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seen by a mimber of lady-artists in the country, we appeal to 

 them for the truth of our remarks ; we appeal also to the 

 florist and to the botanical reader. We should wish to hear 

 what can be said on both sides of the question. 



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

 Eural Architecture, Sfc, jniblished since August last, with some 

 Account of those considered the most interesting. 



Britain. 



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

 Edited by Dr. Hooker. In 8vo Numbers, monthly. 3s. 6d. col.; 5s. plain. 



No'. X'XXI.for Jidy, contains 

 2918 to 2925. — Clark?« pulch^ila (Vol. III. p. 197. fig. 5G.). — Nicot^'ona 

 acuminata, the Petuni« acuminata of Graham, in Ed. New Phil. Jovr., 

 July, 1828, p. 378. " Petun?'rt seems to differ from Nicot/«»rt in little else 

 but its irregular corolla ; which being wanting here, I have reluctantly 

 differed from my valued friend, who has hitherto alone described this species, 

 iB considering it not to be of that genus." — Begonffl semperfiorens. — 

 iigustrum nepal^nse var. glabrum. A considerable tree in the moinitains 

 of Nepal ; here a green-house shrub, with white sweet-smelling flowers 

 from April to June. — y/cacia lanigera. — JErigeron glabellum; CompositEe. 

 A perennial, from the plains of Missouri, with purple flowers from Septem- 

 ber to Christmas. First raised in the Glasgow botanic garden in lfi28. — 

 GiVia gracilis. — Clerodendron emirnense; Kerbenacete. A brandling shrub, 

 from the province of Emirne, in the interior of Madagascar. Discovered 

 by Professor Bojer, and seeds sent by C. Telfair, Esq., to Robert Barclay, 

 Esq., of Bury Hill, where it blossomed in 1824. 



No. XXXII, for August, contains 

 2926 to 2931. — Bonatert speciosa. {fig. 103.) A rare orchideous plant 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, presenting a very com- 

 plicated form of flower. Sent by Mr. Aiton to the 

 Edinburgh botanic garden. — Maxillaria HarrisouiVc. 

 A beautiful orchideous epiphyte, named " in com- 

 pliment to Mrs. Arnold Harrison of Aigburgh." — 

 Jcacia Oxycedrus. — Cestrum rtlaternoides. A stove 

 ghrul) from Trinidad to the Glasgow botanic garden. 

 — Stenochilus viscosus; Myoporhiai. A New Holland 

 shrub, with ovato-lanceolate coriaceous leaves, and 

 large, yellow, ringcnt, curved flowers, introduced by 

 F. Henchman, Esq. F.L.S. H.S. &c., and by Mr. 

 Mackay of the Clapton nursery, " kindly communi- 

 cated to the royal botanic garden of Edinburgh." — ' 

 Eulophia (eK/oy;/i(w, well crested; onaccount of the 

 crest of the labellnm) strcptopetala. {fig. 104.) A very 

 Hartdsome orchideous epiphyte ; and we are not sorry 



