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WHTTLAVIA GRANDIPLORA— ACACIA MARGINATA. 



WHriXiVIA GEANDtFlOEA. 



A specimen of this fine plant was exhibited last 

 summer at Chadwick, by Messrs. Veitch, and it is 

 certainly tlie gem of the season in the class of hardy 

 annuals. It will no doubt be as hardy as a Phacelia 

 or Eatoca, the latter of which it resembles in its fo- 

 liage, but then its brilliant blue flowers are as laige 

 as those of a Campanula, and much finer than any- 

 fhing else of the kind. Mr. W. Lobb found it in 

 California, on the mountains of Bt. Barnai-dino ; but 

 it was oriiiinally discovered in that country by the 

 late Dr. Coulter. Dr. Harvey, who first described 

 the plant, naming it after Francis VVhifla. Esq., dis- 



ACACIA MABGINATA 



R. Brown. (Alias A. trigona Alph. Be Condol 

 la.) A handsome green-house .'■hrub, with darl 

 green leaves, and bright yellow blossoms appearing 

 in April. Native of King George's Sound. 



This is known in Gardens as A celaslrifolia major 

 under which name the plant from which our drawing 

 was made was exhibited by Messrs. Henderson A 

 Co., of Pine Apple Place. Its long narrow curvec 

 phyllodes (leaves,) shorter spikes, and downy ovary 



WHITLAVIA GRANDIFLORA. 



tinguished two supposed species, grandijiora and 

 minor ; but we entertain no doubt that they are, we 

 do not say varieties, but states of the same plant. 

 We had both of them in flower on our table from 

 Messrs. Veitch, at the same time. The fact seems to 

 be that the plant when in great health isgnmdijlora, 

 and when weak, from a shady place, minor. Dr. 

 thought they might differ in the form of the scales 

 which stand at the base of the stamens ; but we 

 found those scales varying in form from being acutely 

 bifid to being entire and wedge-shaped with the an- 

 gles rounded oE 



ACACIA MArOINATA. 



amply distinguish it from that species. To A. myr- 

 tifolia it approaches much more nearly, as Mr. Ben- 

 tham has remarked ; it seems indeed to be distin- 

 guishable only by its longer and more falcate leaves 

 and more downy ovary. As to the A. Marginati ol 

 gardens, we believe it is more frequently A. celastri- 

 folia itself than anything else. — Horticulturist. 



Correction does much, but encouragement does 

 more. Encouragement after censure is as the sua 

 after a shower. 



