31 S FloncAdtural and Botanical Notices. 



troubles of the Mexican war, wc have no doubt there yet re- 

 mains many fine tilings in store for the industrious collector 

 who shall follow- him. We only wish that our own govern- 

 ment would move in this matter. Mr. Breckenridge, who 

 accompanied the Exploring Expedition, would be the enter- 

 prising botanist who should fully investigate the botanical 

 riches of our newly-acquired territory. To many individuals, 

 we are sure he would bring treasures of greater value than 

 the golden sands of the Sacramento, or the precious ores of 

 the Sierra Nevada. 



The following are the new annuals brought home by Mr. 

 Hartweg, which have flowered in the garden of the Horticul- 

 tural Society, and are described in their Jourwd: — 



Pogbgyne midtijlora Bentli. — A dwarf labiate annual, 

 growing five inclies high, with lilac flowers. A pretty dwarf 

 species, which, if sown in May, will flower from August to 

 November. Found in Sonoma. 



Luplmis affinis Agardli.— Grows six inches high, little 

 branched. Flowers in whorled racemes, silky bright deep 

 blue, with a broad white spot in the middle of the standard. 

 It remains a long time in bloom. Found in the woods near 

 Monterey. 



Monardilla unduldta Benth. — Grows nine inches high, lit- 

 tle branched. Flow^ers in stalked terminal heads, bright 

 violet, surrounded by pale, broad, hairy, roundish, involucral 

 leaves. A hardy annual, flowering in June, and remaining a 

 long time in bloom. Found in fields near Monterey. 



Navurritta airactyloxdes Hook, and Arnott. — A hardy an- 

 nual, growing six inches high, but only of botanical interest. 

 Found in fields near Monterey. 



N. piibescens Hook and Arnott. — A showy and pretty spe- 

 cies, with grayish blue flowers. Found in Sonoma. 



Nemophila maculata Bcnth. — The finest annual of all Mr. 

 Hartweg's seeds. It has the habit of insignis, but has whit- 

 ish flowers, with a deep violet blotch on the end of each lobe 

 of the corolla. It requires the same treatment as N. insignis. 



Limnanihcs rosea Benth. — A prostrate succulent plant, 

 with the habit of Limndnthes Dougldsi?'. The flowers are 

 pale dirty rose color. It is a tolerably pretty annual, requir- 



