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they present a constant and profuse bloom. We have seen 

 several sorts planted in mixed clumps, producing a most 

 happy effect. A seedhng after the style of an edged auricu- 

 la, has been raised by Messrs Hovey, which promises some- 

 thing unique in its kind. A lovely rose colored variety of 

 P. nyctaginiflora, from an unknown source, has been met 

 with in several collections. We anticipate great accessions 

 to our floriculture in this universally admired flower. 



To the genus Verbena one or two new species and several 

 varieties have lately been added. For a long time V. auble- 

 tia was considered a flower of no ordinary interest. On the 

 first acquaintance with V. chamsedrifolia, favor seemed to 

 lean towards it, as a decidedly new and valuable addition. 

 Its intense brilliancy and humble habit, its strong inclination 

 for hot and dry situations and constant inflorescence, com- 

 mended it to general notice. Next came V. Tweedieana, 

 claimed as a species, whose rosy-crimson heads of flowers 

 and sHght tendency to an upright growth were of much 

 merit. Two distinctly colored sorts are found in this vicini- 

 ty, both claiming the specific character. Another species, 

 V. Arraniana, has been introduced, better suited to the more 

 uniformly high temperature of the green-house. A seedhng 

 of a fine lilac color, from seed received from South America, 

 under the culture of Messrs Hovey, has been published. 

 With the present group of species and varieties obtainable, 

 comprising nearly a dozen, the florist, may have at his com- 

 mand, the most desirable opportunity for display and effect. 

 Masses of the several sorts, arranged with some reference to 

 the most happy union of tints, would offer a spectacle scarcely 

 inferior to any of the usual subjects of his care. Though 

 diminutive in their habits, they may be considered not unapt 

 or improper co-rivals of the showy Salvias, of which the 

 rich crimson, S. fulgens, and the well knpwn S. splendens 

 (Mexican Sage,) are illustrious types. 



