110 FLOWER-GARDENIXG. 



trailing plant, yielding numerous blue flowers all tlie sum- 

 mer. 



Lychnis cormiata, Coronet-flowered Lychnis. This half-hardy 

 plant, embraced in our Catalogue of Perennials, is worthy of 

 protection, from its furnishing trusses of beautiful orange scar- 

 let flowers, from June to August. As it yields no seed, the 

 roots should be taken from the ground in autumn, and returned 

 the ensuing spring. 



Magnolia. Most of the species of this justly admired genus 

 are hardy, and blossom in the summer; there are, however, 

 some of the Chinese varieties, which, cultivated in a green- 

 house, will produce their beautiful purple, yellow, and white 

 blossoms, from January to April. 



Melaleucas. A beautiful genus of plants, natives of New 

 Holland; the diversity of their foliage and singularity of 

 flowers, some of which are scarlet, and shoot from the w'ood 

 like fringes, render them worthy of good cultivation. 



Menettia. This is a desirable climber, of which there are 

 several species ; some produce variegated flowers, others bright 

 scarlet, and the variety cordijlora is curious as well as beautiful. 



Mesembryanthemuin. A genus of succulent plants, consist- 

 ing of hundreds of species and varieties, chiefly natives of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. They vary greatly in their forms, atti- 

 tudes, and habits of growth ; some are upright, others procum- 

 bent ; some are thick, others cimeter or slender-leaved. They 

 are all singular, and many of them beautiful. The colors of the 

 flowers, which are of every shade, are great ornaments from 

 May to August ; some species and varieties are cultivated as 

 annuals in the flower-garden, where they prove a great acquisi- 

 tion. 



Metrosideros. A genus of Australasian shrubs, some species 

 of which are willow and others spear-lea\'ed, producing their 

 cones of scarlet or white flowers from March to May. 



My r his, ]\Iyrtle. A genus of dwarf evergreen shrubs, of 

 which there are several species and varieties; the foliao-e is 

 chiefly glossy and fragrant, yielding numerous small flowers. 



