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Bostonia, cherry coloured, very transparent ; very large and superb. 



Biflora. red, and in the centre two tufts of petals congregated ; very handsome. 



British Queen, pure white, with delicate rosy carmine stripes, imbricate, and 



sometimes so double as to be like a paeony-formed. 

 Brochii, handsome cherry colour, with while stripes, the form of the old double 



white ; very superb. 

 Brooklynia, very like Amabilis ; superb variety. 

 Brownii, very large, paeony-flowered ; fine salmon red. 

 Burchelli, rose, with brown veins ; very large and fine form. 

 Bruceana, very rich red, and an immense flower; very superb. 

 Brozzoni, bright cherry colour, imbricated; very superior. 

 Calderari, beautiful delicate rose ; the outer petals round and imbricated ; the 



centre ones numerous, and form a beautiful crown. It is a very large double 



flower. 

 Calyjiso, pure white, very large, very double; petals most numerous ; being a 



very distinct flower. 

 Carapo Molendina, cream colour, with white stripes, imbricated ; very fine. 

 Canova, flame colour, at first changing to purple; very superior form. 

 Caroline Smith, rose, shaded with orange, and having a flame-coloured centre j 



very large and handsome form, imbricated. 



(7b be continued.) 



Notice ok a Botanical Excursion at Navauino. — On the 28th of April, 

 after a delightful voyage of six days, the weather beautiful and the sea 

 calm, the Beacon entered the Bay of Navarino, whither we resorted for 

 water, that article being so scarce at present in Malta, that ships are not 

 allowed to water there. The Bay of Navarino is a semicircle, about three miles 

 across at the mouth, the greater part of which is closed in by the rocky island of 

 Sphacteria, in which Lord Byron has laid the scene of his Corsair. Near the 

 southern extremity are the town and fort of Navarino, the former a small col- 

 lection of dirty Greek bouses ; the northern termination is a high rock, on 

 which are the ruins of the ancient Pylus. The southern half of the bay is 

 bounded by high cliffs of limestone and tertiary clays ; the northern by a tow 

 sandy shore, bordering an extensive marsh. In the distance are hills of con- 

 siderable elevation, the sides of which seem to be covered with forests. A bare 

 and rocky hill rises to the height of a thousand feet immediately behind the 

 town. On landing, the first plant which strikes the eye of the visitor is the 

 Chrysanthemum coronarium, the common Basket-flower of our gardens, which 

 here exhibits its yellow blossoms in great profusion on every heap of rubbish. 

 Ascending from the town to the heights, the blue flowers of Fsoralea bitumiuosa 

 first gieeted us. and it was pleasant to look upon the abundance of green myrtle 

 bushes. Thickly covering the limestone, and giving a brown hue to the 

 \egetation, were bushes of various spe.ies of Cistus, with beautiful white or red 

 flowers, and ou the ground beneath them were their relations the Ilelianthema 

 in great numbers. Some pretty species of Echium, Linuin hirsutum, Anemone 

 coronaria, and some pretty Bell-flowers were among the gayest of the lesser 

 plants; and in grassy places there was a rich contrast between the bright red 

 flowers of Tegragoiiulotus siliquosus and the as bright blue ones of Aungallis 

 Monelli, a variety of our common Anagalli<. It is singular that the two plant) 

 I have just mentioned should so habitually change colours as we advance 

 southwards; for the former in the north is almost always yellow, and the latter 

 most frequently red. In the crevices of the rocks were little tufts of Valarrtia 

 muralis, and a pretty species of Asplenium. A little white-flowered Allium was 

 very abundant everywhere, and Cerinthe aspera was common. Among the most 

 conspicuous bushes were Phlomis fruticosa and Pistacia lentiscus; whilst in 

 many places the ground was thickly covered with Salvia officinalis and Poterium 

 spinosuiu. the b.st a curious plant which I had not seen before, and which is 

 very abundant here. Besides these, were numerous Thistles, some Ranunculi, 

 anil a few Orchideous plants which were new to me, though possibly common 

 species iu the south. A visit to the marsh yielded nothing remarkable, nor did 



