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Davies'hi verdata. Mr. Groom also possesses this new and fine species, 

 meriting a place in every greenhouse. Its beautiful blossoms are strikingly 

 handsome the most of the genus are remarkably neat and interesting. Mr. 

 Groom will have a stock of this new species for sale in spring. 



Euonymus japonicn. A very strikingly pretty greenhouse plant, the plant 

 grows to a very neat shrub, having fine foliage, the leaves are marked and 

 freckled with white and gold and have a green neat edging. The plant 

 gives a verj neat relief in a collection of plants ; Mr. Groom cultivates this 

 new species. 



Hepeiica violace<c. This new and very fine flowering species, is in the 

 possession of Mr. Low, of Clapton Nursery, who will have plants for sale 

 the coming season. We understood it would require to be grown in the 

 greenhouse or cool frame during winter. 



Campanula verbenafolia. We saw this new and pretty flowering species in 

 bloom at Mr. Low's, [its spikes of light blue flowers, making a beautiful shews 

 It is a native of Japan, and most likely will require to be grown in the 

 greenhouse or pit frame. The plant merits a place in every collection ; 

 plants will be for sale in spring. 



Echium simplex . This new and pretty species we saw at Mr. Low's, the 

 flowers are white, produced in spikes, and have an interesting appearance ; 

 like the rest of the genus it is very showy. It deserves a place in every 

 collection of greenhouse plants. 



Pheleonopsis amabile. This very singularly beautiful flowering orchideons 

 plant, has bloomed in the fine collection of Mersrs. Rollinsons, Tooting, who 

 received it a few months back from Minalla. The flowers have the ap- 

 pearance of a large moth, they are beautifully streaked and veined, and 

 are produced numerously, It is a very valuable addition to our Orchideous 

 Epiphytes. 



Stevia salicifolia. A very pretty new flowering species, which we saw at 

 Mr. Low's ; the flower spikes rise about a foot high, they are white. The 

 plant requires to be kept in a frame during winter. 



Corea epecioia grandiflora . This is a very fine flowering kind, much superior 

 to the original handsome species; it deserves a place in every greenhouse 

 or conservatory. Its fine scarlet green and yellow blossoms, hanging so 

 gracefully in profusion, have a very ornamental appearance, and render it a 

 very desirable plant ; Messrs. Loddiges's, of Hackney Nursery, possesses 

 this fine variety, 



OF GREENHOUSE AND HALF HARDY PLANTS WHICH WILL FLOURISH AND 

 BLOOM FREELY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, IF PLANTED OUT IN THE 

 OPEN BORDER. 



Within a few years the brilliancy of modern ornamental gardening has 

 been most surprisingly increased by the practice of planting out in the open 

 borders many of the most splendid and free flowering greenhouse plants. By 

 this means a very considerable number of show exotics are caused to blos- 

 som much more profusely than under any other mode of cultivation." 



Some of the kinds of plants are much more suited for growing in masses. 

 •'as abed of each," than others are ; such we have marked with a star, and 

 those which will thrive best in the air and smoke of towns, with two stars. 



The kind of soil each particular plant will flourish and bloom the best in . 

 is annexed to them. We have found, during twenty years practice in this 

 department of Floriculture, that some plants when turned out of pots into the 



