172 Floriciillural and Botanical Notices. 



temperature of the greenhouse. This fine species, Avhich dif- 

 fers but Httle from the others, except in its very large flowers, 

 was found by Mr. T. Lobb, and merits speedy introduction 

 into our gardens. {Flore des Setres, Nov.) 



Aquile^gia leptoce'ras Fischer and Meyer Slender Spurred 

 Aquilegia (i^anunculacese.) Siberia. 



A hardy perennial ; growins six inches hi°li ; with pale blue flowers ; appearing in summer ; in- 

 creased by seed and division of the root; cultivated in any good soil. Flore des Serres. 1S47. pi. 296. 



A fine addition to our hardy plants, having "a delicately 

 cut foliage, large and showy flowers, and of such small stat- 

 ure as to merit the attention of amateurs, who wish one of 

 the most agreeable ornaments for their parterre." 



The A. leptoc eras is a native of Siberia. It is of dwarf 

 habit, with large, pale blue flowers, and forms a tuft of deli- 

 cate green leaves, rising to the height of six or eight inches. 

 Its foliage approaches to the A. canadensis, while, in the 

 volume and form of the flowers, it resembles vulgaris : each 

 stem bears two pendent blossoms. Any good soil will suit it, 

 and it may be readily increased by division of the root or by 

 seeds. {Flore des Serres, Dec.) 



Edgwo'rthia chrysa'ntha Lindl. Yellow Flowered Edgworth- 

 ia. (JThijmeldcecE.) China. 



a half hardy (or hardy; shrub ; growing three or four feet high ; with yellow flowers ; appearing 

 in spring ; increased by layers or grafting ; grown in any good soil. Flore des Serres. 1847. pi. 289. 



A pretty little shrub, which will probably prove hardy in 

 our climate, at least, south of Philadelphia. Mr. Fortune 

 found it in the gardens at Chusan, and sent plants to the 

 Horticultural Society in 1845, in whose garden it flowered, 

 for the first time, in 1847. The leaves are oblong, lanceolate, 

 of a dark green, and covered with a dense pubescense. The 

 flowers, which are yellow, appear in semi-globular heads, 

 similar to the daphne, and are, like that, exceedingly fragrant. 

 Until it is proved to be hardy, it may be kept in a cold frame 

 in winter, and should be grown in a compost of heath soil, 

 loam and sand, and receive the same treatment as the daphne. 

 It may be readily increased by grafting on the common me- 

 zereon. {Flore des Sc?Tes, Nov.) 



