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manner, upon a spike of six or eight inches high, something in the way of the 

 common Plantain — they are of a yellowish-green. Prescotlia, in complimentto 

 John Prescott, Esq., of St Petersburgh, a celebrated Botanist 



15 Ratibiivv columnaris, var. pulchekrima, Painted-rayed. (Brit. 

 Flow. Gard., 361.) Composite; Syngenesia; PolygamiaFrustranea; Synonyms, 

 R. sulcata ; Rudbeckia columnaris ; R. Tagetes. The late Mr. Dnimmond dis- 

 covered this hardy perennial plant growing in Texas, from whence he sent seeds 

 into this country. It is found frequently growing on the margins of rivers 

 throughout the western regions of North America. The present showy variety 

 has been raised by Mr. Miller of the Bristol Nursery. The flower stems rise 

 from two to three feet high, each crowned with a splendid flower, three inches 

 E}cross. The disk of the flower has a large portion of a fine velvety crimson and 

 brown colour; the exterior part of a fine yellow. Altogether it is a very splen- 

 did flowering, and deserves a place in every flower garden. 



16 Sisyrinchium graminikclium, var. pumilum, Dwarf grass-leaved. 

 (Bot. Reg., 1915.) Iridacea?; Monadelphia; Triandria. This very neat and 

 beautiful flowering plant was discovered on the mountains near Valparaiso and 

 Conception ; a plant of it has been sent to Robert Mangles, Esq., Whitmore 

 Lodge, Summing Hill, Berkshire ; in the very select collection of that gentle- 

 man it bloomed in May 1836. The flower stems rise near six inches high, pro- 

 ducing a profusion of flowers, each of which is near an inch across, of a pretty 

 yellow, with a deep purple spot at the base of each petal. The plant requires 

 protection during winter in a cool frame or greenhouse. Sisyrinchium, from 

 Sesuriychion ; an old Greek name for the Iris Sisyrinchium. 



17. Stackhousia monogyna, Pink-tipped. (Bot Reg., 1917.) Stackhou- 

 siacete; Pentandria; Monogynia. A half hardy perennial herbaceous plant, a 

 native of New Zealand, from whence it was sent by Mr. James Backhouse to the 

 York Nursery. The flowers are produced in a dense spike. The petals are 

 very narrow. Each flower is nearly half an inch across. The tips of the spikes 

 are of a bright pink, but when the blossoms expand they are pure white. Stack, 

 housia, in honour of the late John Stackouse, Esq., F. L. S., of Pendarvis, in 

 Cornwall. 



18 Verbena Lambertia, var. Rosea. Drummond's Pink Flowered Ver- 

 vain. (Brit Flow. Gard., 363.) Verbenacea?; Didynamia; Angiospermia. 

 This very pretty flowering variety was discovered by the late Mr. Drummond, 

 in Texas, and is cultivated in this country under the name of V. Drummondi ; 

 the plant appears to be only a variety of V. Lamberti. The flower stem rises 

 to half a yard high, terminating in a spike, from three to six inches long, of 

 fragrant flowers, which are pale rose coloured. When grown vigorously it is a 

 very handsome variety. It delights in a fresh loamy soil, well enriched with 

 manure or leaf mould. The plant is quite hardy and easily increased by slips. 

 It may be obtained at most of the principal Nursery Establishments. 



