Horticulture. 63 



Mr. Sweet has given a fine figure of this plant in his second series of 

 the British Flower Garden^ page ll , and mentions it as a native of Jalapa, 

 in Mexico : it has been in this country about four or five years. 



Arbutus Milleri, is a new variety, which has been raised at the nursery 

 by seed from the scarlet variety of the common arbutus, and arbutus an- 

 drachne. It is far superior to any other variety with which we are ac- 

 quainted. Its flowers are of a delicate pink colour, with broad leaves j and it 

 is altogether a fine ornamental shrub, and will be a great acquisition to the 

 pleasure ground. It has been flowering finely, but its bloom is now almost 

 over. 



Galardia PicTA is a new species of considerable beauty, the seed of 

 which was collected by Mr. Thomas Druramond, in Louisiana. It was 

 raised from this seed at the nursery and at some other places, to which seed 

 had been sent by the same collector. It has been figured in Sweet's 

 British Flower Garden for December last, but the representation is from 

 an original far inferior to the plant that flowered lately in the Bristol 

 Nursery, in consequence of the plant from which the drawing was taken 

 having been grown under glass. It appears to be hardy, and to flower 

 most abundantly. It was raised from seed last spring. 



Trop<eolum Peregk/num, or fringe-flowered Indian cress, is a native 

 of Peru, from whence it was introduced about the year 1 7/5. But although 

 so long a period has elapsed since its introduction, the plant is by no 

 means common. It is said to be an annual, but it may be continued by 

 cuttings in the same manner as the double nasturtium ; it grows freely in 

 summer in the open ground, but does not come into flower till October^ 

 when it should be removed into the green house. It is an elegant creeper, 

 and well adapted for training round a wire trellis : our plant has at this 

 time from three to four hundred flowers upon it, which are of a beautiful 

 bright golden yellow, and being connected by a long and delicate stem, 

 would almost make an observer fancy that he saw a number of miniature 

 canary birds with extended wings, in the act of taking flight from so many 

 small twigs. 



C'HiMO.NANTnus Fracrans, or Calycanthus Prcecox, is not a new plant, 

 but cannot be too generally known. Its deliciously fragrant flowers make 

 it a most desirable object of horticultural cultivation ; it is very hardy, 

 and will grow in any soil or situation j but as its flowers open in the cold 

 season of the year, they will appear to greater perfection against a south 

 wall. Mr. Miller's plant is covered with flower, and scents the air for a 

 considerable distance around it. Tiiere are two other varieties, grandi- 

 florus and luteus, both possessing equal scent. 



Bletia Florida, one of the orchidecB, is a fine purple-flowered stove 

 plant ; it has been in bloom for some time, and is likely to continue for a 

 month longer. 



Cactus, or Ceneus Thuncatus, a large specimen grafted on ceneus 



