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New Plants bloomed in Nurseries, SfC. 



Combretum macrophyllum. We saw this plant last year at Messrs. 

 Rollissons, soon after they obtained it. It has a noble foliage, is an evergreen 

 climber, blooming very freely. The flowers are produced in denser heads than 

 C. coccineum, and are of a brilliant carmine colour. 



Begonia crassicaulis. Sent from Guatemala to the garden of the London 

 Horticultural Society, where it is in bloom. The flowers are white, and have a 

 very lively appearance, blooming so freely in the spring months. The leaves are 

 very thick and succulent. 



Begonia vitifolia. Also from Guatemala, and bloomed in the London 

 Horticultural Society's garden. The flowers are white, very interesting and 

 pretty. Both kinds deserve to be grown for spring ornaments for the stove. 



Euphorbia Bryonii. In bloom at Messrs. Rollissons, of Tooting. It has a 

 strong resemblance to E. splendens, but the flowers are of a much superior 

 intense hue. It blooms nearly all the year, is a beautiful flowering plant, and 

 deserves a place in every stove. 



Acacia urophylla. An erect growing greenhouse plant, from the Swan 

 River, blooming with Messrs. Young, of Epsom. The flowers are 'produced in 

 erect racemes, globular, of a deep orange colour. It is a very neat and handsome 

 species, well deserving a situation wherever practicable. 



Habranthus Pratensis. We saw this pretty bulbous plant in bloom last 

 year, at Mr. Low's ; we merely now refer to it to observe that it has recently 

 bloomed in the greenhouse there. The flowers, being of the liliaceous character, 

 are of a bright red, with a light green centre and stripes. They are produced on 

 a stem about half a yard high. 



PART III. 

 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



QUERIES. 



On Plants suitable for growing in a Vase. — I should be obliged if some 

 of your numerous correspondents would inform ine what plants would answer 

 the best to grow in two large vases in a pleasure garden, in a situation somewhat 

 exposed to the wind. I have lately had two large Yuccas placed in them, but 

 a windy night has blown nearly all the leaves away, aud left the plants in a sad 

 forlorn condition. E. W. 



Richmond, Yorkshire, March 23, 18 12. 



[The following we have found answer admirably in similar windy situations, 

 viz., — 



Fuchsias, blooming profusely and gracefully, as well as of long continuance. 



Hydrangea hortensis, with its noble heads of blue or rose coloured flowers. 



Clematis Sieboldii, blooms most profusely, and its striking contrast in colours, 

 white with dark centre, produces a pretty effect. It blooms through the summer 

 season. This requires a frame to secure it to, and its shoots, hanging with 

 pendulous loads of flowers, secured to a wire reaching down the sides of the 

 vase, or tub, &c, gives a pretty effect. Other Clematises, as azurea, tiammula, 

 &c, answer well, so treated, as do the evergreen scarlet Trumpet Honeysuckle, 

 the common evergreen Honeysuckle, the Sollya heterophylla, and many of the 

 Climbing Roses that bloom during the summer and autumn months ; of theso 

 there are evergreen as well as deciduous, fine coloured kinds, which answer 

 well. Our plan with the Fuchsias, Hydrangeas, Sollyas, and Clematis Sieboldii, 

 and Azurea, was to grow them in the greenhouse, &c, till coming into bloom, 

 and then place them where desired. If planted hi pots, which could be placed 



