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soured in the Lond. Flor. and Bot. Magazines. 175 



EUTA'XIA R. Brown 

 piins;eii3 Sirt. syn : Dillwynia pungens Cunn. JJ/SS. Piin?ent-?eayp(f Eiitaxia. A green-Iiouse 

 shrill); {.'rouiiic from two to tour leet liish ; with orange anil yellow flowers ; appenrinj 

 in May and June ; propagated by cuttings ; cultivated in loam, peat and sand ; a na- 

 tive of New Holland. Paxt. Mag. Bi.t. 



This, and the E. 7?iyrtif61ia, are the only two species of the genus 

 Eutaxia; the hitter is to be found in many collections, and is an exceed- 

 ingly beautiful plant; but the E. piingens is stated to be considerably 

 handsomer. The flowers are produced in dense heads, near the ex- 

 tremities of the branches, and are very showy. The foliage is longer 

 and handsomer than the myrtifolia. (Pax. Mag. Bot., Dec.) 



Eutaxia myrtifolia is now displaying its flowers in the collection of 

 Mr. Towne. 



StackJiousvdceds. 



STACKHOU'S/j? (so named in honor of the late John Stackhnnge, Esq., F. L. S., of Pen- 

 darvis, in Cornwall, author of a splendid work on Submarine Plants. — Smith.) 

 mnr.ogyiia L«6. Pinkti/j/jcrf ijtaikhonsia. Ahalfhardy perennial plant; growing two feet 

 hiuti ; with white flowers; appearing in April and May ; a native of Van Dieraan's 

 Land. Bot. Reg., 1017. • 



A neat herbaceous plant, with terminal spikes of white flowers, the 

 tips of which are touched with pink, from whence its name. 



The genus Stackhoiisia has hitherto contained only two species, but 

 Dr. Lindley has dried s])ecimens of three others, all natives of New 

 Holland and Van Dieman's Land. S. monogyna, if it should prove 

 a hardy perennial, would be a valuable plant. {Bot. Meg., Dec.) 



PittospordcecB. 



Sollya heterophylla. This pretty little evergreen twiner i.s now dis- 

 playing its ])endulous light blue flowers, trained to the trellis on the 

 back wall of the conservatory at Belmont Place. It is planted out into 

 the ground, and will probably, in a short time, cover a large space. 

 Though not showy, its delicate blue flowers are pleasing objects among 

 the deep green foliage. 



Geranidcece. 



Geraniums are now displaying their beautiful blossom.s wherever 

 grown. At Mr. Cushing's, lielmont Place, there is quite a display. 

 Those we noticed that were fine were Adeline, a rosy one with deep 

 red pencilling, Admiral Nelson, a red one with dark lines, and Mary 

 Queen of Scots. At Mr. Wihler's, some new kinds are in bloom; and 

 at Mr. Sweetser's, some fine sorts are out. In our collection 

 two very excellent ones, Bouganville«mu??t andSylveru", are in flower : 

 the former is a rosy one, with red lines; the latter a crimson, with 

 darker pencilling. The fine collections of Messrs. Hogg and others, in 

 New York, will be in full beauty by the time this appears in print. 



Balsamindcece. 



TROP^'OLUM 



bracli\c6ras Honker et Arnntt. Sliort-.^7)?(rref/ Troptpoliim. A training •ireen-hoiise plant; 

 with yellow flowers ; appearing during summer ; incieased by seeds and by the roots ; a 

 native of Valparaiso. Ijot. Reg., 192J. 



The tropseolums, excepting the common T. majas and its varieties, 

 are all delicate little twining jilants, with singular blossoms. The Ca- 

 nary bird flower, T. peregrinum, is an exact resemblance of this domes- 

 tic songster, and the T. pcntaphyllum and tricolorum are both elegant 

 plants; to these the jjrcsent one may be added, " forming the prettiest 

 possible match" for the last of the above, " whose habit it po.ssesses, 

 with a substitution of clear, delicate yellow in the petals for the rich 

 crimson of that species." It was introduced some years since, but was 

 lo.st; and the drawing was taken from a plant which was received from 

 Valparaiso, in 1836. Dr. Lindley states that there are yet two species, 



