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we have supposed them incorrect; we are now satisfied that they 

 were so. The variety Russellianttoi is quite different from any 

 of the others, tlie flowers being of a bright rose, without any spots; 

 all that we have observed previously to Mr. Russell's plant were 

 more or less spotted; and probably the plants which exist in many 

 collections under this name, and which have been received from 

 England, are nothing more than seedlings, of which hundreds are 

 raised every year; and any of these that approach in appearance 

 the R,usselhdnt»)j, are sent out for this variet}': it is one of the 

 most splendid, and is far superior in beauty to the hybridum; in 

 our opinion it is only excelled by the aha clerense; the foliage 

 is quite different from the hybridum, and when once particularly 

 observed, can easily be told fjom the former: no good collection 

 should be without it. Mr. Russell's collection does not particu- 

 larly excel in any thing but geraniums. 



We visited some other amateur gardens in which many very 

 pretty collections of plants were grown; among them we may 

 mention those of Mr. Brown and Mr. Howe, in Willov/ street. 

 The former gentleman has a number of excellent camellias, and 

 several fine azaleas; the green-house of the latter is attached to 

 the parlor, and though small, is filled with plants, of which many 

 of them are handsome specimens. Altogether, Brooklyn affords 

 many places of interest to the amateur; and we should have been 

 highly gratified, had our time permitted, to have made a longer 

 stay at each of those we had the pleasure of visiting. 



Art. II. JK^otices of new and beautiful Plants figured in the 

 London Ploricultural and Botanical Magazines; with some 

 Account of those icldch it would he desirable to introduce into 

 our Gardens. 



Edwards's Botanical Register, or Ornamental Flower Garden and 

 Shrubbery. Each number containing eight figures of Plants 

 and Shrubs. In monthly numbers; 4s. colored, 3s. plain. Ed- 

 ited by John Lindley, Ph. D., F. R. S., L. S., and G. S. Pro- 

 fessor of Botany in the University of London. 



Curfis's Botanical Magazine, or Flower Garden Displayed, con- 

 taining eight plates. In monthly numbers; 3s. 6d. colored, 3s. 

 plain. Edited by Sir W. J. Hooker, L.L. D., F. R. A., 

 and L. S., Regius Professor of Botany in the University of 

 Glasgow. 



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