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plus ultra, and Pennsylvania; of their respective colors and 

 merit we have no knowledge, but have learnt that they are very 

 fine. Mr. Buist is propagating them as fast as possible. We 

 found several kinds in bloom; among others, C. j. var. gloria 

 mundi, Rossi, Rosa mundi, aitcwtfefolia, coccinea, compacta, 

 Goussonirt; fidgens is a very showy red one, with a large flower 

 and loose petals; Fairlea, a pretty red, faintly touched with 

 white; Vandesia is nearly the color of corallina, but the 

 flower is much larger — it is a fine variety; speciosa, a strong 

 plant of, was flowering, and, for the first time, we perceived its 

 true character; it is a fine deep red, elegantly blotched and 

 touched with pure white, and the contrast between the two colors 

 is most striking. One called rosea, so received from England, 

 and which Mr. Buist has designated China, to distinguish it from 

 the common rosea or Middlemist's, is an exceedingly neat flower, 

 full as double as the myrtifolia, but of a lighter color. Fasicu- 

 laris of the French, and Wiltoni of the English, Mr. Buist in- 

 formed us, were one and the same thing. To our judgment, a 

 flower of the latter, open here, appeared identical with fasicula- 

 ris, which we had a short time previous seen at Mr. Wilder's; 

 it is a pretty variety. Wiltoni, of some English collections, ap- 

 pears to be another variety; large plants which have flowered 

 both at Mr. Wilder's and in our garden, have shown no appear- 

 ance of white in the flowers. Pahneri alba and candidissima, 

 both in this collection, are said to be fine white ones. Mr. Buist's 

 camellias look very strong, and in excellent health. In this 

 house we also noticed two new azaleas in bloom; one was the 

 A. indica var. Gillinghami, and the other phoenicea elegans; each 

 have rosy purple flowers, very large, and in abundance, and are 

 most valuable additions to the green-house or conservatory. 



In the stove we found a variety of plants, and a good stock 

 of the Clianthus puniceus, Benthamia fragifera, Russelio Jun- 

 cea, and Manettia glabra; of Beaumontia grandiflora, Ixora ban- 

 ducha, Lantana Sellowii, Caladium bicolor, and some other new 

 things, there is also a good stock; of that elegant stove climber, 

 Ipomae^a Horsfalke, INIr. Buist possesses a few plants. We 

 here saw some of the pitcher plants, .A^epenthes distillatoria, which 

 Mr. Buist had raised from seed; they were bearing a few minute 

 little pitchers, which were extremely curious. We hope the 

 plants will be kept alive, and increased under Mr. Buist's care, 

 and we shall expect to see them introduced to all hot-houses. 

 Of Dionae^a muscipula we observed a good stock; the plants are 

 procured in abundance in their native localities at the south, and 

 are intended for transportation to England, where they are ex- 

 tremely rare. 



In the old range of houses the plants look vigorous and heal- 

 thy. There has been a great number of new plants added during 



