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be the most beautiful of the varieties ; others from Fokien : 

 hydrangeas, a very fine double white Gardenia, with flowers 

 as large as a camellia ; a curious chrysanthemum, named as 

 a perfect gem ; new pines, honeysuckles, and plums, are 

 among the rarities mentioned as being actually on their way 

 to England. 



We learn from other sources that Mr. Fortune has been 

 consulted by the Governor of Hong-Kong as to the practica- 

 bility of planting the bare hills of that island, which at pres- 

 ent consist more of buildings than vegetation. In the former 

 respect, the place was making extraordinary progress, a large 

 town having already started up. The panic as to unhealthi- 

 ness was wearing off; good hospitals and barracks for the 

 troops were rapidly erecting ; the rest of the inhabitants were 

 already well provided for, and the ships in the harbor were 

 perfectly healthy. 



It is rumored in this country that Mr. Fortune had pro- 

 ceeded to Formosa ; but his own letters do not mention such 

 an intention. — {Gard. Chron., 1845, p. 183.) 



Nemophila discoidalis. — This gem of a new annual is now 

 in flower in our collection. It has the habit of azurea, but 

 the flowers, which are not quite so large, are of a rich pur- 

 plish maroon, almost black, with the disc of each petal tipped 

 with pure white. For pot cultivation in the greenhouse it is 

 one of the finest things lately introduced, and a bed of it 

 must make a striking contrast with the N. azurea. It is yet 

 quite rare. 



AcJnmenes p'lcta. — A plant of this most splendid and rare 

 species is now blooming in our collection, and it certainly 

 ranks the highest among those yet introduced. The flowers 

 are about two thirds the size of A. longiflora, more tubular, 

 of a brilliant scarlet, the lower half chrome yellow, exquis- 

 itely spotted with scarlet; the exterior part of the corolla 

 pubescent : the habit is good, and the leaves are richly striped 

 with dark brown. It is cultivated in the same way as the 

 longiflora. 



New Fuchsias. — We are most happy to announce the in- 

 troduction of many of the finest kinds of Fuchsias — we be- 

 lieve not less than forty or fifty kinds in all. In our adver- 

 tising sheet nearly this number is already offered for sale. 



