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perennials, both by seed and division. AT. Alpestris is the well-known spe- 

 cies of the Alps, with pretty dark-blue flowers. M. Azorica is a fine, tall, 

 showy perennial from the Azores, as its name signifies. M. ccespefosa 

 (tufted) intermedia, and na?ia, are natives of England ; and M. rupicola is a 

 Scottish species, thriving, as its name implies, in the clefts of the rocks, and 

 blooming very early in the season. All the above are perennials, except 

 M. palustris. Of annuals we may mention M. arvensis alba, with white 

 flowers ; M. collina and M. pedunadaris, both with blue flowers ; and M. 

 commutata, also with blue flowers, which is a biennial. 



The variety which we figure is a seedling, recently obtained in Prussia 

 by hybridizing between M. Alpestris and M. Azorica, and has been called 

 Myosotis Imperatrice Elizabeth, or SemperJJorens hybrida. It seems to 

 have the fine, erect habit of the latter, combined with the compactness of 

 the former ; and in beauty, and abundance of flowers, leaves nothing to be 

 desired. The flowers are deep, rich azure-blue, with dark-yellow eye. It 

 flowers most abundantly during the whole season, from early spring until 

 the severe frosts of autumn ; a quality which must give it preference over 

 many other varieties the period of whose flowering is very short. 



It is hardy in Europe, and would probably stand our winters, certainly 

 if protected with a cold-frame. 



For forcing it is admirably adapted, and makes a charming pot-plant. 



The plant is for sale in Europe, and will probably be obtainable of 

 florists in this country the present summer. E. 



THE CONCORD GRAPE. 



The decision of the committee recently appointed to award the Greeley 

 Prize to the best grape for general cultivation has the indication of merit, 

 — that it has been thoroughly abused. At the first announcement that the 

 Concord grape had been selected, every amateur was seized with a parox- 

 ysm ; and even at the meeting of practical fruit-growers held in Rochester, 

 N. Y., this award was so severely traversed, that a member of the committee 

 who chanced to be present, perhaps fearing expulsion from the meeting, 



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