Floricultural and Botanical Notices. 69 



fore the leaves. Each flower consists of two petals only, 

 which, being rounded and convex, give the appearance of 

 a bivalve shell. It was introduced by Mr. Hartweg from 

 Guatemala, and it grows freely in a damp stove, requiring 

 only a light peaty soil. {Bot. Reg., Aug.) 



'Etricdceo',. 



AZA^LEA. 



var. double red. A greenhouse plant, growing three feet high ; with deep red flowers ; ap- 

 pearing in March and April; a native of China ; increased by cuttings; cultivated in 

 rich peat and sand. Eot. Reg., 1842, t. 56. 



" The beauty of the azaleas, their endless variety, their 

 brilliant colors, delicate texture and profuse blooming," says 

 Dr. Lindley, " place them at the head of all the races of 

 cultivated plants." They are truly, in our opinion, the most 

 beautiful plants which ornament our greenhouse collections, 

 and are not sufficiently appreciated by cultivators. The 

 present subject is of Chinese origin and lately introduced. 

 The flowers are of a deep-red color, large, quite double, and 

 splendidly colored, but not symmetrically arranged. It nev- 

 ertheless is a fine kind, from the showiness of its large and 

 brilliant flowers. It is easily raised from cuttings, or it 

 may be worked upon the common sorts. A rich peat soil is 

 the most suitable, and when the plants are strong, manure- 

 water v.nll be found beneficial. {Bot. Reg.., 1842, t. 56.) 



Vlumbaginacece. 



STA'TICE. 

 monopetala var. denudita. Naked, monopetalous sea lavender. A frame plant ; growing 

 a foot high ; with lilac flowers ; appearing in summer ; increased by cuttings ; cultivat- 

 ed in rich ligiit soil. Bot. Reg., 1842, t. 59. 



A pretty plant, probably a garden variety of the mono- 

 petala, as it is nowhere to be found in books. It has slen- 

 der stems, with small and pale flowers. It is nearly hardy, 

 requiring only a slight protection in winter when planted 

 in the open border, but it suffers from damp. Perhaps in 

 our dry climate it may prove perfectly hardy. It is easily 

 increased by cuttings. {Bot. Reg.., Oct.) 



Convolvuldcece. 



PHARBHTIS 



ostrina Lindl. Royal purple gaybine. A hothouse climber ; growing twenty feet high ; with 

 purple flowers appearing in spring; a native of Cuba ; increased by cuttings, cultivated 

 in sandy loam, leaf-mould and sand. Eot. Reg., 1842, t. 50. 



" A beautiful climber," with large tuberous roots which 

 throw up a stem annually, growing rapidly during sum- 

 mer, and dying down every winter. The leaves are has- 



