144 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



REFERENCE TO PLATE. 



1. CEnothcra tenella, var. Teniiifolia, large purple, Chilian Evening Prim- 

 rose. A hardy annual of very great beauty, flowering from July to Septem- 

 ber; the ]ilant grows about nine inches high. The collectors who went out to" 

 Chili and the islands of the Pacific with Captain Beechy returned iu 1829; 

 Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. of Boytou House, Wiltshire, procured from 

 them, among other things, specimens of another Evening Primrose, the CE.. 

 tenella, var. Teunifolia, upon which ripe seeds were found. These being sown 

 produced a plant, which is, as far as gardens are concerned, a very different 

 plant from GL. tenella. It ditTers from it in having longer and more channelled 

 leaves, and much larger and far more showy flowers; for while in CE. tenella 

 the flowers are half hidden by the leaves, in CE. tenella, var. tennifolia, the 

 leaves can scarcely be discovered for the flowers. CEnothera, from oinos, come, 

 and thera, a catching acquired smell. 



2. A' ierc»H&erp(a p/i(B«iC('a, purple flowered. Few plants of this family sur- 

 pass this one in the beauty and brilliancy of its fine bright rosy purple blos- 

 soms, rendering it one of the most valuable acquisitions that has been made 

 to our collections of late years. It is a native of the countries of the Rio de 

 la Plata, and was introduced into this country in 1831. Culture: it will 

 succeed well in the open border, where it should be planted in light vegetable 

 soil; it will continue to blossom from April to November. It readily increases 

 either by seeds or slips. Plants raised from seeds produce the finer flowers, 

 but from cuttings the plants bloom more prr)fusely. It was first named Sal- 

 piglossis integrifolia, afterwards Petunia integrifolia, but is now called Nierem- 

 bergia phcenicea. To be had of most of the principal Nurseries. Nierember- 

 gia, after J. E. Nieremberg, a Spanish Jesuit. 



3. Lotus cornkulatus, h'n As foot Trefuil. Heads few flowered, depressed; 

 stems procumbent; legames drooping, nearly cylindrical; claw of the stan- 

 dard broad, filaments all dilated under the anthers; stems, several spreading 

 all round, from four to ten inches long; flowers, about three or four in each 

 head, bright yellow, generally streaked with red. Perennial, flowers from May 

 to September. Native of Britain, grows iu pastures abundantly. An excel- 

 lent pasture plant. 



4. Veronica Chamedrys, Germander, Speedwell; Clusters, many flowered; 

 leaves egg-shaped, sesslie, deeply ferrate; stem with two opposite rows of long 

 white hairs. Stems decumbent at the base, marked with two lines of long 

 hairs which change sides between each pair of leaves; leaves wrinkled and 

 hairy, with large serratures; clusters of flowers long, shooting up beyo^id the 

 stem ; flowers large, bright blue, with deeper streaks, externally pale purple. 

 Capsule inversely heart-shaped. Native of Britain, grows on diy banks, under 

 hedges, plantations, open pastures and woods; very common. Veronica, the 

 name o^' a Princess. 



MONTHLY FLORICULTURAL CALENDAR FOR AUGUST. 



Annuals. — Many of the sorts now sown iu pots will bloom during autumn, 

 and make a fine show for a greenhouse. 



Balsams. — See pages 57, 10.5. 



Biennials. — Hardy kinds may still be sown iu the open ground for 

 blooming, late next year. 



Calceolarias. — The Herdaceous Class. — Offsetts divided and planted 

 iu the open borders will bloom well iu autumn, or if put iu pots, in the green- 

 house, from September. 



CARNAnoNS — May still be layed. Any struck should be potted off as early 

 as possible. 



Dahlias. — Cuttings taken oflF close to the mother branch will root freely if 

 struck in heat. Such will make fine tubers hy the end of the year, from which 

 a number of plants may be obtained next spring. 



MicNioNETTE- — Sow n about Atigust 12th, will bloom in November and 

 December. — See page 05. 



Pelargoniums. — Cuttings nowA;truck msike fine plants for blooming early 

 next spring. ■•' 



RIDGF., PRISiTER, SHEFFIELD. 



