278 Floricultural and Bofafucal Notices, 



produce double flowers, like the dahlia ; and the same thing may 

 doubtless be predicted of this species. 



[n. s. 15. 

 *scabios6ides H. B. et Kunth Scabious-like A lAI pr 4 au.s S Mexico ... R 1 Bot. reg. 



A tuberous-rooted half-hardy perennial, growing from 3 ft. to 

 4 ft. high, with scarlet and purplish-red petals, requiring the same 

 treatment as the dahlia, to which the genus, in many respects, 

 bears a close resemblance. The genus Cosmos abounds in beau- 

 tiful species. C. tenuifolius has large, bright, rose-coloured ; 

 flowers ; and others, with bright yellow, pink, or rich purple, 

 blossoms, still unknown in gardens, may be expected to appear 

 from among the many valuable collections of Mexican seeds now 

 in course of importation to this country. They are more par- 

 ticularly deserving of attention, because they will probably 

 become double, like the dahlia. {Bot. Reg., March.) 



S408. ECHINA^CEA 



*Dicksonz Lindl. Dickson's ^ A or 1 au.s L Mexico ... D co Bot. reg. n. s. t. 27. 



A very showy perennial, with panduriform hairy leaves, dark 

 brown spindle-shaped roots, and pale red flowers, produced on 

 stems about a foot in height. It is probably hardy enough to 

 endure the ordinary winters in the open borders ; but it is safer 

 to take up the roots, and preserve them in sand, like those of the 

 dahlia. Like many of the Mexican Compositae, it flowers very 

 late in the season (August and September) ; and, for this reason, 

 it is not likely to ripen seeds, except in the green-house. {Bot. 

 Reg., May.) 



Gesjier^-CQue. 



1698. GE'SNER// 



*rupdstris Paxt. rock, hihabiiing 5 El cu I jl.d S ... 1835 C p.l Paxt. mag. of bot. 53. ^ 



A neat little plant, with leaves upwards of 6 in. long, and 4 in. 

 • broad, but with the flowers on slender radical peduncles, not rising 

 higher than 2 or 3 inches. " The pecuhar neatness, simplicity, 

 and beauty of its appearance and habits, the profuse display of 

 its pretty blossoms, the great length of time they remain expanded 

 the astonishing rapidity with which fresh flowers are produced 

 after the old ones have faded, and the striking contrast that is 

 presented between its large and handsome foliage and its elegant 

 blossoms, entitle it to more than ordinary attention and regard, 

 and render it at once both interesting and valuable." {Paxt. 

 Mag of Bot., April.) This is very neatly expressed, and the 

 specific character in this, as in most other cases, is very correctly 

 and perspicuously drawn up ; but, when we look at the plate, it 

 really appears altogether unfit to accompany the letterpress. We 

 cannot but regret that a publication having such an extensive sale 

 as Paxton^s Magazine of Botany is said to have, and one, conse- 

 quently, calculated to do so much good, should not be rendered 

 more worthy of the patronage it receives. 



