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cessful. The best American seedlings that we have seen 

 are those raised by A. Burgess, of East New York, John 

 Spaudling, of Say brook, Conn., and Gerhard Schmitz, of 

 Pliiladelphia, Pa. Mr. Schmitz has produced quite a num- 

 ber of new varieties that will compare very favorably with 

 the best of the imported ones. 



Erythrina crista-galli. — This very old but beautiful 

 plant is too seldom seen in our gardens. Its brilliant 

 scarlet flowers have few successful competitors in beauty, 

 and their peculiar form is such, that once seen they will 

 ever be remembered. The plants are tender, but may be 

 ke]3t safely during winter in a dry, warm cellar. There 

 are several species and varieties, but the crista-galli is the 

 most common in this country. 



Farfugium llgatum. — A new variegated-leaved her- 

 baceous plant, from Japan. The leaves are larger than the 

 old Farfugium grande, and beautifully marked with car- 

 mine and white. This will probably prove to be hardy. 



Fuchsias. — Fuchsias are much used for bedding pur- 

 poses. The varieties in cultivation are almost innumera- 

 ble, and it would be a difficult task to determine which 

 were the best where there are so many that are first-rate. 

 .When planted in the open border, a half-shady situation 

 is preferable to one that is fully exposed to the sun. 



Geraniums. — There is probably no one species of or- 

 namental plant that has attracted so much attention of 

 late as the geranium. This is particularly the case with 

 the variegated-leaved and Zonale varieties. All of these 

 geraniums bloom freely when planted in the open ground, 

 and their flowers arc in great part composed of the most 



