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The flower is similar to the others, only varying in color, the 

 base of the petals being of a deep orange, shaded into a pale yel- 

 low towards the edges: its habit is densely dwarf. Nothing is 

 said of its native place, but it is probably from California. [Bot. . 

 Reg., April.) 



C. crocea, from seeds self sown, is now in bloom in our gar- 

 den: it produces seed in much greater abundance, grows more 

 freely, and flowers far more profusely than the C. californica, 

 and will soon take the place of the latter, to its almost utter ex- 

 clusion. Seeds planted early this month will bloom freely in 

 September. 



Papaver orientale and bracteatum are now (June 15,) splen- 

 didly in flower; they are among the showiest perennials: we have 

 blooms which will measure ten inches in diameter. 



Legumindcece. 

 In this order we have several fine perennial lupins in flower. 

 L. polyphyllus and p. alba are both splendid, particularly the 

 former, upon one single plant of which there are now fully ex- 

 panded eight or ten spikes of flowers, four feet high, with up- 

 wards of a hundred and fifty corols on each. It is one of the 

 finest ornaments of the garden at this season, and no collection 

 should be without it. The spikes of blooms far surpass those of 

 the finest hyacinths, to which they have not an unapt resem- 

 blance at a short distance; their many-parted leaves, nearly 

 erect upon the footstalks, have a light and elegant appearance, 

 contrasting beautifully with the tall, erect, and graceful spikes of 

 blossoms. L. polyphyllus var. alba is less showy than its pa- 

 rent, but is, nevertheless, a fine plant. L. Hillenidjuts is also in 

 bloom; it is an humble species, with dense spikes, about afoot 

 high, of very deep blue flowers, and is a charming plant. An- 

 other species, more robust than the last, but less so than the 

 polyphyllus, is likewise flowering; the specific name is lost: the 

 flowers, which are two-colored, pale yellow and blue, are rather 

 thinly set upon the spikes, and not very numerous. All the 

 lupins like a light, sandy soil, in which they flourish in great per- 

 fection: in one retentive of moisture they invariably grow weak, 

 and, finally, disappear. There are a number of perennial species, 

 all highly deserving of cultivation. 



Geranidcece. 

 Geraniums. — At Mr. Wilder's Dennis's Perfection has been 

 in flower, and is, we presume, yet in full splendor. It is a fine 

 variety, and has been by the grower of it styled the " Prince of 

 Geraniums:" still, only to the eye of the connoisseur of this 

 tribe, it has not the striking appearance of many common sorts. 

 In the catalogue of Messrs. Dennis & Co., for 1837, we learn 

 that this variety has given general satisfaction to the lovers of this 



