36 KHODANTHE MANGLE8II. 



made me regret my vant of time to examine tliem more minutely. 

 The beautiful bulb Tritonia aurea (figured in the Floricultural 

 Cabinet in May, 1848,) was brilliantly in flower. At Matlock, in a 

 garden formed on the almost precipitous side of high cliffs, and com- 

 manding an extensive and ricli view towards Cromford, a line collection 

 of hardy Ferns interested me. The gardener said fourteen varieties of 

 this curious tribe might be found in that romantic region. In the 

 grounds at Islam, near Dovedale, the lodge was adorned by the climb- 

 ing branches of the Calystigia pubescens, and as it had survived the 

 wi°iter, this at present rare plant promises to be quite an acquisition 

 as a climber. The conservatory had some fine specimens of the 

 Lilium lancifolium punctatum. Tiie beds on the lawn in front varied 

 from the usual plan, in having many different flowers in each, and the 

 effect was good, having less monotony than so many being filled "with 

 only Verbenas. A dwarf Phlox, with its purple blossoms, was very 

 ornamental. A hasty glance at the Arboretum at Derby is an inte- 

 resting finish to my gardening recollections ; I should be glad to see 

 some account of itsrare inhabitants in the Floricultural Cabinet. 

 [We should be obliged if some one of our Derby friends would thus 

 favour us with some short particulars. — Conductor.] I remember many 

 extraordinary trees, but forget their names; I wonder if the Relif/ioits 

 Silver Fir of Mexico has survived this inclement season. At home I 

 had the pleasure of seeing my Brugmansia arborea nobly in flower out 

 of doors. Near it, the Solanum, with its purple blossoms, formed a 

 striking object ; it is hardy, and has reached the height of about ten 

 feet, and is well worth growing: it is not, I think, suflSciently known 

 and appreciated. Beneath these shrubs, the Anemone japonica reared 

 its many pink blossoms so high as to resemble at a little distance the 

 China Eose ; I had never seen it so beautiful before. 



[We respectfully thank the lady for her obliging attention and con- 

 tribution. We hope it will not be the last favour of the kind. OtJier 

 ladies, Ave hope, will similarly oblige us by remarks on trees, plants, 

 flowers, garden designs, &c. They are very interesting and useful. — 

 Conductor.] 



RHODANTHE MANGLESII. 



This most lovely little annual succeeds best when sown in pans or 

 large pots, about the middle of March, in a compost of turfy-peat and 

 loam, with plenty of silver-sand and a good drainage of about an inch 

 deep. It is best not to sow the seed too thick, as it causes the plants 

 to come up weak. When the seed is sown, cover it with a thin coat of 

 silver-sand, and water it slightly with a very fine syringe, not allowing 

 it once to get dry during the process of vegetation, and still not to 

 over-water it, so as to rot the seed. If the pans or pots are pliuiged in 

 a gentle hot-bed, the plants come up mucli finer and better than if 

 merely put in the greenhouse. When the seedlings have formed two 

 leaves besides the seed-leaf, they should be pricked out round forty- 

 eight sized pots, about half an inch from the side. They do best wiieu 

 put about six in each pot. When thus potted, place them again in the 



