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27. Semi-double ; dark lilac ; base of the petals darker. 



28. Double ; beautiful clear white ; Marattah-shaped ; very 



sweet scented. 



29. Scarlet ; very large, distinct, and beautiful. 



30. Peach color, shaded ; large, and very handsome. 



From these brief descriptions it will be seen how various 

 are these Moutans in the color and character of their flowers. 

 Even in their young state they were very fine, and gave 

 promise then, when the plants became older, to be even much 

 larger. Their foliage, too, is very fine and deep colored, 

 forming an excellent background to the glaring tints of the 

 blossoms." 



Gardenia Fortuni. This splendid variety has now been 

 in bloom in our collection since the 1st of August, and is 

 still showing buds. It is one of the finest plants, second 

 only to the camellia, the flowers of which are nearly as large 

 and double as the old double white, and deliciously fragrant ; 

 the foliage large, glossy and superb. It is one of the most 

 free growers, attaining the height of three feet in one year 

 from a small plant. No collection should be without it. 



185. Impa^tiens macrophylla Lard. Large-leaved Cey- 



lon Balsam. (Balsaminece.) Ceylon. 



A stove pliint ; gfnwins two feet hi?h ; with reddish flowers ; appearing in sprins ; increased 

 by seeds ; cultivated in a light rich soil. Bot. Mag., 1852, pi. 4662. 



A new species of the Balsam, from Ceylon, more curious 

 than beautiful. The leaves are in tufts at the tops of the 

 branches, very large, with bright red petioles and midrib, and 

 the flowers appear in clusters down the stem : they are of a 

 " deep tawny orange color stained with red, and the numerous 

 long bright red petioles, together with the ample foliage, 

 render it a handsome plant." [Bat. Mag., Aug.) 



186. CeanoVhus ri'gidus Nutt. Rigid Ceanothus. (Rham- 



ncce.) California. 



A hardy or hnlf hardy shrnb ; growins si\ feet high ; with blue flowers •, appearing in spring ; 

 increased by layers ; grown in any gocd rich soil. Bot. Mag. i»a2, pi. 4634. 



A beautiful evergreen shrub, originally found by Mr. Nuttall 

 in California; and also by Douglas, Hartweg, and others. 



