Catalogue of Works on Gardenings AgriaiUtire, S^c. 149 



Art. II. Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agriculture, Botany, 

 Rural Architecture, S^c, published siiice September last, tvith some 

 Accoutit of those considered the most interesting. 



Britain. 



Curtis's Botanical Magazine, or Floiver-Garden displayed ; New Series. 

 Edited by Dr. Hooker. In 8vo Numbers, monthly, os. 6d. col. ; os. plain. 



1^0. XXI. for September, contains 

 2848 to 2854. — Alstrcemeria ovata, 0\ate-tcaved downy Alstroemeria ; 

 AmaTylVidecs. This very interesting species allied to, but still abundantly 

 distinct from, the A. Sahilla, is a herbaceous, simple, terete, twining, gla- 

 brous, and purplish-stemmed plant, from 7 to 8 ft. high, with pendent 

 flowers, and alternate oblong leaves, so twisted that the under becomes the 

 upper side of the leaf. Raised from seeds sent from Chile by Mr. Cruik- 

 shanks. It is also said to be a native of Peru. — Begonfa dipetala; Bego- 

 niacece. This is a large, handsome, dipetalous, pink-flowered plant, with an 

 erect, tapering, greyish brown stem, and half heart-shaped acute leaves, 

 green above spotted with white, and blood-coloured below. It flowered at 

 the Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden, in April 1828, and was raised two 

 years ago from seed from Bombay by Dr. Johystone. Stove. — Conospdrmum 

 ericifolium; Proteore^. A shrubby erect plant; with a rounded brown stem, 

 subulato-filiform slightly twisted leaves, and flowers slightly tinged with pink 

 when in the bud, but afterwards white and spreading. Distinguished by the 

 shape of its foliage from other species. Flowered in 1827 and 1828 from 

 seeds received from Mr. Eraser, of N. Holland. — Cattleya intermedia ; Or- 

 chideae. (^g. 25.) A handsome, lilac-coloured, 

 epiphytical plant, with numerous jointed stems 

 from 3 in. to 9 in. high, enlarging upwards. 

 Received from Mr. Harris, of Rio Janeiro, in 

 1824, and flowered, for the first time, in spring, 

 1826. — Polygala paucifolia ; Polygaleee. 

 This is a beautiful little purplish-flowered 

 plant, with slender, perennial, creeping roots, 

 and green petioled, ovate, shining leaves. It . 

 was introduced from Canada by Mr. Blair, 

 and blossomed abundantly in May, 1828.^ 

 Buddlea connata ; Fitices. A handsome, 

 green-house, dark orange-colour flowered 

 shrub, sufFrutescent, erect, branched, and about 

 4 or 5 ft. high. Seeds from Valparaiso, by A. 

 Cruikshanks, Esq. Flowers about the begin- 

 ning of May. — Eriostemon salicifolium ; TZutaceEe. An erect, pale, lilac- 

 coloured shrub, with a stem either more or less rounded, and scattered, 

 roughish, linear-oblong leaves. Introduced to this country by Mr. Fraser. 

 It flowers in April ; but, though treated like the generality of N. Holland 

 plants, it does not grow freely. 



N^o. XXII. for October, contains 

 2855 to 2861. — Saponaria glutinosa ; Caryophylleae. " A very desirable 

 annual plant for the garden," with small flowers of a vivid red colour ; 

 " and the purple calyces, and stems, and nerves to the leaves have a rich 

 effect. . . . Apparently a biennial," and, when cultivated, is from 1 to 2 ft. 

 in height, with a round erect stem. Discovered by Bieberstein on the 

 Taurian mountains ; flowers in June. — Imatophyllum Aitont ; AmarylUdece. 

 A perennial-rooted strap-shaped green-leaved plant, with a number of hand- 



L 3 



