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where the tree grows very tall, and the flower-stems are 

 long and erect-growing, the flower is perfectly globular, 

 turning in this manner likewise a great part of its surface 

 towards the earth, which would be impossible, if it had 

 been semi-globular, like Wallich//. It strikes me forcibly, 

 that the flowers, so differently shaped, seem to be purposely 

 formed for one and the same end, namely — to admit of 

 their being seen to equal advantage. 



I believe both these plants, which have induced these re- 

 marks, are now in the possession of S. Van Rensselaer, 

 Esq. at Albany. As I believe the Astrapse^a viscosa to be 

 rare, and never having seen any notice of its having flow- 

 ered in any other collection, I subjoin, for the gratification 

 of botanists, the following description : — Astrapa^^a luscosa — 

 MonadelphiaDodecandria/vinn. Byttncriaceffi Lincll. Trun- 

 cus lignosus cum ramis semi-verticillatis, foliis trilobis, du- 

 plicatis — dentatis, viscosis. Petiolus viscosus unum pedem 

 longus est. Flos umbellatus, sphasrocephalus, fragrans, 

 cum communi pedunculo erecto viscido. Pedicelli pubes- 

 centes sunt. Flosculus proprius cum corolla Eequali, penta- 

 petula obtusangulare. Perianthium pentapetalum est. — 

 Yours respectfully, J. W. Paulsen, N. York, March, 1842. 



[It M'ill be seen, by an advertisement, that Mr. Paulsen is in want of a 

 situation. He had the charge of Mr. Perry's fine collection at Brooklyn, 

 N. Y., and from the excellent condition of his plants, we can recommend 

 him to any gentleman in want of a good gardener, who will do justice 

 to the plants under his care. — Ed.] 



Art. VI. Floricultural and Botanical Notices of New 

 Plants, figured in foreign periodicals ; ivith Remarks on 

 those recentbj introduced to, or originated in, American 

 gardens, and additional inform,ation ujjon plants already 

 in cultivation. 



Floricultural and Botanical Intelligence. Nero Camellias. 

 The production of new and remarkable varieties of the ca- 

 mellia is on the increase both in this country and in Europe, 

 and it will not be many years before a larger part of those 

 now in our collections will be discarded for the more beau- 

 tiful and perfect kinds of recent origin. The Abbe Berlese's 



