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produced from the wood of the previous year, as in the Persian Yellow and 

 Banksian Roses, and the shoots should, therefore, never be shortened in spring, but 

 only thinned; it is, doubtless, from ignorance of this peculiarity that many cultivators 

 have been unsuccessful in blooming it. It is a very rapid grower, and is well 

 adapted for either wall or pillar, and it may also be budded on the ordinary stocks 

 and grown as a standard. In hardiness, it equals any other Rose ; we have never 

 seen it injured in the severest weather.' Plants may be procured at most of the 

 nurseries for a very reasonable sum. 



Mecoxopsis Wallichii (PapaveraceceJ—b. highly interesting herbaceous perennial, 

 with handsome blue flowers, introduced from Nepaul to the Kew Gardens, by Dr. 

 J. Hooker. In its pubescent foliage and general habit, it greatly resembles many 

 other of the Poppy-worts, the chief novelty being in the colour of the flowers, 

 which are of a tint very unusual in the Order. If it should prove hardy, as is 

 supposed, it will be an acceptable addition to our herbaceous perennials. 



Rubtjs biflorus (Rosacea). — A very handsome bramble, introduced by Messrs. 

 Veitch and Sons, from Nepaul. It is of very tall growth, often reaching the height 

 of ten or twelve feet ; and its stems being covered with a very white pulverulent 

 substance, it forms a conspicuous object. The flowers are white, produced in May 

 or June, and are, as the specific name implies, generally in pairs. They are 

 succeeded by a deep amber-coloured fruit, as large as the Raspberry, which, when 

 young, is enclosed in the erect calyx, but as it ripens, the segments become reflexed. 

 It is not only a very ornamental species, but will probably prove valuable for its 

 fruit. 



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We know no spring -flowering bulbs more worthy the attention of window gardeners 

 than these very pretty, though somewhat common plants. Their culture is so 

 exceedingly simple, that it is almost impossible to fail ; and they increase so fast, 

 thai the offsets from two or three bulbs would, in a couple of years, be sufficient to 

 fill several pots. 



Their habit, too, is extremely neat and unobtrusive, and the spotted foliage of 

 most of the species gives them additional interest. They succeed quite as weU on 

 the window as in the greenhouse, and, during the six months of the year in which 

 they are dormant, they require no attention whatever. 



The most common species is L. tricolor; but, where procurable, pendula, quadri- 



