4 4 8 Geranidceae. — CistifierF. 



Tate has lately introduced numerous other orchideous plants from the 

 same quarter : these will all thrive well, planted in a warm border in a 

 southern aspect, and covered up with mats or straw, or any other 

 light covering, in severe frosty weather, but always exposed to the air 

 when the weather is mild; or if a brick pit, with lights, be allowed for 

 them, they will answer exceedingly well ; the lights to be kept on in very 

 wet or frosty weather, and to be covered over in severe frost ; and if some 

 moss were placed between them, we have no doubt but numerous young 

 plants would come up from seeds ; the seeds of Orchideae requiring some- 

 thing to feed on and shade them, as they are all more or less inclined to be 

 parasitical, particularly the seedling plants. A mat can also be spread on 

 the lights of a hot day, when the plants are in flower, to keep the sun from 

 scorching them. We should like to see a collection of those beautiful or- 

 chideous plants, natives of the Cape, New Holland, Mexico, Chile, and 

 Peru, cultivated in this manner ; and we know no place where it could be 

 done better than at the nursery of Messrs. Young, at Epsom, whose mana- 

 ger, Mr. Penny, is a successful cultivator of Orchideae, and flowers the 

 British species to double their natural size." 



Zephyranthes carinata; AmarylUc?e<2?. Kee\ed-leaved Swamp Lily. A 

 small oval bulb, with linear dark-green leaves and pink flowers ; from 

 Mexico, by Mr. Bullock, to Mr. Tate of Sloane Street. " The present 

 beautiful species is quite hardy, as are most of the other species of this pretty 

 genus. The plants from which our drawing was made were in full flower 

 in the open border, in August last, in the garden of Mrs. Marryatt, at 

 Wimbledon House, Surrey, in whose interesting and extensive collection 

 we observed many other curious and rare plants ; amongst them a very 

 singular hybrid species of .^^nagallis, intermediate between A. fruticosa and 

 A. Moneili ; the flowers of a coppery brown colour. It may be named 

 A. MarryattfZ^, in compliment to the lady in whose collection it was raised ; 

 and we agree with M. DecandoUcj that such names are the best for hybrid 

 plants." 



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Nos. XII. and XIII. for June ayid July, contain 

 41 to 48. — Pelargonium glabrescens Peytonice. A hybrid of unknown 

 parents, named in compliment to Lady Peyton, " a lady much attached to 

 this tribe of plants." — P. sufFusum, flabellifolium, cordiforme, urbanum, 

 WxWidnum (raised from seed by Messrs. CoTley and Hill of Hanmiersmith), 

 and speculum. The last "curious-flowering" variety is of hybrid origin and 

 was raised from seed at the nursery of Mrs. More of the King's Road, 

 Chelsea. " We are soiry," Mr. Sweet observes, " to see that Mrs. More 

 has sustained a very severe loss by the fire, from the manufactory adjoining, 

 which was lately consumed ; many of her fine new seedlings, that had not 

 yet flowered, were destroyed, besides numerous other plants in the open 

 ground, which were scorched up and spoiled, as well as the whole of her 

 frames and what they contained; we hope the public will be liberal 

 enough to subscribe towards repairing her loss." We hope this kind hint 

 of Mr. Sweet will not be lost, either on ladies who have not yet become 

 wives, or on wives who know the value of a husband; every widow, wc are 

 certain, will feel for Mrs. More, and many, we hope, will show it by be- 

 coming her customers. 



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N'o. XXIII. for March, contains 

 89 to 92. — Helianthemum Anderson/. Suftruticose, procumbent, soon 

 forming a large, spreading, dense tuft ; leaves narrow, hairy, and of a bluish 

 green; flowers of a straw colour. Of hybrid origin, and both pretty and 



