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is very remarkable, there seems to be scarcely any limit to 

 even very fine varieties. A few years ago, what is now deem- 

 ed an ordinary camellia was considered a great acquisition as a 

 seedling; but so improved have the flowers become, that only 

 those of extraordinary elegance are considered as worthy of a 

 name. We have already noticed the production of several 

 new ones, which are said to be of great merit, and in our late 

 tour to the south we have heard of several more, which we 

 shall have occasion to notice at another time. For the pres- 

 ent, we offer the following description of a seedling raised by 

 our friend and correspondent. Dr. J. S. Gunnell, of Washing- 

 ton. His communication has been on hand some time, 

 awaiting a favorable opportunity for insertion. 



"Dear Sir, — I have had but few of my seedling camellias 

 to bloom the past winter, but one of those that did flower will 

 repay for many failures: it is a double white one, which I pro- 

 pose to call Camelh'a var. Mrs. Gunnell, or Camelh'a var. Gun- 

 nellfe, so as to distinguish it from the white camellia raised in 

 Germany by a Mr. Gunnell, which he calls Camelh'a Gun- 

 nellii, which is not so double to the centre as the one I have 

 raised, and the flower interspersed with anthers. 



Camellia Mrs. Gunnell, or Gunnellce, is a seedling of the 

 old striped (or Pompone;) its foliage is very smooth and 

 glossy, and larger than the foliage of the old variegata, though 

 very much like it, a very free grower; its blooming buds, 

 petals and flowers are of the shape of the Camelh'a var. imbri- 

 cata, but the flower is of the purest white, and double to the 

 centre, having ninety petals, with rose shaped edges; the ca- 

 lyx is green and short, which will make it an easy bloomer, 

 and allow it to be forced into flower: this I consider the most 

 magnificent of the while camellias that I have seen in bloom. 



My camellia Old Virginia bloomed again last winter, and 

 the blooming bud and calyx partook more of the shape and 

 color of the Hume's blush, and the petals numbered eighty- 

 four, and were less of the rose-edged shape than heretofore 

 described. — Respectfully yourSy J. S. Gunnell^ Washington^ 

 D. C, July 10, 1841." 



Onagrdri(z. 



FU'CHPM 



cordifftlia Hart-cig The heart-leaved fuchsia. 



"Among the many novelties introduced by the Horticultu- 

 ral Society, is another new fuchsia, which, although less 



