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something in the way of a rhododendron ; another had a very 

 neat flower with a smooth, round petal. But the pecuhar 

 merit of some of these seedhngs is, that they have a better 

 fohage than the old white, being clothed with leaves like 

 the phoenicea, and not having that deciduous habit of the for- 

 mer. Immense numbers of seedling azaleas have been raised 

 by our amateur cultivators and nurserymen, and we doubt 

 not that many splendid new kinds will be the result of these 

 experiments. 



Seedling Fuchsias. — The advertisements for the spring are 

 rich in new fuchsias : we notice that some new ones, in the 

 way of Venus Victrix have been raised, possessing all the 

 delicacy of the flowers of that variety, with the vigorous 

 growth and good habit of exoniensis. Heretofore there has 

 been quite too much similarity in the seedling kinds ; out of 

 nearly a hundred which we saw last autumn, we could not 

 select more than twenty distinct varieties. As many of them 

 are now offered for sale, we may look for fine specimens the 

 coming season. — Ed. 

 Berberic/dce(®. 



BFJRBERIS 



UifoVikVdL Hartweg. Three-leaved Berberry. A half hardy evergreen shrub; growing four feet 

 high ; with yellow flowers ; appearing in April and May -, a native of Mexico ; increased by grafting 

 and layering or by seeds ; cultivated in any common soil. Bot. Reg. 1845, 1. 10. 



A beautiful half hardy species, forming " a dwarf spread- 

 ing evergreen shrub, with sessile, ternate, holly-like leaflets, 

 beautifully marbled with pale blue and dull green, and entire- 

 ly different from any thing among pinnated berberries, hitherto 

 discovered." The flowers are deep yellow and appear in 

 clusters at the axils of the leaves. Mr. Hartweg found it in 

 Mexico, where it covered large tracts of country ; the fruit is 

 much eaten by the natives. In the garden of the London 

 Horticultural Society, it has stood out two winters against a 

 South wall, but in our climate it will probably need the pro- 

 tection of a frame or the greenhouse. It is readily increased 

 by layering, by cuttings, by graftings, or by seeds ; by graft- 

 ing on the B. aquifolium is probably the speediest way of 

 procuring a stock ; this should be done in March. It is a 

 desirable species. {Bat. Reg., Feb.) 



