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is fully expanded, showing the inner surface of the sepals, 

 and the whole of the corolla, which is the richest portion of 

 the flower. 



"The corolla should be large and quite round, smooth at 

 the edges, and open at the mouth, showing both their inner 

 and outer surface : the petals should lie close over each other, 

 be of good substance, and should fall at least half an inch 

 below the calyx. 



" The stamens should hang conspicuously below the corolla, 

 and the pistil below them." 



Notwithstanding the immense number of varieties at pres- 

 ent grown, it is very questionable if any one possess all these 

 properties combined. Many of them, however, possess them 

 individually, and, from the natural aptitude of the fuchsia 

 for hybridizing, I think we have no reason to despair of see- 

 ing them arrive at that state of perfection that one variety 

 will possess all the properties here enumerated. 



Although it is now almost discarded, or at least not gen- 

 erally cultivated, there is no one that can claim so many of 

 these properties as the good old F. globosa ; but, as is often 

 the case, it is thrown in the back ground to make room for 

 others that have been introduced with a high-sounding name, 

 a fine, readable description, and — nothing else. 



New Haven, May 2Sth, 1849. 



Art. VIII. Floriciiltural and Botanical Notices of New atid 

 Beautifid Platits figured in Foreign Periodicals ; iviih 

 DescriptioJis of those recently introduced to, or originated in 

 American Gardens. 



The Rhododendrons of Sikkamhimalaya.- — In another page 

 of the present number, we have copied some account of these 

 splendid Rhododendrons, of which a magnificent work has 

 recently been published by Sir W. J. Hooker. As many 

 of them will undoubtedly be introduced, and as every lover 

 of this fine tribe must feel interested in the introduction of 

 these new kinds, we copy the following brief descriptions of 



