46 liM i;F NOTICES OF NEW AND EABB PLANTS. 



lip. Mr. Bentham considers this plant to be the ^anU J , ^ ^ ft ^ ^ 



t i differences between it and that generally taownas* *~«£ J*^ ftw ffflnfajl foI 

 be regarded as a variety of that species. [Figured by a woodc 

 January, 1853. 



MISCELLANEA. 



HOGG'S EDGING TILES FOE GARDEN WALKS. 



j e n™ «fa«it and the frequent attention it requires, have 

 The expense of the dwarf box in gardens of any extent and he tr 1 ^^ 



often suggested the expediency of employing some J™*^* none of thcm liavc met with 

 attempts have been made to produce a substitute m^the« ^ ^ 



success, as well from the comparatively high price of the tiles, as 



in their position. , ., bjeotM>ns. He states:— 



Mr Hogg has devised an edging winch is tree from both UNH j 

 ■Ihave had experience of them for nearly twelve months and I 

 hav found them answer all the purposes an edging is intended to 

 ": 1 and that, too, at a cost more than one-half less than dwarf- 

 box and nine-tenths less than many other edgings. They aic 

 coSpoTd of the same clay, and are manufactured at the same 



Xas the patent hollow bricks, and, from what I have seen of 



hem they appear to become harder on exposure to the weather. 



ChTapness'is another great qualification. ^^ ^Z 



any quantity at 10s. 6d. per hundred, or about 1*1. each. They 



allow the borders to be cultivated close to them, and any extent 



t b U disturbed Z^^T^J^^^''^?^ 



£S Zt^l "I 8 e- ^Place them They also afford ample drainage for 



the walks, and under no pretence whatever do they harbour stag* 



The tiles are 4* inches broad, 6| inches de^p, ^^J*. as being . <hard) good- 



sll0 rt lengths of the same kind ^^tJ^X^ S ■ "-** COrrCCt ^ ° f J" 

 looking, a good colour, and cheap. The accompany in n . m g ^ches 



of the tiles. It Will be understood that the tile is sunk to the ~^ ®° ™^ is „ re gi s tered." 

 of its depth appear above the surface. It is necessary to observe that the article 

 Mr. Hogg's address is 13, Gelston Road, Brompton. 



THE NEW DAHLIAS FOR 1852. 



Having seenthefoUowingvarieties, which ^^^J^^tT^T^ 

 and also having grown the most of them myself will r co d my Q sliapcd var iety, delicate 

 in the estimation of all should stand Annie Salter a clmste **£**£ ^ ^ a noWe m . 

 peach lilac, and has the advantage of being constant. Sii R. ™b^ 



Led crims'on, with great depth of petal. Triumphant, a capital^ «, , ftjWj^ ^M J 

 but has not the boldness of petal of the two former. Dr. J^M ^ 



good, but somewhat undersized. In shape it is undeniable. The same may 



