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outer petals beinj; paler, and more cupped ; in " habit and foliage," how- 

 ever, " the two kinds are perfectly distinct." — 40. (Janicll/V/ jajjonica ep- 

 soniensis, Epsom Japanese, or yoiiii^.s KcDii-dauhlc red, C. Raised by Mr. 

 Yonni; of l-lpsoni, |)rcvi()iisly to 1824-, as in that year he presented it to the 

 London llort. Soc. Itobnst in habit; its flowers jnuch like those of the 

 .senii-doui)lc red, i)ut of a deeper colonr and more petals; but is very prone 

 to vary in the number of the petals. " When the petals hajipen to be nume- 

 rous, the cu|) of stamina is partly transformed into small, roundish, spathu- 

 late, sti'iped reil petals, all of \\hich, as well as the large outer ones, are 

 pretty evenly arranged over one another, and distinctly marked with dark- 

 coloured veins. The usual colour of the flowers is a deep rcil, ap|)roach- 

 ing to scarlet," and the}' are about ."3 in. in tliameter. 



The present part concludes the first volume, and contains titlcpage, pre- 

 face, table of contents, introduction, and remarks on soil, |iroj)agation, and 

 culture. " All these," say the authors, " it is hoped, will make the first 

 volume complete in itself, and render it indepemlent of the second one ; 

 the publication of which, from several unforeseen events, we are reluctantly 

 obliged to [lostpone for the present. We cannot, however, allow the pre- 

 sent opportunity to pass, without acknowledging our obligations to those 

 who have honoured the work w ith their patronage and support. At a future 

 time, we trust again to ai)pear before the public, and hope our labours will 

 meet with the same flattering encouragement." 



Of the forty kinds of Camell/« figured and described in this first volume 

 tlie authors denominate as 



Species : Camelh'rt japonica, jwaliflora, oleifera, reticulata, and Sasonqiia. 



As Chinese varieties oi V-Mw\\in japonica: alba semiduplex, lilba flore 



pleno, «nemoniflora, atro-riibens, rosea, crassinervis, fimbriata, imbricata, 



incarnata, 7«yitifdlia, pmoniceflora ?-usea, Pom])o)U(i, rubra plena, speciosa, 



variegata, Welbankii. 



And as English varie/ies and ht/hrids of Canu'llw japonica, the following : 

 flore albo, Aiton/, rtlthaeiflora, wnemoniHora alba. Chandler/, concirna, 

 corallina, ecHpsis, elegans, cpsomensis, exlmia, florida, insignia, punctata, 

 /("osa sinensis, Ross//', splendens, Wilton/', W'ootls'/. 



The figures of all these kinds " have, with only two or three exceptions, 

 been made from |)lants in the splemlid collection of Messrs. Chandler, nur- 

 serymen, Vauxhall." The remarks on the propagation and culture of the 

 Camel l/'c<y are very good. 



Ilawnrth, A. II., F.L.8. U.S. &c. : A'arcissincarum Monogrhphia. The 

 2d edition with adilitions and improvements, 8vo, pp. 30. llidgway, 

 London, IK} I. 2s.V>d. 



To the notice of this useful J\Iiiiiograj)h of the Xarcissiiieaii Plants, given 

 in Vol. VII. p. ITf)., the only addition necessary is, to say that the second 

 edition excels the first, in being free tiom many typographical errors whicli 

 liaste occasioned in the first ; in having some of the descriptions rendered 

 more |)erfect ; in having receiveil the insertion of " many material new 

 varieties, four of which may prove new species;" and in having four 

 pages of preface on the history and culture of narcissinean plants prefixed 

 to'it. — ./. 7>. 



Catiiliigiie of the Vruits eullivnted in the (iardrn of the Ilorliciiltitral Soc'wttf 

 (f London. 8vo, p|).81, 2il edition, llatchard, London, 183L Hs. 

 We noticed the first edition of this catalogue (Vol. II. p. 208.), and 

 blamed the aljjhabetical arrangement as half scientific and half |)opular. 

 Tile present edition is entirely popular ; the fruits being arrangcil accortl- 

 ing to the names in common use, and not according to those ol' botanists. 

 But this is not the only im|)rovement ; " by columns and ablireviations 

 the meaning of which is explained under every different kind of liuit, a 

 large number of the most important characters by which the varieties are 



