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stand considerable frost ; this makes it a desirable variety. 

 A- Oxycedorus is another still more desirable, and will 

 withstand a hard frost. This plant was introduced in 1824 

 from New Holland. Branches of this variety spread, the 

 points cernuous, leaves rigid, alternate or in whorls, linear, 

 lanceolate, stipules short, rigid spine, about the length of 

 those at the point of the leaf, peduncles clothed, dense wood. 

 This variety will grow readily from cuttings, and indeed so 

 will most of the Acacias, but some are more difficult than 

 others. It appears that we are indebted to New Holland 

 for some of the finest varieties, and those not so tender as 

 many, though of late there have been some beautiful plants 

 brought from Africa, but are very tender. There are somo 

 of this species of ornamental plants in China ; the flowers 

 are used as a yellow die, being very permanent, as may be 

 seen by their silks of that color, which are imported from 

 there ; but to follow the history and description of this nu- 

 merous and valuable family of plants would be foreign to 

 the purpose, and this article is now longer than originally 

 intended when first commenced. 



BEAUTIFUL NEMOPHILA. 



(NEMOPHILA INSIGNIS.) 



This plant is of late introduction and better calculated 

 for parlor culture than the open ground, in habit of spread- 

 ing, the leaves scolloped, flowers cup shape, of a beautiful 



