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Ligastrum Nepalense. The foliage is very pretty, and the plant heing trained 

 against the wall several feet higrl, shows it to advantage. 



Lava/era triloba. This very profuse blooming plant trained against the wall 

 to the extent of tea feet wide, and proportionately high, produced a very showy 

 appearance. It is well worthy such a situation. 



Ziziphus vulgaris. The foliage is of a beautiful shining green, and being 

 trained against the wall ten feet by eight, showed it to advantage. 



Spirea anfoiia. In a bed on the lawn there is a shrub which is about twelve 

 feet high, and equally broad, in most profuse bloom. Its beautiful loose tufly 

 heads of yellowish- white flowers give it a fine and peculiarly interesting appear- 

 ance. The plant is a rapid grower, may be obtained very cheap, and deserves 

 a place in every shrub border or bed. 



Lotus albidus. This plant was growing in the New Conservatory. The flowers 

 are somewhat larger than the well-known L.jacobaeus; white with ruse-coloured 

 streaks, in contrast with the old species gives a pretty effect. 



Russelia mitttiflora. The leaf much resembles that of a Gardoquia. Tbo 

 flowers are of a deep-red colour, produced very numerously, in clusters of from 

 eight to eighteen. Each blossom is a little more than half an inch long. 



Solatium tancifoluim. This is by far the handsomest flowering species we ever 

 saw. Each flower is about two inches and a half across ; flat, of a fine blue, and 

 large fine yellow anthers, giving, in contrast, a pretty effect. It deserves a 

 place in every greenhouse or conservatory. It is probable it would bloom freely 

 in the open border during summer. 



Silene iaciniata. The fine scarlet flowers, two and a half inches across, beauti- 

 fully fringed at the edges, having a strong resemblance in form to Lychnis 

 Buugeana, was finely in bloom in the Conservatory. It well deserves a place 

 in every greenhouse or open border during summer, 



At Mr. GiioOM-'s, Walworth. — Ferbena Arrunania grandiflora. Similar in 

 colour to V. Arranana, but much larger flowers. 



Ferbena rugosa purpurea. This variety is a great improvement on the old 

 V. rugosa, the fine purple heads being very showy. 



Agapanthus umbellatus a/bus. This is a beautiful addition grown in contrast 

 with the old blue-flowered A. umbellatus. 



Double White Chinese Primrose. This plant is well worth having, though 15s. 

 is asked for a plant. 



Agapnnthus maximus. The flowers are said to be similar in form, &c, to A. 

 umbellatus, but of a pietty purple colour. 



Lfianlhus splendidissima. Growing in the open border, and blooming very 

 freily. The flowers are double, of a splendid crimson colour. It deserves a 

 place in every flower border. 



Lilmm utrosimguineiim, S^c. In an open bed in the grounds we saw a great 

 quantity of seedling Lilies in fine bloom. They were from seed saved uom 

 impregnation of atrosanguineiim with bulbiiorum, and the reverse. The flowers 

 of many of the piogeny were much superior to the parent kinds, both as to size 

 and colour, several of them being beautifully freckled. They well deserve a 

 place in every flower-garden. 



Auriculas. The stock, in quantity and vigour, exceeds ail we ever saw else- 

 wheie. 



At Messrs. Low and Co., Ci apton Nursery. — Commellina. A new species 

 with blue Corolla;, anil yellow feathery anthers, producing a very pretty effect. 



Brarhycome iberidi/otia. The flowers are of a pretty star-like (aster) form, and 

 aie produced in vast profusion. The centre isxellow. The plant Mourns nearly 

 the whole of summer. We saw it in the open border, and it merits a place in 

 every flower-garden. It grows about two feet high. 



Cineraria Shawiana. The flowers are of good size, deep rose coloured, having 

 a white centre, veiy pretty. 



Chorozema sparttoidrs. The flowers of this new species are of a deep orange, 

 having a dark spot, with a scarlet keel. It deserves a place in every gree nhouse. 



Bruchycome, New Species. Another of the pretty star-formed flowering plants, 

 with white flowers, equally deserving a place in every flower-garden. 



Lilium lancifoiium roseum, and pimcttitum. The very splendid specimens in 



