402 FloricuUural and Botanical Notices. 



white, and very fragrant. It is a most desirable greenhouse 

 cHniber. 



New Phloxes. — Some fine additions to this elegant family of 

 hardy garden perennials have been recently introduced, prin- 

 cipally from the Belgian and French collections. A few ^xars 

 ago none but self-colored sorts were to be seen, but now we 

 have them edged, pencilled, striped, marbled and shaded, of 

 almost every tint and hue. Some of the new ones are re- 

 markably beautiful and distinct, and among them may be 

 named the following : — Standard of Perfection, with two 

 colored flowers, each petal half white and half pale blue, of 

 fine form, and disposed in magnificent pyramids : Goethe, 

 white, flamed with pale lilac, beautiful : Eclipse, blush, 

 shaded at the edges of the petals with deep purplish rose, 

 flower large and handsome : Fleiir de Marie, white, with dis- 

 tinct violet eye: Annais Chaiiviere, white, with a distinct pur- 

 ple eye : Specidum, white, slightly mottled with pink, the 

 flowers disposed in spikes. 



Many others have been introduced and will yet flower, but 

 owing to the weakness of imported plants, not so strong as 

 another year. Charles, Blanc de Neuilly, Nymphse^a alba, 

 Kermesiutt, OEil de Lynx, Princess Marianne, and some oth- 

 ers, have flowered superbly this year; and are all fine addi- 

 tions to this most brilliant of our aiitumnal flowers. 



23. Imp.Otiens plalype'tala Lindl. Flat-petaled Balsamine. 



(Balsaminaceae.) 



A greenhouse plant ; growing two feet hi; h ; willi vinirt-colored flowers ; appearingin winter; 

 a native of Java ; increased by cuttings and seeds ; cultivated in rich soil. Flore des Jserres, pi. 

 L'la. 1B47. 



A new and charming species of the Balsam, which, in our 

 climate, will probably succeed as an annual, and become a 

 great ornament to our gardens. Unlike the other species, the 

 petals are quite flat, and the flowers appear in clusters at the 

 axils of the leaves. It is of the easiest cultivation in any 

 good rich soil. {Flore des Serres, April.) 



24. Leschena'ultia arcua'^ta De Vriese. Drooping Lesche- 



naultia, (Gooden/dcecc.) 



A greenhouse plant; growing one foot hi^h; witli yellow and crimson flowers ; Rppraring in 

 spring ; a i.ative of Swan River ; increased by cuttings ; cuUivaied in peat, leaf mould, and sand. 

 Flore des Serres, pi. 21 U. IM'. 



Another most brilliant species of this fine tribe, with large 



