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leaves 6 to 7 inches long, and 3 to 4 broad, pale beneath. 

 Discovered in 1839 on Whiteside mountain, and found the 

 last year on many other mountains of North Carolina. 



Thermopsis canadensis Curtis — stem 3 to 5 feet high, 

 glabrous; leaflets 2J to 3 inches long; flowers yellow, ap- 

 pearing from May to July. Discovered in 1S39. near Pigeon 

 river, and found in many other places last summer by 

 Mr. Buckley. 



Thermopsis/raxinifolia. — Baptis/« mollis Nutt. and Tor- 

 rey and Gray's i^/orcr. Stem 2 to 2J feet high; slender, 

 branching, nearly glabrous. Found on Table mountain. 



Baptisirt mollis Mich.v. Stem 2 to 2| feet high ; diffuse- 

 ly branching, softly pubescent ; flowers yellow, appearing 

 in April and May. This plant was discovered by Michaux, 

 but has not probably been seen since his time, until detect- 

 ed last year on the Columbia river in Lincoln county. 



The last three are said to be well worthy ct^ cultivation. 



The other plants are Helianthus DoweUidnus Curt., lac- 

 cineum ursinum Curt., Lindernia saxicola Curt., /uncus 

 cylindricus, Muhlenbergia filipes, Carex Mitchellmrta and 

 glaucescens var. androgyna. (Silliman's Journal, Vol. 

 XLIV. p. 82.) 



Neio Cacti. — The raising of hybrids of the Cacti family 

 is now attracting the attention of English florists, and we 

 notice the advertisements of some new sorts in the Gard. 

 Chronicle. 



Conway's Giant. — This is the name of a new seedling, 

 of extraordinary beauty, raised by Mr. Conway, nursery- 

 man, between the speciosissimus and Ackerman//, having 

 the large size of the former, and the rich scarlet color of the 

 latter, with only a tinge of violet inside. Although the 

 plant has only flowered for the first time, and is quite small, 

 the blossoms measure eight inches in diameter. The petals 

 have a fine broad, oblong outline, and the stigma is a bright 

 violet. Such is the description given of it from a flower 

 sent to Dr. Lindley. 



Cereus speciosus elegans. — One of the most distinct seed- 

 lings yet raised. In habit it approximates most nearly to 

 Jenkinson/i, while the flowers have the color and figure of 

 C. speciosus, being, besides, nearly twice as large, of a 

 deeper and richer pink tint, and rather fuller of petals. 

 {Gard. Chronicle, 1842, p. 473.) 



Verbenas. — An immense number of new varieties are 



