figured in the London Flor. and Bot. Magazines. 251 



hybrid production, and, supposed, between D. grandiflorum and 

 elatum, it partaking in its growth and flowers of the character of 

 both. It is very easy of cuhivation, and appears to flourish in 

 every soil and situation. Plants of it remain in bloom "throughout 

 the whole summer and autumn, the principal stems sometimes at- 

 taining the height of seven or eight feet, and much branched." 

 Messrs. Rollinsons have disposed of plants to most of the nurse- 

 rymen in Britain. It is a fine variety, being of a deeper and 

 more brilliant blue than the double Chinese, and the flowers set 

 together more thickly upon the spikes. We received a plant 

 from England, a few years since, under this name, but, unfor- 

 tunately, it died. We believe it is not, at present, in any of the 

 nurseries or private gardens in this country, but its great beauty 

 should claim for it a place in every collection of elegant plants, 

 and we hope it will be soon introduced. It is, undoubtedly, as 

 hardy as the D. montanum. [Bot. Reg., April.) 



PapaverdcecB. 



CHRYSE'lS ( C/iryseU, a celebrated Homeric beauty: the name allusive to the golden color of 

 the flowers, 

 compacta Lindl Dwarf Chryseis. An annual plant; growing six inches high; with yel- 

 low and orange flowers; appearing in summer: increusei' by seeds. But. Reg., 1948. 



This is another species (?) of the well known and universal- 

 ly admired genus Eschscholtzia, which, it now seems, must give 

 way to that of Chryseis. The continual changing of generic and 

 specific names of plants by botanists has tended to create great 

 confusion in their nomenclature, and it is much to be regretted 

 they so often take place. That there have been errors, both 

 with Linnaeus and his followers, there can be no doubt; indeed, 

 from the manner in which many plants have been described, from 

 dried specimens alone, it must have been impossible not to have 

 recorded some mistakes; these, however, should only be cor- 

 rected with great deliberation and care. Modern botanists have 

 been denounced for changing the names of plants; for making 

 several new genera from one old one; for entirely abolishing others, 

 and for placing many genera in different orders from those in 

 which they have been formerly situated: not to admit that such 

 corrections may sometimes, and perhaps frequently, be made, 

 would be at once acknowledging, what few would be willing to, 

 the attainment of perfection in the science, even in its infancy. 

 That some needless alterations have been made is well known, 

 but that others have been so, correctly and judiciously, is equal- 

 ly apparent; and a long time must elapse before the immense 

 number of plants already discovered will be assigned their proper 

 places in the respective systems of Linnceus and Jussieu. 



With regard to the alteration of the genus Eschscholtzm to 

 that of Chryseis, all must allow, however correct or incorrect it 

 may be, "that the substitution of so harmonious a word as 

 Chryseis for the barbarous combination of conflicting consonants 



