr. J. i. , 

 Syme. Mr. E. Thompson, and Mr. W. Thompson. I 



This list affords an excellent guarantee of the quahty of the 

 contents, and the articles are written in a clear and pleasant 

 style, which, without sacrificing in the least the accm-acy of 

 the information conyeyed, must add much to the popularity of 

 the work. As an example, we wiU quote the article by Dr. 

 Masters on Ai-gania :— 



"A geuas of plants belonging to the family of Sapotace^. The 

 calyx has ten sepak, in two row,: the *"»'."' i'^T^^t^.nl 

 scales orabortiv'e stamen,, alterniiting with the hvefei-tde stamens 

 anthers opening outwardly: style awl-shaped. -4 t<,^erox,,k,n is the 

 Argan trie of Morocco, in certain provinces ot which it grows in woods 

 It is a spiny evergreen tree, with a trunk of considerable size ba of 

 low stature. It gives off branches at a few feet from the ground, which 

 incline downwards till they rest on the earth : at length at a c^u^idei- 

 able distance from the stem, they ascend. ^ ^f . ■"^°*'"'^^*/,^iIf 

 •Journal of Botany' for April 1854, measured 16 feet only in height, 

 while the circnmfiience was as much as 220 feet. The ti^t is an 

 e— shaved or roundish drupe, dotted with white. These traits are 

 mSch reU,hea by all ruminating animals, who. in chewing the cud 

 eject the hard seeds, fi-om which a valuable oil is extracted ihe 

 oultui-e of the plant for the sake of its oil has been recomniended in 

 Australia and certain parts of Cape Colony subject to di-ought=. iUe 

 wood is very hard, and so heavy as to smk in water. 



In addition to the other contents there is a copious glossary 

 of botanical tei-ms, besides which the English and French 

 names of a large number of plants are giyen, and the whole is 

 prefaced with descriptions by Dr. Seemaun of yegetation m 

 different parts of the world, in illustration of which there are 

 twenty beautifuUy executed steel engravings. There are also 

 numerous equaUy praiseworthy woodcuts, engraved by Uran- 

 ston from drawings by Mr. Fitch. It is scarcely necessary to 

 add, after what has been already said, that we can heartily re- 

 commend the "Treasmwof Botany" as a comprehensiye and 

 reliable work of reference. 



nmtales en Pleinc Terre, par Comte 

 Paris: Auguste Goin, Eue des 



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LeONCE DE LiMBERlYE. 



Ecoles, 82. 1 



U.NDEK this title M. le Comte de Lambertye, the author of 

 an exeeUent work on the Strawberry, has commenced the pub- ;, 

 Ucation of one on those plants with ornamental foliage whicb 

 are sufficiently hardy to succeed out of doors m summerm the 

 climate of Paris. In the pubUc gardens of Pans fine-leaved , 

 tropical plants are introduced on a scale which is nowhere else 

 equaUed, nor, indeed, even approached, except at Battersea 

 Park, where Mr. Gibson has adopted this new style of garden- 

 in" with the happiest results. The plants thus employed 

 hayintr been chieflv confined to botanical collections, and not 

 being "for the most part remarkable for the beauty of their 

 flowers, their merits for decorative purposes were overlooked 

 untU the last few years— indeed, to most amateurs and gar- 

 deners they are even now far from weU knovm. A wori, then, 

 such as that which M. de Lambertye has commenced, giving 

 the descriptions of these plants, and their cultivation, must be 

 regarded as supplying a want. 



The work is dedicated to M. BariUet-Deschamps, head gardener 

 to the city of Paris, by whom the idea of plautmg-out tropical 

 phints in the pubhc gardens of Paris was first earned into effect, 

 and who thus introduced a new style of gardenmg, which in 

 France is daily becoming more popular. In the less-favoiu-ed 

 climate of England the system has been successfully adopted 

 in the warmer parts of the country. M. de Lambertye's work 

 is to consist of three parts, of which the first, treating on the 

 principal species of Solanum with ornamental foUage, has 

 ah-eady appeared ; the second is to l)e confined to Cannas, and 

 the third is to include plants of other genera. 



The author states in his preface that only such plants are 

 deeoribed as he has himself gi-own, and that in the manner 



which he describes. He commenced his collection of Sotoums 

 in 1862 with a few species, and in 1864 the number had in- 

 creased to sevent^--six ; but on examination several were found 

 to betcorrectly named, and many others not worthy of culti- 

 ation In the part before us thirty are descnbed, a number 

 vMch the author remarks is still too large, for not more than 

 eighteen or twenty are of undoubted ment Each species s 

 taken in alphabetical order, and the stem, leaves, and flowers 

 are minutely described ; then the culture is given, foUowed by 

 -reneral remarks on the ornamental character of the plant. 

 ° The species noticed at length are Solammi acu eatum grow^ 

 ing about 2i feet high, and more remarkable for the abundance 

 of its prickles than for its beauty. S. amazonium, about the 

 same hefgtl as the preceding at the end of its first summer s 

 growth ■ very ornamental from its bronzy yellow young leaves 

 Sid numerous large blue flowers; withstands the winter at 

 Hyer^Hn the south of France. S. atropurinu-eum, very 

 striking by its deep purplish red shoots, numerous spines, and 

 the wMte- veins of the leaves, which are some imes 8 uichcs 

 Ion- by 16 broad. Growing upwards of b feet high, it is suit- 

 'ZeL small groups on lawns. S. auncnlatuiu, giwing 

 5i feet high in the flrst year, spineless, eaves 18 or 19 inches 

 ling and afoot broad. Suitable for smgle specimens S^be- 

 taceum, when well managed growing a yard ^f^'J^^^^^- 

 some leaves 1-5 or 16 inches long, and deep purple when young. 

 s!"urSifolium, elegantly-cut leaves, and -XursleTMgh 

 a lUac shade thi-oughout the summer. Grows about .3 feet high 

 S. ci-initum-m peat soil at Monceaux t^^^^ g'^7.^^;/'°^*„5 *f„'^ 

 high, and the blade of the leaf is nearly 2 f^et long and 

 21^iches across. Shoots and leafstalks <-o^ere<l vn^ ^ong 

 white hairs. S. eleagnifolium, suitable f^^ s°^f^„!^°"P\2s 

 front Unes ; requii-es support. S. enneodon.on (Hort ) attains 

 a height of about 5 feet, of an elegant habit "f. growth leaves 

 . very LaU. Suitable for massing along with oti^f ^ «f ff ^^°^ 

 ; for^smaU groups on lawns. S. ferrugmeum stated to grow 

 64 feet high at Hyeres, where it goes by the name of S^ jeibas"- 

 foUum. S. Fontanesianum, about -5 feet l"g!^' ^^^^^^^^ /" 

 ; groups of fi-om three to five, and for mixing ;y^t'^ J^f^/P^^^ 

 S, giganteum attains a height of 6i feet m the ^fond year of 

 its growth, and though not the most ornamental species is 

 neyfrthele^s desei-ving%f a place. S-glancum remarkable to 



the glaucous hue of the whole plant ,.S-gl^^t^"°f™',',T Wst 

 sold as ferrugineum and verbascifoUum ; one o the finest 

 species in the genus. Attains the height of 4 eet m th| inst 

 : season, with leaves 15 inches long by 9 inches across. Excel 

 lent for groups, and suitable for massmg ^y itself » along 

 with other species. S. hvporhodium, also ^1°^ ^ ^^ .bicolor 

 discolor purpui-eum, and galeatum. One of the best of the 

 Snusbuf Squires ilenty of heat. In the P^^^<' g^r^™ "^ 

 Paris it grows 5 feet high, and has leaves 2 feet 8 n<^bes long 

 and 20 iiches across, with ivory-white yems the under side o a 

 fine violet purple. S. Jacquini, dwarf, about 9 mches high, ele- 

 tantTaverse't with whiti spines ; ^oletio.e.s,.n^^Aei^y 

 numerous green and white hemes S. Karstemi^own also 

 as S. fraudilentum. Very fine ; tall ; leaves veiy large &• la 

 cmiatum grows 10 feet high at Hyeres; ^ery ornamental m 

 its habit o1 growth, large leaves, and jiumTU laige, blmsh 

 mac flowers S. macranthum grows 9 J feet high at Pans and 

 has leaves a yard long and 21 inches across. S- margma'i^ 

 one of the most ornamental ; the leaves shining green Iwrder^ 

 with a white zone, which disappears as tlrey become oder, 

 white on the under side, and on both sides when youn 

 S.maroniense grows about 3 feet high; remarkable for the 

 ferrucdnous hue of the young shoots and leaves, and the size 

 of s'^^olet^lue flower's. I. Pf-anthos-its recommenda- 

 tions are its light and elegant character, an<l Ae fiei? bue of 

 its numerous spines. S. quitoense ; large velvety green leaves, 

 ^th an amarinth tinge reflected from the veins ^^h^. 

 S. reclinatum, neariy aUied to S. laemratum S. robu^um 

 grows 4 feet high in the first year, and has leases 30 mches 

 fong by 13 acrols. Of noble appearance, the s^em, «» a°^ 

 the under side of the leaves covered with thick ferrugmous 

 down, the whole plant set with fonnidable spmes S SiegUn u 

 a noble species which should be m every garden A pUnt 

 7 inches high, which M. de Lambertye .Planted out on the Ifath 

 of May hadbythe24thof October attained the height of 9 feet 

 and the feaveswe a yard long, with a blade of about 2 b inches 

 by 20. S. sismbrifoUum and S. tomentosum neither of them 

 so effective as some others. The .«°rmer bov.e« ^lows 

 rapidly, and has large white flowers, with bright , eUow stamens 

 and ivory veins in the leaves ; the latter, being dwar , s ^efu 1 

 for the edgings of beds. S. violaceum, of second-iate ment. 



