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Larkspur doubU dwarf rose, one toot ditto 



double dwarf slate, one foot ditto 



double dwarf white, one foot ditto 



double dwarf unique, lft. various colours ditto 



fine double tall mixed a foot and a half, divers colours, ditto 

 fine double blue, foot and a half ditto 



fine double rose, a foot and a half ditto 



fine double white, a foot and a half ditto 



fine double slate, a foot and a half ditto 



Larkspur, branching, mixed, a foot and a half divers colours, ditto 



fine double rose, a foot and a half ditto 



Lavaterra while, 3ft, July to Septemer 

 red, 3ft. ditto 



Love lies bleeding, Sft. ditto 

 buff or white, 8ft ditto 



Lupines, large blue, Sft. ditto 

 Dutch blue. 2ft. ditto 

 large rose, 3ft. ditto 



small blue, 2ft. ditto 



straw-coloured, Sift, ditto 

 white, lft. ditto 



yellow, 2ft. ditto 



Mallow, China, one foot, rid and white, July and August 



Marigold, Cape, one foot, white and purple, June and August 

 hybrid, large Cape, one foot, white ditto 



new double, 2ft, orange red ditto 



new scented, one foot, yellow, June to September 

 (To be continued) 



REFERENCE TO THE EMBELLISHMENTS. 



Arrana Verbena, Earl of Arran's Verbena. Mr. Tweedie sent seeds of 

 this very fine species from Buenos Ayres to the Edinburgh and Dublin Bo- 

 tanic Gardens. The plant has bloomed at the latter place, from whence 

 we received our drawing. It is said to be more shrubby than the lovely 

 V. Tweediana, and when grown in contrast with the other species, will 

 have a pretty effect. It has been named in compliment to the Earl of Arran. 



Cosmus lenuifolius, slender leaved. This pretty flowering annual is a na- 

 tive of Mexico, blooming profusely when raised from seed in autumn and 

 kept through the winter, which it can easily be done, eitherin a cool frame 

 or greenhouse. It requires to be kept rather dry, the foliage being so fine 

 is liable to damp off, and kill the plant. We have seen it do well when 

 grown in good sized pots t:nd kept as an ornament to the greenhouse dur- 

 ing summer, and whep good strong plants are turned out of pots earlv in 

 May into the open border, such bloom well through the season. It forms 

 a pretty contrast with Calliopsis tinctoria, &c, it being of a similar habit, 

 and grows from two to two and half feet high, 



Litianlhui HusMianus, Duke of Bedford's Lisianthus. Gentianeae Pen- 

 tandria Mooogyuia. A drawing of this very fine annual was sent us from 

 Glasgow, the plant had receetly bloomed in the greenhouse at the Botanic 

 garden at that place, and from the representation given of it, it is one of 

 the finest plants that have been lately introduced into this country. The blos- 

 soms are produced in terminal panicles, and being both large and numerous 

 have a fine ell'ect. It is a native of the. Texas, from whence seeds were sent 

 by the lute Mr. Drummond. It is very probable that like other plants sent 

 from the same country, that if seed be sown in autumn, and the plants ba 

 kept through the winter, then turned out into the open border in spring, that 

 they would flourish abundantly through the summer. Or if sown early in 

 hpring and planted out in May, they might do well in the open border. The 

 known liberality of the proprietors of the Glasgow Botanic Garden, will 

 doubtless soon cause the pluut to be olfcrrd to the public. 



