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yellow flowers in clusters, and Linum ascyrifolium yields 

 spikes of blue and white flowers, which are similar to those 

 of the Convolvulus. 



Lychnis coronata. Coronet-flowered Lychnis. This 

 half-hardy plant, embraced in our catalogue of Perennials, is 

 worthy of protection; from its furnishing numerous beautiful 

 orange scarlet flowers, from June to August. As it yields 

 no seed, the roots should be taken from the garden in 

 Autumn, and returned the ensuing Spring. 



Magnolia. Most of the species of this justly-admired 

 genus are hardy,and blossom in the Summer; there are, how- 

 ever, some of the Chinese varieties, which cultivated in a 

 greenhouse, will produce their beautiful purple, yellow and 

 white blossoms, from January to April. 



Melaleucas. A beautiful genus of plants, natives of New 

 Holland ; the diversity of iheir foliage and singularity of 

 flowers, some of which are scarlet, and shoot from the wood 

 like fringes, render them worthy of good cultivation. 



Mesembryanthemum. A genus.of succulent plants, con- 

 sisting of hundreds of species and varieties, chiefly natives of 

 the Cape of Good Hope. They vary greatly in their forms, 

 attitudeSjand habits of growth ; some are upright,others pro- 

 cumbent, some are thick, others cimeter or slender-leaved. 

 They are all singular, and many of them beautiful. The co- 

 lours of theflowers,whichare of every shade, are great orna- 

 ments from May to August ; gome species and varieties are 

 cultivated as Annuals in the Flower Garden, where they 

 prove a great acquisition. 



Metrosideros. A genus of Australasian shrubs, some 

 species of which are willow and others spear-leaved, produ- 

 cing their cones of scarlet or white flowers, from March to 

 May. 



Myrtus. Myrtle. A genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs, 

 of which there are several species and varieties ; the foliage 

 is chiefly glossy and fragrant, yielding numerous small 

 flowers. There are some species known as Cape Myrtles, 

 ,or Myrsines, which aljo yield abundance of white and 

 purple fl wers from March to May. 



Nandina domestica. Japan Nandina. A half-hardy ever- 



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