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stood stiffly erect, about two thirds as large, and of the same 

 form as that of Cereiis grandiflonis, the calyx and petals all 

 of one color, which is a most delicate blush, like that of Lady 

 Hume's camellia, shading off to a deeper tinge at the midribs ; 

 stamens white, as numerous and disposed as in the grandi- 

 florus ; the tube of the calyx showing also the same exquisite 

 tinge of green, nearly scentless; opened about nine o'clock — 

 closed forever at nine at night. 



Sept. 1. — I have never observed, in reports of floral exhibi- 

 tions, or in notices of visits to northern gardens, one of my 

 decidedly favorite climbing plants, the Clitoria, or, as I believe 

 it is now called, Vexillaria ternatra. Its very large, upside 

 down papilionaceous flowers, of the richest mazarine blue, are 

 exceediugly grateful to the eye at this season of the year. I 

 have not yet seen Ipomffi\i Lear/i, but, until I do, I certainly 

 shall doubt if it can compete with my beauty when gracefully 

 trained. Vexillaria virginica, and V. Mariana are also well 

 deserving a place in every garden. I believe they are all 

 perennials, but may be treated as annuals. Ipomoe^a Bona- 

 nox is another magnificent climber, making a most exuberant 

 growth, with singularly shaped leaves and flowers, haviug a 

 tube six inches long, and the limb of the corolla curiously 

 plaited, of the purest white. It would scarcely ripen its seeds 

 at the north, but it would be well worth while to obtain them 

 from the south every year. 



Sept. 16. — The Guernsey liily is now splendidly in flower 

 with me. Some bulbs have been left neglected and forgotten 

 in the ground for four or five years. Several of them now 

 send up three naked scapes two and a half feet high, each 

 with an umbel of six to eight flowers. 



Sept. 18. — Chromatella is a better rose than Solfitaire, — a 

 little better in color and in form, and, with us, a much more 

 free bloomer. Both are rampant growers. A cutting of Sol- 

 fitaire, put down about a year ago, is now ten feet high, and 

 has probably another month to grow before checked by frost. 

 They will certainly form most magnificent bushes for another 

 year : but I have seen half open buds of Rivers's Yellow Tea 

 [Qy. Yellow Persian — Ed.] which to my taste must surpass 

 what either of them can produce. 



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