54 Floricultw'al and Bota7iical Notices. 



now annually raised by English cultivators, and this flower 

 seems to be becoming a greater favorite than ever. In the 

 late number of the Chronicle^ above alluded to, we find 

 many of remarkable beauty mentioned. Among others, 

 one called Laconn, a fine blue, with delightful fragrance, 

 vigorous and compact habit, and the flowers measuring 3^ 

 inches in diameter. Also, the Princess Royal, a pure snowy 

 white, the flowers remarkably large and highly fragrant, 

 and retaining the purity of the white during fading. The 

 heads of flowers are so compact as to form a perfect ball. 



A year or two ago much attention was given to the ver- 

 bena by our amateur cultivators and florists; but, latterly, 

 very little desire seems to have been manifested for this fine 

 tribe ; and during the year just past we are aware of but 

 two or three new varieties of any merit having been raised. 

 "We hope our bringing this subject up at this time will in- 

 duce those who have heretofore been successful in raising 

 new varieties to make further attempts to greater improve- 

 ment ; as there is no doubt but that kinds far superior to 

 any we now possess may yet be produced. 



Seedling Phloxes. — This splendid tribe of plants, one of 

 the most ornamental among the whole class of perennials, 

 is deservedly acquiring more attention. Some fine new va- 

 rieties have lately been produced in England, and a few of 

 them are noticed in our Vol. A^II. p. 418, when we saw them 

 in bloom at Mr. Buist's, in Philadelphia. Many very beau- 

 tiful varieties have been raised by our own amateurs and 

 gardeners ; and we may name the Brecki/' and Mr. Carter's 

 seedlings, white, and striped, as three which are equal to 

 any to be found in our collections; we may even go fur- 

 ther, and say, that there is none which will compare with 

 the Breck//. We have ourselves raised a large number of 

 seedlings, many of which are far better than several kinds 

 which we imported from England a few years ago. 



Van Houtte's phlox is the name of a new seedling, raised 

 in Ghent by the florist whose name is attached The stem 

 is three and a half feet high ; panicle, two feet ; erect ; 

 corymbs of flowers compact, large ; corollas plain, pure 

 white, with a large amaranth stripe through the centre of 

 each petal. It is advertised for sale in London at l^s. 6d 

 per plant. 



We are glad here to inform our amateur friends that it is 

 the intention of the Committee on Flowers of the Massa- 



