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MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



On the Double Red Flowered Currant, &c. — As you desire information 

 on the subject of new plants, and as I have not observed anything on the following 

 in the Cabinet, I forward the particulars of them for insertion in the next 

 number. 



The Double Red Currant. — I observed mention made of a semi-double 

 Currant in the " Gardeners' Chronicle" some time since, and, happening to mention 

 this to a nurseryman in Scotland, he gave me the following particulars: — " Mr. 

 M'Nab, of the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, having gone to see some garden 

 in the neighbourhood, was asked by the gardener to look at a curious currant, 

 which he discovered growing among some rubbish ; upon examination, Mr. 

 M'Nab found this to be a double flowering Red Currant, and immediately asked 

 for plants of it." This currant is perfectly double, and a size larger than the 

 common red flowering one (Ribes sanguinea). I believe Mr. M'Nab was selling 

 plants this spring at 10*. 6d. each. 



New Nemophila. — 'When I was at Kenmore this summer, Mr. Murray, 



gardener to the Marquis of showed me a pure white Nemophila 



which he had raised ; it was a variety of N. insignis, tout rather larger. When 

 in Scotland I observed several Pansies that I thought particularly tine, which 

 are not in the English catalogues ; among them were Finlayson's Laird o' Logan ; 

 a white ground, blue purple top petals, and a broad blue margin ; eye very dark 

 and rich; size, shape, and substance, extra. Also, Campbell's Rob Roy; a 

 white ground, blue top petals, and middle-sized margin, which is very regular; 

 extra eye, shape, size, and substance. This, by some, was considered the best 

 pansy in Scotland at the time. A few others are Campbell's Prince Charlie, 

 Carnagie's Queen of the Isles, Lady Lorn, and Pearson's Prince Albeit, a bright 

 yellow ground, maroon purple top petals, and regular margin; eye, size, and 

 shape, extra. 



Ballykilbeg House, Downpatrick. William Johnston. 



[We very respectfully thank our correspondent for the descriptive remarks on 

 the particular flowers ; we shall be glad of more. We hope other readers of our 

 Magazine will also assist us in this respect. — Conductor.] 



A List ok Auriculas. — In a recent Number of the Cabinet, I noticed a 

 correspondent asks fur a list of some of the best Auriculas of each class, the 

 following I know to be of first rate quality. 



Dickson's Matilda. 

 Page's Champion. 

 Lee's Colonel Taylor. 

 Booth's Freedom. 

 Pollett's Highland Boy. 

 Stretche's Emperor Alexander. 



Fletcher's Ne plus ultra. 

 Waterhouse's Conqueror of Europe 

 Dickson's Unique. 

 Oliver's Lovely Anne. 

 Kenyon's Ringleader. 

 Syke's Complete. 



Green Edged. 



Smith's Waterloo. 

 Hudson's Apollo. 

 Dickson's Earl of Errol. 

 Dickson's Duke of Wellington. 

 Dickson's Prince Albert. 

 Lightbody's Lord Lynedoch, 



Grey Edged. 



Hedge's Britannia. 

 Gaines's Privateer. 

 Maclean's Unique. 

 Fletcher's Mary Anne. 

 Dickson's Duke of Sussex. 



Taylor's Glory. 

 Taylor's Incomparable. 



Redman's Metropolitan. 

 Netherwood's Othello. 



IS 7iite Edged. 



| Popplewell's Conqueror. 

 j Thorpe's Magpie. 



h'elf Coloured. 



| Dickson's Apollo. 

 | Bury's Lord Primate. 



