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has been mislaid; but he states that it is one of the most de- 

 sirable kinds for a collection. — Ed. 



Jlanunculdcece . 



WELLE'BORUS 

 orientilis Decand. Eastern Iiellehore. A green-linuse or frame plant, growing two feet 

 Jiigh; with purplish colored flowers; appearing in February and INlarch; a native of 

 Eastern Europe; increased by division of the root and by seeds. Bot. Ueg., t. 842, t. 

 34. 



A "welcome addition to our collections," producing large, 

 purplish-colored, pendulous flowers, at the end of tall stems, 

 which have a showy appearance. This is supposed to be the 

 Black hellebore of the ancients, which produces the deadly 

 poison known by that name. The roots were gathered on the 

 Bithynian Olympus, and sent to the London Horticultural So- 

 ciety, where it flowered in February and INlarch. It is sup- 

 posed to be hardy, though, from its rarity, it has been kept in 

 the green-house. It requires a damp, shady situation, with 

 peaty soil to grow in, and is readily increased by division of 

 the root. (^Bol. Reg., June.) 

 Leguminosce. 



MIMO^SA. 

 Uritguiiiisis, Benth. The Uruguay Mimosa. A green-hoiise shrub, growing three or four 

 feet high, with red flowers; appearing in June; a native of Buenos Ayres; increased 

 by cutting and seeds; grown in loam and leaf mould. Bot. Reg., 1842, t. 33. 



"A pretty green-house shrub," with delicate foliage, and 

 reddish "flowers, which appear in globular heads on short pe- 

 duncles, and have a prelty appearance, surrounded with the 

 small and delicate leaves. It is a native of Buenos Ayres, 

 from whence seeds were received by the Hon. W. F. Strang- 

 ways, and presented by him to the London Horticultural Soci- 

 ety, where it flowered in June, 1841. (Bot. Reg., June.) 

 Crassuldcece. 



ECHEVE'RM 



r6sea Limll. Rosy Echeveria. A green-house plant; growing two feet high; with yellow 

 flowers; appearing in spring; a native of Mexico; increased by cuttings, &c.; grown in 

 light soil. Bot. Reg., 1842, t. 22. 



A new and pretty species, with cylindrical spikes of "yel- 

 low flowers, with rose-colored bracts, which render it very 

 gay." There is only one other species described, in which 

 the flowers are of the same color. It has the habit of the other 

 tall growing echeverias. It should be grown in the green- 

 house, succeeding best in a light soil well drained, and placed 

 as near the glass as convenient. It is readily increased from 

 the leaves or cuttings, and is easily cultivated. It was intro- 

 duced from Mexico, and flowered in the garden of the Horti- 

 cultural Society in 1841. (Bot. Reg., April.) 



