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pale blush, with rosy centre, very large truss. Grandissima, 

 (Hovey's), rich deep crimson, the finest of this color : with 

 several other distinct varieties. 



Campanula ?i6bilis, which we have already noticed, (XIII, 

 p. 498,) is now in full bloom in our collection, and is truly 

 one of the finest of this showy family. The stems are about 

 four feet high, much branched, and bearing upon each stem 

 several of its nodding flowers, of larger size than the common 

 bluebell, and almost as delicately dotted on the inside, as a 

 foxglove. The plants have been wintered in the greenhouse, 

 and commenced throwing up their flower-stems the latter 

 part of January. It will be a great acquisition. 



Li'lium exi'mium Courtin Remarkable Lily. (LiVidcece.) 



Japan. 



A fine, half-hardy bulb ; growing two and a half feet hish ; with white flowers ; appearing iu 

 summer ; increased by offsets. Flore des Serres, 18i7, pi. 283. 



Considerable confusion exists in the nomenclature of the 

 different Japan lilies; and the present plant is known under 

 three or four names, viz: — japonicum, longiflorum, longiflorum 

 var. Several eminent botanists, according to Van Houtte's 

 Flora- do not appear to have been at all acquainted with it, 

 and it is not enumerated in Loudon's Hortus Britannicus. 

 For its introduction, we are indebted to Dr. Siebold, who ob- 

 tained it in his Japan expedition. 



In the description, the points of difference between this 

 and longiflorum are plainly pointed out. Its general appear- 

 ance is like longiflorum, viz.: — with exquisite white flowers, 

 slightly drooping, and very fragrant. It is doubtful whether 

 it will prove perfectly hardy; its beauty, however, will al- 

 ways render it a favorite in fine collections of plants. 

 {Flore des Serres, Nov.) 



^scHYNANTHUs LONGiFLO Rus Blumc Loug-flowcrcd iEschy- 

 nanthus. (GcsnerdcerE.) Java. 



A stove plant ; of procumbent habit ; with crimson flowers ; appearing iu summer ; increased by 

 cuttings ; cultivated ill leaf mould, peat and sand. Flore des Serres. 1847. pi. 2S8. 



Several new species have been noticed in our last volume, 

 (XI 11), but few of them have yet been introduced. For a 

 stove they are remarkably showy, with their fine heads of deep 

 crimson flowers, but they will not thrive well in the ordinary 



