British Floxsoer-'Gardeii. — Botmiical Cabinet. 59^7 



6 ft. ; cuttings strike root freely. — 1439. Pimelea *interraedia. A neat green- 

 house species ; intermediate, as it were, between P. sylvestris and P. hd- 

 milis ; its flowers are white, and produced in March. Introduced by 

 Mr. William Baxter, who found it in ISS-i in King George's Sound, in 

 New Holland. Published from the Clapton nursery. — 1440. Crocus 

 vernus var. *pictus. A handsome variety. — 1441. Acacia leprosa. The 

 A. dealbata of English gardeners. Its heads of flowers are yellow, axil- 

 lary, and rather numerous. " A. leprosa owes its grey powdery appear- 

 ance, not to the presence of hairs or scales on its surface, but to the 

 exudation of a brittle concrete matter, which is readily removed b}' rubbing. 

 A tendency to the formation of this is visible in A dodoncsifd/ia, and even 

 in A. stricta, two supposed species, to which A. leprosa approaches so 

 nearly that it is highly probable they will be hereafter considered varieties 

 of the same." 



T/ie British Flowcr-Garden. New Series. By Robert Sweet, F.LS. &c. 

 In 8vo Numbers, monthly. 3*. 



Ko. XXVII.for Augtist contains 



105. ffinothera *anis61oba. A species with large white flowers, and nearly 

 related to CE. ^araxacifolia, than which it is more upright. From Chiloe, 

 and probablj' perennial. — 106. .Jndrosace carinata. A tiny exquisite, 

 from North America. — 107. Habranthus *r6seus. From Chiloe, with 

 largish rosy flowers. " It will, no doubt, thrive well in a warm border, in 

 the front of a stove, green-house, or wall; the bulbs to be covered with 

 litter in winter to defend them from frost." — 108. Adenophora stylosa. The 

 Campanula stylosa of botanical collections ; not half so frequent there, or 

 any where, as its elegance and numerous light blue blossoms lead one to 

 wish it to be, 



Ko. XXVIII. for September, contains 



109. Rihes sanguineum. The matchless splendour of this hardy shrub 

 3S already known. The precocity, abundance, and splendour of its blossoms, 

 and the speedy increase which it admits by cuttings planted in autumn or 

 •spring, render its absence from every flower-garden long, impossible. It 

 will grow in almost any soil ; but that in which a portion of lime rubbish 

 occurs, Mr. Douglas, the introducer of the plant, considers fittest. — 110. 

 Soldanella alpina. — 111. Ornithogalum fimbriatum. — 112. Salpiglossis 

 *Barclay«««. " A h3'brid between S. picta and S.atropurpurea, raised from 

 the seeds of the former by Mr. Cameron, formerly gardener to the late 

 Robert Barclay, Esq. ;" now of the Birmingham Garden. 



Botanical Cabinet. By Messrs. Loddigcs. In 4to and 8vo Parts, monthly. 

 Large paper, 5a-.; small paper, ami partially coloured, 2^. M. 

 Part CLXXII. fur August, contains 

 1711. PultenjE^« *mucronata. Like all the family, this, a dwarf shrubby 

 yellow-flowered species, is from Australia. — 1712. liuelha Sab'miana, Were 

 this plant devoid of its beauteous light blue blossoms, its striking foliage, dark 

 green above and of purplish red beneath, renders it most desirable. — 1713. 

 i'uphorbia splendens. With bright scarlet blossoms, and its stem so beset 

 with long thorns as to form a vegetable cheval de frise. Strikes from cuttings 

 readily. Requires the stove. — 1714. Andromeda ^jolifolia var. grandi- 

 flora. A Russian variety of this freely growing ornamental species — 

 1715. Cattleya guttata. — 171G. £'rica vcstlta var. *blanda. Nearest 

 E. vestita coccinea, but grows more regularly and fuller of branches, and 

 has pink flowers. — 1717. jErica tenuiflora. Flowers tubular, pale yellow, 

 unshowy, but exceedingly fragrant, especially at night : this is a rare pro- 

 perty in heaths. — 1718. Bcrberis A(ivi\{6\\un\. Mah6n/« of some authors 

 — 1719. Calathea longibracteata. — 1720. Schiver^ck/a podolica. The 



