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with a glass, will root in a few weeks. The whole family 

 should be industriously collected and cultivated ; for truly we 

 are not acquainted with a tribe of plants that will give as much 

 satisfaction with as little cost and trouble : they naturally 

 grow on hills and elevated plains, so that they must not be 

 kept wet. (Soil No. 9.) 



Verdnica, an extensive genus of plants that are cultivated 

 largely as ornaments for the flower-garden. Within these 

 few years some very beautiful species have been discovered in 

 New Zealand. Among them is V. speciosa, a picture of a 

 plant with foliage equal to a Camellia, producing spikes about 

 three inches long, of bright purple flowers, fading to a pale 

 blush. V. Lindleyana, with ovate lanceolate leaves, and 

 spikes of delicate blush flowers; blooming in winter. F. 

 Andersonii, spikes of flowers opening blue, and changing to 

 white, in flower from August to Christmas. They are of the 

 simplest culture growing freely and symmetrically in soil 

 No. 9. 



Viminaria denuddta y the only species. This plant is re- 

 markable for its twiggy appearance, but it has no foliage, ex- 

 cept when growing from seed. It has at the extremity of the 

 twigs or shoots an ovate, lanceolate leaf, disappearing when 

 the plant grows old ; the flowers are small, yellow, coming out 

 of the young shoots, to the astonishment of the beholder. It 

 grows freely. (Soil No. 6.) 



Viburnums. A few of these are very ornamental evergreen 

 shrubs, and almost hardy. F. tlnus is the well-known Lau- 

 restine (or what is commonly called Laurestinus), is of the 

 easiest culture; flowers small, white, and in large flattened 

 panicles; blooming from February to May, and universally 

 esteemed. It will stand the winter by a little protection, but 

 the flower-buds being formed in the fall, the intense frost 

 destroys them ; consequently, it will not flower finely, except 

 it be protected from severe frost. V. lacidum is a good 

 species, and superior in flower and foliage to the former, but 

 does not flower, so freely when the plants are small. When 

 they grow large, they flower profusely. There is a desirable 

 variegated variety. V. odoratissimum has smooth, evergreen, 

 oblong elliptic, distinctly toothed leaves, and frequently a stripe 

 in them, is sweet-scented, but not a free-flowerer. V. hirsuturr. 

 has flowers similar to the above; foliage ovate, with rough 

 browu hairs on both sides, and very characteristic. F. stric- 



