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when, in the following year, they came into bloom, we were 

 so much disappointed in their beauty that we neglected them, 

 — so much so, that a portion of them were lost ; and what 

 remained, in the autumn of 1846, we turned out into the bor- 

 der, to take their chance with other common bulbs. 



From that time until the present month, (June,) they have 

 been entirely forgotten ; they were neither protected in win- 

 ter, nor encouraged to grow in summer, and the names of 

 some of them were lost ; but, to our great surprise, they have 

 now bloomed with a splendor which at once shows their great 

 worth, and the just estimation in which Mr. Groom held them. 

 We had observed that last year, (1848,) the London Horti- 

 cultural Society had awarded Mr. Groom a Certificate of 

 merit for an exhibition of some of the flowers, but we attrib- 

 uted this to their rarity and novelty rather than their merit. 

 We can now appreciate the justice of the award. 



These lilies grow about eighteen inches high, and the flow- 

 ers are erect, in the way of our common philadelphicum, but 

 they appear in immense clusters of eight or ten, individually 

 very large, and of various shades of color, from pale red to a 

 fiery vermilion, the petals more or less spotted with maroon 

 or dark brown, making a rich brilliant display, especially 

 when grouped with the lighter-colored species and varieties. 

 Altogether, we consider them as great acquisitions to this 

 most showy tribe of hardy bulbs. The names of some of 

 them are Vulcan, Nabob, Voltaire, Atlas, Titian, Louis Phil- 

 ippe, Napoleon, Rembrandt, Duke of Devonshire, &c. 



New Californian Annuals. — Since the expedition of the 

 lamented Douglass to California, and Drummond to Texas, 

 but a very limited number of new annuals have been intro- 

 duced. To the labors of Douglass, all lovers of flowers will 

 be ever indebted, for without the Columbia River and Califor- 

 nia species, sent home by him, our gardens would present but 

 little of the variety which now renders them so interesting 

 throughout the season. The golden Chryseis, — the delicate 

 Clarkias, — the gay Leptosiphons, — and the azure Nemophilas, 

 are sufficient of themselves to beautify an ordinary garden. 



Mr. Hartweg, in his late expedition to Mexico and Califor- 

 nia, has introduced several new and pretty annuals, and, 

 from his success, which was, however, greatly marred by the 



