382 Domestic Notices. 



ScrophularinecB. 



PENTSTEUMON 

 erianthera. JVuttall. Gen. PJ. II. p. 52. 

 Syn. Pentste'mon glabra. Pcytst. Woolly-stemmed Pentstemon. 



Leaves very smooth, almost glaucous, margin a little 

 undulating; stem about two feet high, bearing, in the axils 

 of the leaves, numerous purplish and showy flowers, and 

 said to be remarkable for its "pubescent anthers, which 

 distinguish it from every other known species." Raised 

 from seed gathered on the Yellow Stone River, Missouri. 

 Sown in May, flowered in August, 1844. A beautiful per- 

 ennial plant. — J. L. R. 



LeguminbscB. 



HOSA'CK7.4, Douglas. 



Pu'r3hw7(a. Torrey S, Gray, N. A. H. I. p. 327. 

 Syn. TrigonefUa America^na, Nutt. Gen. PI. II. p. 120. 



A small, rather decumbent, branching annual, with mi- 

 nute, whitish flowers, and numerous cylindrical pods, from 

 the dry soils in Missouri. Raised from seed gathered on 

 the banks of the Yellow Stone River, in 1843, and flowered 

 August, 1844.—/. L. R. 



St'icta aurata, Ach. In examining some "curiosities," 

 brought from New Zealand, I was so fortunate as to dis- 

 cover this fine lichen, gathered fortuitously as a specimen 

 of the bark of a tree. Though without fruit or shields, it 

 was very interesting as extending the knowledge of the 

 geographical distribution of a species well known and al- 

 Avays admired by the lichenist: while its deep red thallus 

 distinguished it, in point of beauty, from the duller tints, 

 whicli it assumes in our northern latitudes. — /. L. R., Sa- 

 lein, Mass., August, 1844. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. Domestic JVotices. 



JVew York State Agricultural Society. — The fourth exhibition of this 

 society took place on the 17th, 18th and 19th September, at Poughkeepsie. 

 We learn from those who were present, that the display in all depart- 

 ments was truly grand, and plainly evinced that a deep interest is felt in 

 favor of these annual shows. The following description of the depart- 

 ment devoted to Horticulture, we extract from the Albany Cultivator: — 



" The ground selected for the occasion was an elevated plain, command- 

 ing extensive views of the surrounding country, to which tlie mountains 



