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1852, says that it was "still doubtful whether the 

 Japan Cedar will become more than a bush iu this 

 country-," moanin? Great Britain. The climate of our 

 Central and Southern States is much nearer that of 

 China, and more likely to suit the Cryptomerla than 

 that of either Eu"iand or Scotland. 



THE PLUMBAGO LARPENTJS. 

 [Ladi/ Larpenfs Leadivort, or Plumbago.] 



In 1846, Mr. Fortune found this beautiful plant 

 on the ruined ramparts of Shang'hai, in China. 



All who have seen it describe it as one of the most 

 charming blue flowering plants now known for bed- 







PLUSIBAGO LARPENT^. 



ding out in masses, as we do the Yerbena, Petunia, &c' 

 The Plumbago capensis is a well known useful plant 

 for bedding out, but it seems to be the opinion of 

 cultivators that this new one entirely supersedes it. 

 It will undoubtedly prove much better adapted to our 

 climate, and answer bedding purposes better from its 

 compact and bushy habit. It is described as ha^^ug 

 ob ovate pointed leaves, finely serrated and fringed 

 with hail's on the margin, as will be seen by the cut. 

 The flowers are produced in terminal clusters, and are 

 clear deep blue, or intense violet color, with a tint of 

 red in the throat, increased by cuttings of the young 

 wood. An idea maj' be formed of the profusion of 

 its blossoms from the fact that a single plant has 

 borne 4,000 blossoms. 



The London Hortiadtural Magazine says :— 



" The Plumbagos flourish in any light, porous, turfy 

 soil, but in none better than where sandy loam pre- 

 ponderates. The present species must be particularly 

 vrell drained, and not too freely watered. It may be 

 propagated by cuttings planted in sand, and set in a 

 mild hot-bed : these cuttings should, as iu the case of 

 other bedding plants, be planted in the latter part of 

 the summer, and kept over the winter iu green-houses 

 or dry frames, until the following spring. 



"For pot culture it will doubtless prove a veiy 

 desirable subject. It must, in this case, be regularly 

 shifted into jiots containing a compost iu which turfy 

 loam preponderates, not using very large pots, and 

 having these drained in an efficient manner. The 

 plants should, while young, be well stopped back, the 

 point of the shoots being removed as soon as practi- 

 cable, after they reach from two to three inches long. 

 This is to be continued until a good round head of 

 branches is produced, and the plant should then be 

 allowed to grow on for flowei-iuff." 



THE NEMOPHILA. 



The JVemopldla insignis is one of the prettiest of 

 all dwarf annuals for the border, or for masses on a 

 lawn. Its foliage is delicate and fine, and its flowers 

 of a beautiful blue. It blooms in great profusion, 

 and a long time. We extract the following notice 

 from the HortkuUural Magazine (English). There 

 is another new and rare one, macidata, of a fine dark 

 violet, with a white spot in the margin of the petal, 

 worthy a place among the select annuals : 



NEMOPHILA. 



" This is a showy annual of a dwarf growth, which 

 soon displays abundance of small blue flowers, a little 



