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than the other. The plant has the early-blooming quality of R. Dalmricuin, 

 and, should it prove hardy, will be a great acquisition. — Ibid., May, 1868. 



RhododeJidro7i prcECOX. — A hybrid between R. ciliatimi and R. DaJiuricum, 

 valuable for its producing a profusion of light-purple flowers very early in the 

 season. It may prove hardy, but, if not, would be useful for forcing. — Ibid., 

 June, 1868. 



Lilium Thonipsoniainnn. — This pretty Indian lily is well worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. It is not hardy, but will well repay pot-culture. The flowers are very 

 freely produced on long spikes, and are of a pinkish purple. — Ibid. 



Alternanthera amabilis. — A beautiful little variegated plant, charmingly 

 effective for borders ; lively in color, and altogether desirable. — L'' Ilbtstratio7i 

 Horticole, pi. 558. 



Lasiandra inacrantJia — A fine stove-plant, producing very large deep-blue 

 flowers. This plant is especially valuable for flowering when very young ; plants 

 four or five inches high having six or seven buds and flowers. 



It is also known as Plerotna tnacrantha. — Florist, September, 1868. 



Saccolabiuni anipiillaceiDn roseiim. — The finest variety yet introduced ; 

 flowers bright rose, and foliage beautifully marked. A stove-orchid from AIoul- 

 mein, requiring basket-culture. — Floral Magazine, pi. 393. 



Clematis JoJni Gould Vcitch. — A fine blue double-flowered clematis, import- 

 ed from Japan by Messrs. Veitch. It is a very showy plant, and worthy of 

 extensive cultivation. — Ibid., pi. 394. 



Azalea Sir Robert iVapier. — A greenhouse azalea of the deepest shade of 

 crimson yet produced, of good form and substance, and a great acquisition. — 

 Ibid., pi. 395. 



Hybrid Perpetual Rose Duke of Edinburgh. — One of the best new roses of 

 1868. An English seedling raised by Paul and Son ; color glowing crimson, of 

 fine form and good substance. It gives promise of being a popular variety. — 

 Ibid., pi. 3 89. 



The October number of the Journal mentions an award of a gold medal 

 given to a gardener at Melun, France, for a hundred and ten varieties o'i pelar- 

 gonium zonale ; and in "The Gardener's Monthly" of the same month, in a 

 report of the July show of the Royal Botanic Society at London, we cannot 

 find a single geranium, but a great many pelargonii. 



Now, this may be all very well for France and England : but we in America 

 will yet a while have to adhere to tlie geranium ; for, according to an article in 

 the August number of the Journal, written by a distinguished cultivator of "new 

 and rare plants," we shall have to contemplate the existing spectacle of "every 

 old lady in the land up in arms, and young ones too," against such a perversion 

 of names, such an affectation, such a robbery. And as the mandate from the 

 distinguished cultivator of "new and rare plants " has gone forth to the horti-. 

 cultural world of this country, that it is to be hoped, " for the dignity of the trade," 

 that no " nursery-man or florist " will be " servile enough to imitate this change," 

 we would simply take the liberty to give you a friendly warning not to encourage 

 such " trenching upon dangerous ground " by publishing European reports. 



