Descriptions of several new Verbenas. 223 



large, deeply serrated, bright green; habit vigorous, but 

 rather dwarf, grouping well in beds. This is, we think, 

 the best scarlet yet out. The great breadth of the petals 

 and size of the flowers, the brilliancy of color and the large 

 yellow eye, give it a character quite unsurpassed. This 

 variety originated in our collection in 1842. 



Bicolor. — Flowers dark red or ruby, with a dark eye of 

 the same shade ; umbels medium size, compact and good 

 form ; habit good, similar to Tweedied/ja. The contrast 

 between the dark eye and the outer edge of the petals is 

 very striking, and renders it a distinct and desirable kind. 

 This was one of the few varieties we saved from the plants 

 received from Baltimore, and is a seedling raised by Mr. 

 John Feast. 



Delicatissima. — Flowers white, tinted with blush, open- 

 ing first of a bright pink, and slightly cupped ; umbel large, 

 rather loose, but of good form ; foliage the neatest of the 

 group, being narrow, long, deeply dentate, thick, and very 

 pubescent on the surface ; habit beautiful, neither slender 

 nor strong, grouping well in beds ; it is also one of the most 

 fragrant varieties. This was raised by us in 1842, and is 

 the most delicate of all the verbenas we have seen, excel- 

 ling even Bridesmaid by the satiny and varied tints of the 

 flowers, some being pink, some blush, and others white, all 

 expanded at the same time. For bouquets it is invaluable. 



As other new and distinct sorts are raised and brought 

 into notice, we shall endeavor to give descriptions of them. 



Art. VI. Notes on Gardens and Nurseries. 



Belmont Place — J. P. dishing, Esq. — A short visit to 

 this fine place, a few weeks since, has enabled us to give 

 some account of the plants, «fec. The greenhouse, as usual, 

 had been a blaze of beauty, but its greatest show was over ; 

 the pelargoniums were now nearly oat of bloom, with here 

 and there a straggling truss of flowers, but they had been ex- 

 ceedingly showy, the two large circular stages being filled 

 on one side. The magnificent Westaria on the roof, as well 

 as the Banksian roses, were past blooming, although at one 

 period their flowers spangled the whole space. 



