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nogyuia. Solan. a\ A active of sandy plains on the banks of the Parana, 

 where it was discovered by -Mr. Tweedie ; and from seeds transmitted by 

 him to Mr. Xcill, the plant \ras raised at Canonmills in 1^:52. In habit 

 it cornea very near to gracilis auAjicaulis, but it is essentially distinguished 

 i'rom these, as well as iimn (.very oilier species of this section, by its bread 

 Orbicular, nilt compressed stigma, which is entirely that of the section 

 J\ti(nia. The plant thrives best in a mixture of peat and sand, and roots 

 lively at every joint, if the branches are allowed to be on the surface of the 

 earth. 



•1. Campanula divenjeus, Spreading Bell-flower. Synonyms, Campanula 

 carotin, and C. spathulata. reutandria, Monogynia. C'ampanulaceie. This 

 plant \erv much resembles C. medium, but which it greatly surpasses in 

 beauty. By several botanists it has been regarded as the normal state of tha t 

 species. It occurs wild in Hungary, Transylvania, the Banuats of Temes- 

 war, and also in Siberia. It was Hist taken up by Willdenow, in his 

 .■numeration of the plants cultivated in the Royal Gardens at Berlin, and 

 is principally distinguished from C. sibirka by its more branching habit, 

 ivy leaves, and larger llowors. The plant delights in a light gravelly 

 or chalky soil, and produces its seeds abundantly. It occurs, frequently in 

 gardens under lie- name of pulchnrima, but whether it is identical with the 

 plant so called bv SuiUANh. we are uncertain, 



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Tlif Number for September (omitted in our last) contains — 



I. Rota ccntil'olia, var. Village Maid, Variegated Provence Rose. So 

 numerous have (he varieties of seedling Roses become, and so mingled are 

 the cliano ters of some of them, thai, it is difficult to give them a place in 

 connexion with any distinct Thi, beautiful variety is very compact 



in the anvii .■fluent of its petals, as well as rich in its general colouring ; 

 and cannot fail of becoming ft greajl favourite in the rosary. It has lately 

 obtained from France by Mtterai English nurserymen. 



_'. Hi/ssupits orientalu, Oriental Hyssop. Oidynamia, tiymnosperrnia. 

 i.abiatea-. This is a remarkably free.llowering ornamental little shrub, of 

 neat growth ; and is more powerfully aromatic than the H. officinalis or 

 < '•niijion Hyssop of our gardens. It may be propagated by division, from 

 cuttings, or by seeds. If seeds are sown early in spring, the plants will 

 (lower in the succeeding autumn. The systematic name, Hyssopus, is 

 deduced from the Hebrew Ezab, signifying a herb for sacred uses. Somo 

 authors have stated, thai the original word was compounded from the Greek, 

 i • signify " showering on the countenance." in allusion to a custom of that 

 ■ ■!!■. who, in their religious cerethonies, used powdered Hyssop to sprinkle. 

 on 'I ■■!' \\or,hip]» r-. : fliey either believed that it purified those pn 



whom it was show, red, 0( they used it as typical of purification. 



.1 I • iitu.i, l,,„, inn i nia. Syngenesia, Superllua. Coin- 



Thisbold herbaocou • plant, but for its si /.e, beasts most of tlie gene- 

 ral ■ run; hid od, (he botanical characters also 

 ;i> r.i are very do. eh allied In each other. The composite 

 Mow,!*,,! I.. . ach compo-ed of such deli, all- parts, and elevated 



or •■■!' n fe.-i high, make it a desirable appendage to the herbaceous 

 ground or shrul.bei i amongst ihfif tall 



Phloxes, Delphiniums, Helianthemama, \ ters, and others of the tall t'om- 

 tanding Itisi netrv. leo, it baa home, uninjured, 



ihr. ,| . therefore, douJMiless, in the severest 



seasons, it would r.-.pn light protection. It mag be divided at the 



, and will grow in OCt l.epto telnia, from ihe (ireek Icploi, 



•id slilma, u crown ; in allusion to (he slender petals of its ray. 



