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freely. The blossoms have much the form of those of the Petunia, 

 and about two inches and a half across, of a ricli blue purple colour. 

 It propagates freely by cuttings. It is very showy and ornamental, 

 and well merits a place in either stove or greenhouse. (Figured in 

 Bot. Mag., 4494.) 



Double white- flowered Peach. — This very pretty plant was in- 

 troduced by the Horticultural )Society from China, and has recently 

 been in bloom. It blooms early, and is tlius exposed to the casualties 

 of frost, and the flowers being damaged ; but escaping such injury, it is 

 a lovely plant for tiie shrubbeiy. It does well grown in a pit-frame, 

 greenliouse, or conservatory, and j^roves to be a good plant for 

 forcing. 



EpAf'Ris hyacinthiflora candidissima.- — The plant has the habit 

 of Ihe E. impressa, with flowers twice the size. It is the finest white 

 in tliis country. At Messrs. Hendersons. 



Fuchsia nigricans. — A native of Central America, figured in Mr. 

 Van Houtte's Flora. The flowers are small, each about three-quarters 

 of an inch long. Calyx rose coloured, and petals of a deep violet. The 

 leaves grow in whorls of three or four around the stem. It is an in- 

 tei'esting species, and well deserves a place in the greenhouse. 



Gastrolobium IIugelii. — A native of the Swan River colony. It 

 is a pretty greenhouse shrub, bearing a profusion of its pea-formed 

 yellow flowers ; everj^ main slioot, as well as the branclilets, are clotlied 

 witli tliem, forming charming spikes of blossoms. A single flower is 

 half-an-inch across. Messrs. Knight and Perry possess the species. 

 (Figured in Bot. Mag.') 



Grammanthes gentianoides. — A dwarf half-hardy annual. The 

 flowers are of a salmon colour, with a deeper-coloured stain at the 

 centre. They are borne in hemispherical heads, about an inch across. 

 It is of the natural order Crussulacea, and very pretty. In the Bel- 

 gium gardens. 



Griffinia Liboniana.' — A beautiful Amaryllida?a, introduced 

 from Brazil, and has bloomed in the stove at the gardens of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. The flowers are produced on a scape six inches high, 

 of a rich ultramarine blue. It is a pretty spring ornament. 



Ilex microcarpa. — Small-fruited Holly. It has been introduced 

 by Messrs. Standish and Co., and proves to be a hardy evergreen tree. 

 It niucli resembles an evergreen Oak, having the leaves smooth on each 

 side. 



Ilex cornuta. — Introduced by Messrs. Standish and Co. from 

 North China. It is quite hardy, and a remarkably fine specie* The 

 leaves generally have three spines at the end. These fine Hollies are 

 valuable introductions. 



IxoRA barbata. — The Bearded. Dr. Wallich sent this species 

 from the Calcutta Botanic Garden to the Royal Gardens of Kew, 



