194 ON LOBELIAS, &.C. 



riched with one year's old rotten dung from the cow yard, and a 

 portion of sandy peat intermixed. In this compost, with a free 

 supply of water, which is indispensable to their growing vigo- 

 rously, I find them thrive amazingly. They now form a cone of 

 brilliancy and beauty unrivalled, ,and which will continue to the 

 end of the summer. I cannot too strongly recommend the culture 

 of this lovely tribe to every reader of the Cabinet. 



Clbbicus. 



List of kinds which my bed contains, viz. 

 Lobelia densa, close flowered. 



purpurea, purple. 



atrospurpurea, dark purple. 



purpurea splendens, very bright purple. 



serotina, glittering blue. 



atrosanguinea, deep blood-coloured. 



rosea, rosy crimson. 



atro rosea, deep rosy crimson. 



grandis, dark. 



longifolia, long-leaved lilac purple. 



> violacea, violet coloured. 



• dentata, purple crimson. 



coccinea, scarlet. 



caelestis, sky blue. 



....... milerii, (not yet in bloom) 



propingua, splendid scarlet. 



azurea, deep blue. 



speciosissima, showy. 



siphilitica alba, white. 



siphilitica azurea, deep blue, shaded. 



altoatouriensis, shaded crimson. 



heterophylla, various leaved, rich blue. 



cardinalis, scarlet. 



fulgens, crimson. 



speciosa, pale purple, 



(We join our correspondent in commendation of this lovely tribe 

 of plants. Their peculiarly graceful mode of blooming, ele- 

 gance of form in so many successive spikes of brilliant flowers, 

 their long duration of flowering, easy mode of culture, and the 



