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flowers produced on the yoiiii!? shoots from the axils of the leaves. 

 A sclerophylla, with angular branches and rigid smooth phyllodia, the 

 heads of flowers sessile, and all parts of the plant perfectly smooth. 

 A. farinosa much resembles the last, but has narrow, blunt, sickle- 

 shaped leaves, with mealy balls of flowers produced two-four together 

 in the axils of the leaves. Near Mount Zero occurs A. strigosa, which 

 is clothed with glandular hairs, with oblong narrow leaves, and bearing 

 a profusion of brilliant yellow flowers; A. Victorm, a small busli ot 

 considerable beauty, with round branches, narrow, blunt, sickle-shaped 

 leaves, and slender spikes of small yellow flowers. Another, growing 

 to the height of five feet, is A. uncifcm, having round, softly downy 

 branches, oblique oblong leaves, and spikes composed of yellow flowers 

 crowded into downy balls. A. pcndida, the drooping branches and 

 profusion of rich yellow flowers render it a great ornament at its 

 blooming season, which continues several months. 



( To he continued.) 



REMARKS ON THE CULTIVATION OF ALSTRCEMERTAS. 



BT MR. WILLIAM OHITTY, FLORIST, &C. OF STAMFORD HILL, NEAR LONDON. 



I 'perceive in the list of species and varieties, appended to the 

 » Remarks on Alstro^merias," in tl>e last November Number two only 

 of them are put down as hardy. Now I think it will be found that 

 nearly, if not quite the whole of those specified, will be found to flourish 

 and enjoy themselves to a greater degree in the open border than in 

 any other situation. . . , 



The foliacre of some of the kinds is very susceptible of injury by 

 frost- but if the roots are planted deep, say from eight to ten inches in 

 depth, and out of the reach of frost, the foliage may be repeated y 

 destroyed by its eff-ects, without at all injuring the blooming of the 

 plant. For instance, for some years past. I have had several plants of 

 The beautiful A pelegrina, gro« in^r in various situati.ms, which flourished 

 admirably, and bloomed in profusion and beauty without the sliojitest 

 protection. Now as this species begins to vegetate very early, there is 

 usually (if the weather has previously been mild) a crop of shoots 

 above ground at Christmas; these are certain to peiish by frost, br.t i 

 have invariably found that they will produce a second supply of shoots, 

 and flower as if nothing had happened to them. . , , , 



Ovvino- to the mildness of tiie last winter, they had made considerable 

 pro"rp^s°by the middle of March, when an unexpected fr-..st cut them 

 entirely ofl-; they nevertheless came up again, and some of them were 

 perfect specimens of beauty in the months of July and August. 



The fb]ia"-e of some of the species, and more especially of those 

 beautiful Chilian varieties introduce<l into notice by Mr. \ an Houtte, 

 are not in the least injured by frost ; and the covering with straw 

 which he recommended in this Magazine some time since, may be 

 entirely dispensed «ith. , , ,i „„,<,<=* 



The kind of soil in which they will be found to succeed to the greatest 

 perfection, will be a higiily enriched and friable soil ; and if a good 



