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been thinned of any of its branches, it does not, like the Dahlia in 

 general, grow into confusion when left unpruned, but its growth is that 

 of a small tree-like plant properly balanced with branches. 



Beotia Schrebere. — This is a fine border plant, apparently annual, 

 growing six feet high, with numerous branches, and each shoot termi- 

 nating with a rich orange-coloured flower, about three inches across, 

 very similar in appearance to a single orange-coloured Marigold. 

 These are produced numerously, and the branching head being four 

 feet across, it has a very ornamental appearance, and is a valuable ac- 

 quisition to the autumnal flowers of the garden. 



Aster nov^e Anglia. — This is one of the prettiest, its profusion 

 of silk-like purple blossoms producing a nice appearance. The A. NOViE 

 Anglia rosea is still more beautiful, similar in form, but of a fine 

 rose colour. They merit a place in every flower-garden. We have a 

 descriptive list of the best kinds, which we shall insert in our next 

 Number. These gay " autumn ornaments " are not grown equal to 

 their merits, as well as some of the Solidagos, Rudbeckias, &c. A 

 description of which will also be given, to assist our readers to a selec- 

 tion of such desirable ornaments. 



In the Greenhouse. 



Salvia bicolor. — A stiff close-growing neat bush, three feet high. 

 The leaves are small, and the flowers are borne in large branching, 

 terminal panicles ; they are of a sky-blue colour, the lower broad lip 

 having a large tip of white. 



Koellia ciliata. — Its small heath-like foliage, and the profusion of 

 large flowers, render it very ornamental. Each blossom is somewhat 

 like in form to the blue spring Gentian, but about one-third the size, of 

 a light-blue, having a black ring around the inside of the flower, near 

 its margin. When properly grown it is very beautiful, and deserves to 

 be in every greenhouse. 



Begonia maritima. — This handsome species, of dwarfish growth 

 (two feet high), with its numerous large, rich pink blossoms, is 

 exceedingly ornamental, and likely to be so during the entire winter 

 months. 



Indigofera juncea, Rush-leaved. — It is a stiff-branching 

 upright-growing plant, three feet high. The flowers are pea-shaped, 

 one-third of an inch across, produced numerously in branching spikes, 

 of a pretty rosy-lilac colour, and have a pretty appearance. It bears 

 pruning-in, and can be bloomed freely any size desired. 



Muhaltia stipulacea. — This genus was separated from the well- 

 known Polygala. The plant grows erect, two or three feet, branch- 

 ing, small, stiff, heath-like foliage. The flowers are pea-formed, small, 

 bright-purple, with a white keel, and produced numerously in long 

 spikes. Very neat and pretty. 



Baurea rubioides. — A neat-growing plant, having small oblong 

 leaves, and blooms freely. Each blossom, of eight petals, which 

 nearly fill up a circle an inch across, are of a pretty light-pink colour. 



Rondeletia sfeciosa major. — Its rich red blossoms with a golden 

 eye, produced in terminal cymous heads, are very ornamental. Each 



