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The Botanic Garden. Monthly, Is. 6cl., large, Is. small, coloured . 

 Edited by Mr. B. Maund. 



1. Dolichos lii/nusiis, woody dolicbos ; Diadelphia, Decandria. Lejiuiiii- 

 nosit; a native of the East Indies: perennial, introduced in 1776, grows eight 

 feet high, Howers in Jniy and August; colour, lilac. It may be raised from 

 seeds, or struck from cuttings, and should have winter protection. Dolichos 

 is a Greek word, signifying long : the length of the tall climbing stems of the 

 plant. Lignosus, from the Latin lignum, wood ; adopted to mark its woodj' 

 stems. 



2. Ihulhcckia pinnata, pinnate rudbcckia; Syngencsia, Friistranea. Com- 

 posita; ; a native of North America: hardj- perennial, introduced in 1803, 

 height four feet, flowers in August and September; colour, yellow. It may 

 be divided in spring or autumn. Kudbeckia, from Olof Kudbeck, Professor 

 of Botany, at L'psal, died iu 1702. Pinnata, from the Latin pinna, a wing; 

 resemblance of the leaflets. 



3. Narcissus anguslifuthis, narrow-leaved uarcisijus; Hexandria, Monogynia. 

 AmaryllidccC; a native of S. Kurope : perennial, cultivated in 1626, height 

 one foot, flowers in April and May; colour, white. The bulbs increase abuu- 

 dautly. When jiarting is required, it should be performed iu autumn. Nar- 

 cissus, from Narkc, stupor, ed'ects of smell ; angustifolius, narrow-leaved. 



4. lihododendron catawhiinse, Catawba rhododendron ; Decandria, Mono- 

 gynia. Ericca;; a native of N. America : pereuniul, introduced in 1809, height 

 three feet, flowers from June to August; colour, line pink. It is propagated 

 by layers. Rhodendion, in the Greek language, signiGes rose tree; rhodon, a 

 rose, dendron, a tree. Catawbiense, is derived from the name of the river 

 Catawba, in North America near which this species was discovered by Mr. 

 Eraser. 



PART III. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



QUERIES, ANSWERS, REMARKS, &c. 



^^'e have at length, in the FloricuUural Cabinet, a descrijjtion of Work long 

 called for by the public, and I doubt not if its present principles be strictly 

 adhered to, that its patronage will contiuue to increase. No doubt .you, like 

 most other Editors of periodicals, have been overwhelmed with advice, for 

 there are few who have not vanity enough to think themselves competent to 

 give it, and, perhaps, you may think, sufficiently eager to commujiicate it also. 

 Pardon me, then, if 1 infringe a few minutes upon your time ; and the grounds 

 upon which I claim the privilege arc two-fold — first, as an enthusiastic admi- 

 rer of the Flower Garden, and cultivator (on a small scale) of what are termed 

 florists' (or Stage) flowers ; and secondly, as a Bookseller, and consequently 

 feeling our interests combined in its popularity. 



Till the first appearance of the Horticultural Register, by yourself and Mr. 

 Paxton, we had not a periodical strictly of this nature; for the Nobleman, 

 Gentleman, or scientific Gardener, Loldon is every thing that can be wished ; 

 but there was something wanted less expensive and less scientific. The public 

 hailed the appearance of the Horticultural Hcg-istcr to supply this, but it has 

 turned out Loudon in miniature; several of our friends wlio commenced with 

 it, discontinued it at Christmas, finding it contained too much on forcing, &.C., 

 in (act, treading too nnich on tlie heels of Loudon. The complaint was, we 

 want something to direct our out door ojicrations, more particularly on floral 

 mailers; your work has appeared, and wc number already our half score 



