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Mr. Saunders. Besides these, we have given detailed articles 

 on the culture and management of the magnificent tribe of 

 Japan lilies, (p. 34,) the Anemone japonica, (p. 165,) and 

 two papers on the camellia, (p. 301,) the concluding portion 

 of which will appear in the early numbers of the present vol- 

 ume. Our General Notices embrace a fund of valuable facts, 

 in regard to the growth and treatment of numerous plants, 

 flowers, &c. Some which we may more particularly allude 

 to, are the azalea, (p. 179,) the Erica, (p. 181,) greenhouse 

 specimens, (p. 279,) the cameUia, (p. 413,) the pelargonium, 

 (p. 420,) the orange, (p. 418,) the hollyhock, (p. 414,) and 

 many others which will be found under the head of General 

 Notices, in our table of contents. 



There have been many additions to collections of plants, the 

 past year, some of which are deserving of particular note : 

 Begonia fuchsioides, an exquisite variety, with long drooping 

 scarlet flowers; Gesnera Jerrold/dna, with very brilliant 

 flowers; i^eliotropium voltairanum, with deep-colored blos- 

 soms; Clerodendronsplendens, and infortunatum ; Edgworth- 

 ia chrysantha; Hoya imperialis ; Clematis smilacifolia, a 

 very handsome species; Stigmaphilon ciliaris, another fine 

 running plant ; (rladiolus variety, Prince Albert, very superb ; 

 ^Salvia splendens major, a new variety, much finer than splen- 

 dens; Weigelia rosea, &c., &c. The new phloxes of the past 

 year, though many of them handsome, have not embraced 

 any distinct or striking varieties. The fuchsias have been 

 more desirable, and a few of them, quite distinct. 



The new pelargoniums are of the highest excellence. We 

 scarcely thought it possible to make much improvement upon 

 Aurora, Isabella, and others, but the new seedlings of Mr. 

 Beck are as distinct as any plants could well be : there is a 

 clearness of the eye, a distinctness of the colors, and a firm- 

 ness of petal, which quite change the character of this fine 

 flower. Rosamund, Centurion, Cruenta, Blanche, and others 

 of the seedlings of 1847, are truly exquisite. It is gratifying 

 to see the increased attention which has recently been be- 

 stowed upon the pelargonium; but we trust it is only the 

 commencement of that good taste which will elevate it to the 

 highest place among greenhouse plants. What are termed 

 the fanaj kinds, are now much sought after abroad; and at- 



