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one. The best situation for it is by the side of a wall, in a southern aspect, 

 as it will not be so liable to be injured by too much moisture, as if grown 

 in a more exposed situation ; if several bulbs of it are grown together in 

 the same place, a slight covering will do for the whole of them ; and if 

 the bulbs are planted about 6 in. deep, in a light sandy soil, they will not 

 require the least protection, except the frost be unusually severe : if grown 

 in pots, an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, will be the best 

 soil for them ; and they will require the protection of frames, or of the 

 green-house, in winter, giving them a good supply of water, when growing 

 freely or coming into bloom ; but they require very little when in a dor- 

 mant state. They may be increased by offsets from the root, or by seed 

 which will ripen in abundance, if a little care be taken to fertilise the 

 stigma with the pollen when in bloom." — Alstroemeria psittacina ; Amaryl- 

 MdecB. From Dr. Lehmann, through Mr. Hunnemann, to Robert Barclay, 

 Esq., of Bury Hill. It is a native of Mexico, and thrives well in a warm 

 border in the open air, with a little protection in winter. At Bury Hill 

 it is planted in the open border in front of the hot-houses, where it does 

 better than any of the other species. A. hirtella and Sims/i are now mag- 

 nificently in flower with Mr. Sweet, for the fourth season, with no other 

 protection than a single mat in severe frost. — Fuchsia microphylla. A 

 handsome bushy evergreen shrub from Mexico, covered with bright red 

 flowers nearly all the summer. There can be no doubt but it will prove as 

 hardy as F. coccinea and F. gracilis, which endure the winter well in a 

 sheltered situation by the side of a wall, where, if they are protected by 

 a mat or any other slight covering in severe weather, they will pass the 

 winter uninjured, and produce an abundance of flowers all the summer ; 

 and if not protected at all, they will still survive, though killed down to 

 the ground ; in spring they push out strong 3'oung shoots, which soon attain 

 a good size, and become loaded with flowers. •'- ■-■-'''■■■ '-"\ 



Ge7'anihce(e. By Robert Sweet, F.L.S. &c. In 8vo Numbers, monthly. 5s. 

 N^os. XIV. and XV. for August and September, contain 

 55 to 60. — Pelargonium melancholicum, intertlnctus, exquisitum, and 

 KnnesXey aniim. The last species a hybrid of unknown parents, "raised 

 by L. Weltje, Esq., of Hammersmith, who named it in compliment to Miss 

 Annesley of Bletchington, Oxford, a lady much attached to this handsome 

 tribe of plants. P. mirabile, Kenrickte (in compliment to Mrs. Kenrick of 

 Broome, Dorking, in whose collection it was raised from seed), Yeatmani- 

 anum (in compliment to Miss Jane Yeatman of Dorchester, by whom it 

 was raised), and dissimile. 



CistmecB. By Robert Sweet, F.L.S. &c. In 8vo Numbers, every alternate 



Month. 3s. 

 N'o. XXV. for .July, contains 

 97 to 100. — H. arabicum. A handsome and very distinct species with 

 saffron yellow flowers and small hairy leaves, requiring the protection of a 

 frame. — H. diversifolium var. multiplex. A handsome double variety 

 from Lee's nursery, with variable narrow hairy leaves and dark purplish 

 red flowers nearly all the summer. — H. carolinianum. A beautiful 

 species, requiring to be grown in peat. Leaves petiolate, obovate, and 

 hairy; flowers pale yellow — H. lanceolatum, narrow leaves and white 

 flowers. All these species are propagated by cuttings, and are in every 

 respect of the easiest culture. 



The Botanic Garden. By B. Maund, F.L.S. &c. In small 4to Numbers, 



monthly. Large paper. Is. 6d.; small paper. Is. 



X^os. LVI. and LVlI.for August and September, contain 



221 to 228. — Potentilla splendens, A'sier Novffi A'ngliae, and Muscari 



comosum. Campanula nitida; a desirable little subject for cultivation either 



