56 FloricuUnrul and Botanical Notices. 



florists. It is a beautiful variety, with fine formed scarlet 

 flowers, having the elegant bluish tinge of the speciosissi- 

 mus : but in its habit of growth it is dwarf and neat, and 

 does not occupy the room of the former. Add to this its 

 habit of flowering in July, even after the speciosissimius is 

 gone and its claims are at once apparent. 



Dr. Lind ley remarks that it was formerly the habit of 

 cultivators to grow the Cacti in the poorest soil, such as 

 old lime and brick rubbish; but it is now well known that 

 they do far better in a much richer compost. Equal parts 

 of rich loam, sandy peat and dung well mixed together, 

 seem to suit them admirably. The principal point in their 

 management is, to supply them freely with water when 

 growing in the summer, and then to place them in a warm 

 part of the garden in autumn, fully exposed to the sun. 

 {Bat. Reg., Sept.) 



Onagrdccoi. 



GODE'TM. 



graniliflora Z.ind^ Lar?e flowered godetia. A linrdy annual ; growing 2 feet liigli ; with 

 white and rose flowers ; appearing in July and August ; a native of the north-west coast j 

 increased by seeds. But. Reg., 1842, t. (51. 



A native of the Columbia River or North- West coast, 

 •• the country, above all others, rich in handsome hardy 

 annuals.'' The present subject is quite a new species. 

 Douglas never met with it ; nor is it found any where among 

 the collections of other travellers. The flowers are the 

 largest of any, and are of a peculiarly delicate texture; 

 the petals fine white, delicately streaked or blotched with 

 deep rose just below the middle of each. Unfortunately no 

 seed was saved of this species, and it is probably lost to 

 gardens till again introduced. 



The genus Glodet/a was separated from ^nothera by Dr. 

 Spach, a Gierman botanist ; and at the time (Vol. II. p. 217) 

 Dr. Lindley made serious objections to his attempt at 

 making the separation. He confesses now, however, that 

 that botanist was right for once, and that Godet?« is really 

 quite a distinct genus. Its technical character consists in 

 its seeds having an appendage in the form of a shallow 

 membranous cup, which no doubt represents the tuft 

 of hairs peculiar in Kpilobium ; but its constitutional dif- 

 ferences are also remarkable. Its flowers arc never yellow, 

 as in true ^nothera, and, what is remarkable, there is, in 

 almost every species,a distinct indication of a deeper blotch, 



