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under that operation, they must be put on the floor of 

 the Green-house, where they will not be so much af- 

 fected. They flower from May to August. 



Aiicuba japonica is the only species. The flowers are 

 small and almost insignificant, colour purple; but the 

 foliage is a desirable object, being yellow spotted, or 

 blotched. It is tolerably hardy, and withstands our 

 winters. It prefers shade, and, if the situation was 

 such when planted out, it would grow more freely. 

 The hot rays of the sun are very prejudicial to its 

 growth. It is an evergreen shrub, and very desirable. 



Anagyris, three species, evergreen, pea flowered 

 shrubs, flowers yellow, nothing very attractive in either 

 of the species. A.fatida is found in many collections, 

 and we have no doubt but it may prove, in this coun- 

 try, a hardy shrub. 



Azaleas, seven of the China species, which are those 

 we shall enumerate here. The one that has been 

 longest known in the collections of this country is A. 

 indica, a most splendid shrub, with scarlet cup flowers 

 and dark spots. A. indica alba, flowers of the purest 

 white, and rather larger than the former. A. indica 

 purpurea pleno, double purple. This variety is not so 

 fine as any of the others. Properly it is not purple, or T 

 if it may be termed so, the colour is very light; the 

 flower irregular. A. indica phcemcea is magnificent* 

 The colour is darker, and the flower larger than A. in- 

 dica, and a free grower. A. sinense, flowers large, yel- 

 low. The wood is much stronger than any of those 

 previously mentioned. It bears a very high character 

 in Europe. It has not yet flowered in our collection. 



