614 London Nurseries. 



Dianthus {L.) pub^scens Sib. et Sm. Sweet's B. F. G. ined. An erect 

 jnucli-branched plant, densely clothed with a viscous pubescence, with 

 linear awl-shaped leaves, and intense rose-coloured flowers elegantly 

 spotted with white. Cuttings and seeds ; perennial ; frame in winter. 

 — D. erub&cens Trev. — D. monspessulanus L. Stem panicled, few- 

 flowered ; flowers solitary, with serrulated linear leaves and digitately fim- 

 briated lilac flowers. Hardy, and admirably adapted for rockwork. — 

 D. Fischeri Spreng. Sweet's B. F. G. t. 245. Stem 18 in. in height, 

 panicled, leaves lanceolate, flowers aggregate, of a beautiful purplish 

 lilac, delightfully fragrant. Perennial ; frame; propagated by cuttings and 

 seeds, which are occasionally produced. 



Silene (L.) regis Sims. Bot. Mag. t. 1724. Stems erect, 5 to 4 ft. high, 

 clothed with a viscous pubescence, with lanceolate leaves, and panicled 

 splendid scarlet flowers. Decandolle considers it a doubtful perennial, 

 and in other works it is considered a green-house biennial; but it is evi- 

 dently a perennial, and perfectly hardy. It is successfully cultivated in 

 peat soil, and propagated by very young cuttings in spring. 



^Ithse'a {Cav.) Froloww Penny in Hort. Eps. Addenda, p. 51. No. 5845. 



Lavatera (L.) maritima Gouan. A handsome evergreen shrub, 6 or 8 ft. 

 in height, with tomentose roundish obtusely angular leaves, and axillary 

 pearl-white flowers, purple at the base. Requiring the protection of a mat in 

 winter ; propagated by cuttings and seeds. 



Pelargonium {L. Herit.) melancholicum Penny. Sweet's Ger. sec. s. t. 5.5. 

 niirabile Penny. Sweet's Ger. sec. s. t. 57. (Donna Maria, of the gardens 

 about London.) 



O'xalis {Lin.) floribunda Lehm. Bulb solid, leaves shorter than the 

 scapes, leaflets obcordate, scapes numerous, terminated with twelve to 

 twent)^ elegant rose-coloured flowers. This admirable species should be 

 planted in a border of rich soil, in May, where it produces a profusion of 

 flowers until October. Requires protection in winter ; propagated by seeds. 

 The O. floribunda of Lindl, Bot. Reg. t. 1123. and of Hooker's Bot. Mag. 

 t. 2830. is a very different species. 



ZJorycnium {Tourn ) rectum Ser. SuflTruticose, with small rose-coloured 

 flowers. 



Galega {Tourn.) p^rsica Pcrs. Sweet's B. F. G. t. 244. A hardy peren- 

 nial, with white flowers from May until October. Division and seeds. 



Z/upinus {Tourn.) mexicanus Cerv. Bot. Reg. t. 457. An extremely rare 

 biennial species. — L. \eY%ico\or Siveet. B. F. G. t. 12. A handsome up- 

 right branching shrub, with numerous racemes of small flowers elegantly 

 variegated with blue and light purple ; the lanceolate bracteas fall before 

 the expansions of the flowers. Propagated by cuttings and seeds; frame. 



(Spirai'a {L.) digitata Willd. 



VotentWla. {Nestl.) Ashnv'xca Nesll. floribunda Pursh. The above two 

 unquestionably distinct species are considered varieties of P. fruticosa L. 

 by M. Scringe in Dec. Prod. ! 



Fuchs/rt (Plum.)microphylla H.£. el Ktinth. Sweet. B. F. G. new s. 1. 16. 

 An elegant small upright bushy shrub; leaves elliptically oblong, dentate, 

 shining; flov/ers axillary bright red nodding; berries roundish, black, shining. 

 According to Decandolle this is the F. gracilis of the unpublished Flora of 

 Mexico. This favourite genus has now become rather extensive. In this 

 collection I observed fifteen species and varieties, the whole of which are 

 perfectly hardy with the exception of F. /ycidides And., F. arbor^scens Sivis, 

 and F. excortic^ta Lin.f. which require the protection of a green-house. 



HelmzV? (Link et Otto) salicifolia Link et Otto. Sweet's B. F. G. t. 281. 

 An elegant bushy shrub, with lanceolate leaves and axillary yellow flowers. 

 Hardy ; i)ropagated by cuttings. 



Scorzonera (L.) pusilla Pall, tubci'dsa Pall. 



SWyhum {VaiU) cdrnuumG'drhi. A handsome hardy perennial. Stem j 



