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vived the voyage. We hope, however, attempts will be 

 again made to introduce it, and with better success. That 

 its merits may be more fully known, we add the following 

 account of it from the Gardener'' s Magazine: — 



The Swainstone Seedling was raised at Swainstone, in the 

 Isle of Wight, in 1838, and promises to be a very valuable 

 variety. The foliage is large, somewhat resembling that of 

 Keen's Seedling, and the fruit is also large, and produced in 

 extraordinary numbers during the whole summer. In shape, 

 the fruit resembles that of the Alpine, but is three or four 

 times larger. The scapes are much branched, and contain 

 many fruit, and even blossoms, in all the different states, 

 from the opening blossom to the mature fruit, at the same 

 time. Specimens were brought from the Isle of Wight, last 

 October, with many ripe fruit, and others in different stages, 

 and also blossoms, as above mentioned. The flavor is said 

 to be good, and the culture that of the common kind. 



From this description, we should judge it might be a mix- 

 ture of some of the large strawberries and the Alpine, as it 

 has the habit and large size of the former, and at the same 

 time the prolific quality of the latter. Producing fine large 

 fruit in September and October, will be its greatest value. 



This article will conclude our pomological notices, proba- 

 bly until the commencement of our next volume. 



Art. III. VhUx DrummondW^ as a Green-house Plant. 

 By the Editor. 



We have so often alluded to this beautiful plant, that we 

 fear our readers will think that we are giving it more impor- 

 tance than it can truly claim, as an object of ornament for the 

 garden. To this opinion, however, we cannot give our con- 

 sent. It may be said that we are prejudiced in its favor. If 

 admiration of its exquisite flowers may be called prejudice, 

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