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downy stems, nearly their whole length. From the top of 

 the rhizome the flower stalks appear, in erect clusters, three 

 inches long, bearing a raceme of fragrant blossoms, of which 

 on each raceme only one opens at a time : these flowers are 

 yellowish, and, with their curious pipe-like form, have an 

 attractive appearance. It is of simple culture. {Bot. Mag., 

 June.) 



329. Cla'vija orna^ta D. Don. Elegant Clavija. (Myr- 

 sineos.) New Grenada. 



A stove shrub ; growin? ten feet high; with oraRge-coIored flowers; appearing in spring; iii- 

 cieased by layers; grown in light rich soil. Bot. Mag. 1856, pi. i^22. 



A magnificent plant, growing to the height of ten or twelve 

 feet, with a tall, bare stem crowned at its summit with leaves 

 of very large size, from the axils of which, as well as from 

 the axils of the fallen leaves, spring a profusion of long ra- 

 cemes, which are drooping, and covered with bright orange- 

 colored flowers, each flower an inch or more in diameter. 

 These make a showy appearance on the bare stem, sur- 

 mounted by leaves two to three feet long. It is a native of 

 New Grenada, from whence seeds were sent by Mr. Purdie, 

 from which fine specimens have been raised at Kew. It is 

 one of the finest acquisitions to the stove, and must find a 

 place in every collection. {Bot. Mag., June.) 



SUBURBAN VISITS, 



Pine Bank, the Residence of E. N. Perkins, Esq,. — 

 One of the most picturesque and beautiful residences around 

 our city is that of Mr. Perkins, situated on the north bank of 

 Jamaica Pond in Brookline. A recent visit here as well as 

 one of a previous date, has given an opportunity to briefly 

 describe it. 



Pine Bank is so called from the fine old white pines which 

 were found growing here when the place was first purchased 

 by the grandfather of Mr. Perkins, more than fifty years ago. 

 These fine old trees, now in the majesty of their growth, 



