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Climax, lower petals rose, upper ones bright rose with dark spot. 

 Conqueror, rosy purple with large dark spot, large aud flue flower. 

 Maid of Athens, lower petals pink, upper ones fine rose with large dark 

 spot. 



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REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



Hovba fungens. — This very beautiful flowering species we saw in bloom 

 at Messrs. Kollisson's of Tooting, and they have informed us it had been 

 received by them from Baron Hagel of Vienna. It is a native of South Aus- 

 tralia, and is a most charming addition to our greenhouse plants. All the 

 species delight in a very free drainage, light and airy situation, and to be 

 grown in a compost of loam and sandy peat. The present species appears 

 to be of a more bushy habit than any other of its family, but blooming so 

 profusely, renders it very showy. 



Convolvulus pbntanthus. — This is a peculiarly neat and pretty flow- 

 ering climber, we saw it in profuse bloom at Mr. Groom's, in his plant stove, 

 and at the Hammersmith Nursery, in the plant stove. It appears, however, 

 that it would do well in a greenhouse or conseivatory during summer, but 

 of course would bloom a little later than in the stove. The plant grows 

 very rapid and blooms for several months very profusely. We procured a 

 number of plants a few weeks back, and found it flourish with the green- 

 house, treatment so far. 



Amphicome arguta. — We procured several of this very handsome flowering 

 plant some time back, aud consider it one of the best additions in new 

 plants that have recently been introduced. Seeds of it were sent by Dr. 

 Rovle to the London Hort. Society, they had been collected on the Himal- 

 ayan, mountains The plant has been distributed extensively by the Society. 

 The plant is of a very pretty habit in its growth and foliage, and blooms 

 very freely. It has beBn usually grown, since its introduction, in the green- 

 house, but it is considered to be hardy, growing near a yard high, and 

 blooming treely in the open ground during summer. The plant is an her- 

 baceous perennial, and deserves a place in every greenhouse or flower border. 



Chorizema ruscifolia. — This very pretty flowering species has recently 

 been introduced into this country by Mr. Groom, of Walworth. We saw 

 it in bloom this spring ; it is a very pretty species, aud well deserves a 

 place in every collection. In habij. and flower it approaches nearest to 

 Chorizema Dickinsonii; it is of a dwarfish habit, and blooms at the extrem- 

 ity of every strong shoot. 



Rhooodenoron Osbormi. — This very fine flowering Rhododendron has 

 been raised in the nursery of Messrs. Osborn & Co,, h'ulham, near London. 

 We saw its splendid bloom in May, and consider it vety far to exeed all 

 others of its class in this country. It deserves to be in every collection, but 

 we suppose it will not be sent out before the next season. When ready for 

 sale, it will be announced. 



FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR JUNE. 



Take up the remaining tuberous root, such as Anemone and Ranunculus 

 finishing by the end of the first week ; fill up their places and any vacancies 

 that have occured, with annuals from the reserve ground. Propagate her- 

 baceous and other plants that have gone out of flower, by means of cuttings 

 and slips; also roses and American shrubs, by laying, budding, or cuttings. 





