390 Domestic J^otices. 



suspect that Rafinesque's name, Pleuradena coccinea, is entitled to the 

 precedence, it having been published more than a year past. For the 

 description, see his Jltlantic Journal, p. 182. — A. J. D. 



Campanula pyramidalis hardy. — This beautiful plant is now in full 

 bloom in our flower border, where it has been standing ever since it was 

 sown from seed, two years since. It has attained the height of about 

 two feet, and has four spikes of flowers, on each of which are expand- 

 ed eight or ten blossoms. We believe this species of Campanula has 

 always been considered tender, requiring the shelter of a green-house 

 or frame through the winter; and generally grown in pots. We have 

 no doubt but the plants will grow e()ually as well in the open air, and 

 stand our wmters, as the common blue-bell. Cultivated in pots, they 

 make an elegant show, and, when grown to the height of six feet, as 

 we have seen them, they are conspicuous plants to decorate green- 

 houses in the summer season, as mentioned by us in our last. We 

 hope to see them in every garden. — Conds. 



Vanack Cabbage. — This fine cabbage, which is but little known in 

 this country, is deseiwing of extensive cultivation. It is not only ex- 

 tremely early, but is a fine looking cabbage, and possesses the excellent 

 qualities of tenderness and fine flavor. Seeds of this variety, sown on 

 the 3d of June, came to full maturity early in August. We presented 

 a fine head before the Massachusetts Horticultural Society last season, 

 which was produced in our garden, in the hope that many of our mar- 

 ket gardeners would be induced, from some notice they might take of 

 it, to try it for an early crop, in preference to the Early York or Early 

 Dutch; but from some cause it was only noticed as presented at a meet- 

 ing of the Society, without scarcely any remarks in regard to its quali- 

 ties. We hope another season that it will be more extensively cultiva- 

 ted: it is considered as one of the best in England, and from what we 

 know and have seen of it, we can highly recommend it for its excel- 

 lency. — lb. 



Bolmer's Washington Plum. — The finest specimens of this very su- 

 perior plum that we have ever seen, have been lately presented at one 

 of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's weekly exhibitions. They 

 were grown in the city, and were from the garden of E. Crufts, Esq. 

 We can only attribute the cause of their extraordinary beauty to theii* 

 being cultivated in the city; the side next the sun was of a fine blush 

 color, resembling more the rich tints of a peach than a plum. Mr. 

 Crufts has annually, we believe, sent specimens of this plum to the So- 

 ciety for exhibition. — lb. 



Variation in time of the flowering of the Cereus grandiflbrus. — 

 We were some time since informed by Mr. Haggerston, gardener to 

 J. P. Gushing, Esq., Belmont Place, that a flower of this splendid plant 

 opened in the collection there about six o'clock in the morning. 

 When he entered the green-house, the blossom had just expanded, in 

 which state it remained for an hour or more in full beauty : it then 

 began to fade, and was soon closed forever. We do not recollect of 

 ever reading of such a deviation from the usual time of flowering of 

 this plant; and from what cause it arose, we cannot conjecture. It is a 

 singular anomaly in vegetation, and worthy of record. — lb. 



The Young Hyson Tea Plant. — We have received, through the kind- 

 ness of the Rev. Mr. Storrs, of Walpole, a few seeds of the tea plant, 

 of which so much has lately been said in the newspapers, and noticed 

 by us at p. 274. It is not the tea shrub of the Chinese, which produces 

 very large seeds, but probably some indigenous herbaceous plant, as far 

 removed from the Thea family as the common sage of our gardens. 

 The appearance of the seeds is very much like the prickly spinach. We 

 shall sow them in respect to the khidness of the donor, but for no other 

 purpose than to show the ignorance of the person who could publish to 



