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tural Society by A. Bowditch. It was well grown, and had 

 some thirty heads of flowers fully open. It is somewhat the 

 color of speciosa, but paler, and has the habit of V. Lind- 

 leyana. It is a fine addition to any collection. 



New Heliotropes. — We have already noticed some of the 

 new heliotropes ; quite a number of new ones have been 

 produced by the French and Belgian florists, varying con- 

 siderably in habit, color of the flowers, and fragrance. Up- 

 wards of twenty kinds are enumerated in some of the cata- 

 logues. The most distinct are Louis Napoleon, Constance,. 

 Albicans, Perfection, (very dwarf,) Picciola, and Voltairanumj 

 nanum. 



The following we have already in flower: — 



Corymbosinn. — Close, compact, dwarf, bushy habit ; larger' 

 corolla than the old sorts, highly scented, and fine for pots- 

 and bedding out. 



Gem. — Deep blue purple, with white centre : compact 

 habit, and free bloomer ; very fragrant ; and dwarf. 



Lilacina. — Lilac ; fine large truss ; free bloomer ;: very 

 sweet scented ; good growth. 



Reptans. — Fine dwarf habit ; an abundant bloomec ;: and^ 

 good color. 



BouvARDiA LEiANTHA. — All the Bouvardias are pretty plants, 

 and admirably adapted for bedding out in summer, when 

 they display their flowers in abundance. B. leiantha is a 

 new species, and is said to be one of the finest and most 

 distinct, with beautiful orange-scarlet flowers, well ?Hiited for 

 either the greenhouse or flower garden. It has- a better 

 foliage than either flava or tryphylla. 



HoYA be'lla. — This lovely species of the wax flower.. 

 which has been noticed by us, (Vol. XVI, p. 224,) is de- 

 cidedly the finest of the several species. A small plant iir 

 our collection is now showing several clusters of its " silver 

 and garnet" flowers. It requires a high temperature to grow 

 it successfully, but its beauty amply repays all the eare and 

 expense necessary to bring it into flower. 



Stephanotus Oblisii. — A new variety is ofiered for sale 

 by the London nurserymen, under this name, at the high 



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