NOVEMBER. 621 



once seen in bloonn, no real lover of plants will be content to 

 be without them. 



In the open ground we observed the new and beautiful 

 Double Spireea {Reevesiaiia pleno) in bloom, and a most ex- 

 quisite thing it is, bearing neat umbels of little daisy-like, 

 pure white flowers in profusion. A species of Styrax, be- 

 lieved to be S. glabra has glossy foliage, and is a very fine 

 hardy shrub. Cornus carolinanus is perfectly hardy here, as 

 is also Aralia japonica, which is a more desirable shrub than 

 the old one. Lonicera fragrantissima new and pretty. Among 

 the evergreens we saw Washington^ gigantea, Podocarpus 

 nubigera, and several others, with a fine stock of the Funebral 

 Cypress, which is in demand for the South, where it forms a 

 most elegant tree, and perfectly adapted to that climate, 

 growing with great rapidity. It is a great loss to lovers of 

 evergreen trees in our region that so many of the new spe- 

 cies are too tender for our climate. 



We were glad to find this old establishment in the same 

 flourishing condition we always found it under the care of 

 the late Mr. Hogg, senior, who was always among the first to 

 introduce new and beautiful plants. 



FLORICULTURAL AND BOTANICAL NOTICES. 



Mr. Thorburn's New Verbena. — We have long thought 

 that some very beautiful varieties of verbena might be pro- 

 duced from the little cut-leaved trailing species, if some en- 

 thusiastic cultivator were to make the attempt, and we are 

 glad to announce that Mr. Thorburn, to whom we are in- 

 debted for the introduction of several excellent verbenas, has 

 succeeded in raising a very striking variety, with variegated 

 flowers, distinct in color as well as in growth from any of the 

 familiar kinds. We commend it to the notice of lovers of 

 this beautiful tribe, and trust it is only the first of a numerous 

 stock of fancy sorts, which will be decided acquisitions. 



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