of NeiD Plants. 251 



ed in 1841 or 1842. We consider it a valuable acquisi- 

 tion. 



Magnolia conspicua and Soulangekwa.. — These two mag- 

 nolias have flowered in fine perfection the past spring in 

 the nursery of Mr. John A. Kenrick at Newton. They are 

 considered quite tender in our climate, but by a suitable 

 protection Mr. Kenrick has been enabled to bloom them in 

 great beauty. One tree, of each kind, at least twelve feet 

 high, was loaded with hundreds of flowers which remain- 

 ed in beauty several days. Mr. Kenrick's mode of protec- 

 tion has been to drive down several stakes in a circle 

 around the tree : the branches are then all tied in close, 

 and the space between the tree and the stakes, of about one 

 foot, is filled in with leaves, which are slightly trod to prevent 

 the frost from penetrating through. This labor, which is 

 easily done and at no expense, may be recom.mended to all 

 lovers of splendid trees, and induce them to plant out the 

 above kinds of magnolias as well as others, whose half-har- 

 dy character has prevented their being often seen in collec- 

 tions. The experiment is well worth a trial. 



Gladiolus gandavensis. — This beautiful variety, as well 

 as several others, of which we gave some account at page 

 174, has been received by Mr. Wilder, and is now growing 

 in his collection, and will probably bloom the coming au- 

 tumn, when an apportunity will be offered to compare its 

 merits with the ramosus and pudibundus. 



Berberi^dce^. 



BFIRBERIS 



tenuifolia Lindl. Thin Ash-loavod Berberry. A greenhouse shrub ; growing 10 feet high ; 

 with yellow tlowers ; appearing from October to Deoember; a native of Mexico; increased 

 by cuttings ; cultivated in sandy loam and jieat. Cot. Reg , 1844, t. 26. 



A very rare plant, found by Mr. Hartweg on his first ar- 

 rival in Mexico, at an elevation of 3000 feet above the sea, 

 seeds of which were forwarded to the London Hort. Society, 

 from whence plants were raised. It requires the protection 

 of the greenhouse where it flowers from October to Decem- 

 ber, throwing up loose racemes of bright yellow blossoms, 

 which are agreeably sweet scented. It has a graceful habit, 

 but is apt to run up without producing lateral branches, in 

 which state it remained a long time, until at last, by bind- 

 ing down the branches, so as to check the rise of the sap, 

 they were enabled to expand, and now the specimen is well 

 furnished with branches, and is six feet high. It is propa- 



