figured in the London Flor. and Bot. Magazines. 335 



Hooker, Beck, Elliot, &c., [previous to the new Flora of Drs. 

 Torrey and Gray, above noticed.] Three parts of the latter 

 have been published, forming half a volume of three hundred 

 pages, octavo. The first contains the introduction, geography, 

 lexicon and monographs; the second, a historical sketch and neo- 

 phyton of three hundred new or revived species of herbaceous 

 plants, whereof eighty-six are monocotyledenous; the third, syl- 

 van sketch and Sylva of two hundred and thirty-four new or 

 corrected trees or shrubs. There are several complete mono- 

 graphs of the genera Celtis,Jlf6rus, >Spirse^a, Hydrangea, i/amam- 

 elis, Fdgus., Forestiera, Ceanothus, and some new genera, Nes- 

 trona, Cladastis, Nudulis, Zanthyosis. Also, monographs of 

 Lechea, Amphicarpa, Kuhnta, Peltandra, Eclipta, Crotalaria, 

 Capsella, Baptisia, Gerardm, />is, Tradescantia, &c. The 

 parts are sold by the author at one dollar each, or one dollar for 

 the six parts already published. Botanists are also accommodat- 

 ed with the work in exchange, or for specimens of rare plants. 

 Subscriptions are also received for the parts which are to appear 

 hereafter. (Silliman^s Journal.) 



Dicotyledonous, Polypetalous, Plants. 



Hanunculdcece. 

 Clematis florida var. h'lcolor Lindl., noticed at p. 299, and in 

 our HI., p. 413, as C. Sieboldt, has lately flowered at Mr. 

 Lowell's, who probably possesses the only plant of the variety in 

 the country. We are informed that it is a beautiful plant, and 

 fully equal to the description we gave of it, above referred to. 

 Mr. Buist, of Philadelphia, we believe, imported it. 



Loasucece. 



Loasa lateritia. At p. 252 we noticed this new plant, and 

 commended it for its beauty. It is now figured in Paxton's 

 Magazine of Botany., where a glowing description of it is giv- 

 en, with a highly colored figure appended thereto. Mr. Pax- 

 ton remarks, " that a more interesting and valuable plant for or- 

 namenting the trellises of the flower garden or green-house we 

 have not had the pleasure of figuring for some time. We are ac- 

 customed to regard such plants as good and worthy of notice and 

 cultivation, which are of elegant habits, — produce handsome and 

 showy flowers, — are disposed to blow freely, — and exhibit their 

 blossoms to advantage; — all these properties reside in the plant 

 we are now noticing to no mean extent; and when we add, that it 

 may be propagated with great facility, and cultivated with ex- 

 treme ease, we should think that no other recommendation is ne- 

 cessary to bring it speedily into extensive notice, and obtain for 

 it almost universal esteem." 



We believe it is not yet in the country, unless Mr. Buist pos- 



