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more particularly, admission to every dwelling in Britain. We would have 

 made an extract from the pamphlet, but recommend the purchase of it; the 

 whole being 30 useful, and, lamentable to add, the remarks so highly neces- 

 sary and applicable, by the practices of innumerable multitudes of persons 

 at this enlightened age, 



Mints figured in the following Periodicals for June : — 



Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Edited by Dr. Hooker, King'i 

 Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow. Price 

 3s. 6d. coloured, 3s. plain. 



1. Cohillca racemosa, Splendid Colvillea. Class, Decandria; order, Mo- 

 nogynia; natural order, Leguminoste. This truly splendid plant, worthy 

 of bearing the name of his late Excellency Sir Charles Colville, governor 

 of the Mauritius, to whom it was dedicated by its discoverer, is probably a 

 native of the East coast of Africa; but was only seen by Professor Bojer 

 iu 1821, in the Bay of Bornbatoe, on the western coast of Madagascar, 

 where a single tree was cultivated by the inhabitants. That indefatigable 

 naturalist raised it from seeds which he took to the Mauritius, where it has 

 perfectly succeeded; and we may soon expect to add this most ornamental 

 plant to the stoves of our own country. Its flowering season in the Mauri- 

 tius is April and May. The tree grows from forty to fifty feet high, and 

 produces its fine red flowers in great abundance. It has the aspect of Poin- 

 ciana regia, but with a thicker trunk and "more ample foliage. 



2. .Villa itniflora, Single-flowered Milla. Hexandria Monogynia. As- 

 pftOdeYete. The credit of discovering this very pretty plant is "due to Dr. 

 </iu.ii:s, from whom we possess specimens, gathered in 1*20, on "banks 

 pear Bueiio.- Avn s," and marked " Milla, Nov. Sp." In June, 1832, Mr. 

 Neil received roots from the same place, gathered by Mr. Tweedie, which 

 flowered in the greenhouse at Canon Mills, in December of the same year, 

 and again in March, 1S3-1. Dr. Graham is assuredly correct in keeping 

 it distinct from the Mexican Milla hi flora the only other species known to 

 exist. '1 he stamens alone would afford a distinguishing character, in biflora 

 being constantly equal, and in the present plant as regularly alternately 

 smaller. The corolla is one inch and a half across when expanded, six cleft, 

 ■narked from the base of the tube to the apex of the segments with six dark 

 lines which are purplish green behind, lilac in front. The genus was named 

 by Cavamlles, in honour of Julian Milla, head gardener at the Royal 

 1 • n at Madrid. When bruised, our species yields the most powerful 

 smell of garli.-. 



3. Gortrolobitim rctusum, Blunt-leaved fiastrolobium, Decandria, Mono- 

 gynia, Legunrioota). This pretty little shrub was first raised at the Botanic 

 Garden, Edinburgh, in 1831, from seed brought homo by Dr. Lang, from 



Vw Holland, and again [882, from seed communic d by hei Grace the. 



Duchea Counteaa 0/ Sutherland. It first flowered in December 1833, and 

 the aame plant much more freely In March 1834. The corolla is twice as 

 long a.s the calyx, orange yellow, of deeper and richer colour before expan- 

 sion. Gajatreipfamm, from gn.sirr, a belly, and lobos, a pod. 



L Cola etum tridentolufn, vox. 'I lure t bed Catasetum, rar. syn. Catase- 



imii niii.-r i-j>ni.., C.ClaTeringl florlbue majoribus, c. dorlbunauin. This 



dingly liable to vary in the size and marking of the flowers, 

 Lug 1 tacdy ;ilil<o in these respects,) and in the number 



ifM Tin- plant now figured, (be which antbfttf the 



drawing of the folia indebted to Mrs. C. IIukma!.!., of Everton, 



Liverpool, was given to Mr. Bourns, by Mr. Henry Harrison, who 



