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ing the garden were the herbaceous plants, particularly the 

 phloxes, some of which were so showy as to be seen at a 

 great distance. Mr. Hogg has a good collection of the best 

 species, but his seedlings were the most conspicuous, and it 

 was the plants in a large bed of these that riveted our atten- 

 tion. Of the imported sorts, P. longiflora is a superior white 

 one, with snowy flowers, produced freely and in good spikes, 

 and having a graceful appearance from the long tube to the 

 corolla, from whence its name. The excellence of the seed- 

 lings shows how much this most valuable tribe of plants may 

 be improved by following up the same process. We have 

 ourselves, without any particular pains in saving the seed, 

 raised several beautiful kinds. 



Among the perennials, Rudbeck/o diversifolia, Dracoceph- 

 alum speciosum, and Campanula grandiflora, were very fine. 

 Three kinds of funkia, F. Siebokh", alata, and variegata, 

 though not in flower, are stated by Mr. Hogg to be exceed- 

 ingly showy. That elegant new annual, CEnothera Drum- 

 niondit, was displaying an abundance of its large yellow 

 blossoms. We noticed a new convolvulus, C. nltha^aMolia, a 

 perennial plant. Mr. Hogg's collection of herbaceous plants 

 is quite extensive, and embraces many of the most desirable 

 species. A small species of *Sedum, flowering in May, is 

 highly recommended by Mr. Hogg. 



Bignonm radicans, radicans var. superba, and B. grandi- 

 flora, each stand the winter here, protected by a light cover- 

 ing of straw or leaves. They are planted out in rows, and 

 allowed to trail upon the ground; and before winter, a little 

 covering is thrown over them. The plants were full of flow- 

 ers, particularly the two latter, which appear to be much more 

 free in their blooming than the radicans. Indeed, from what 

 we saw of the whole three, we should not deem it advisable 

 to i)lant the latter at all, where the radicans superba can be 

 j)rocured: it is equallv as hardy, with larger and brighter 

 foliage, rather more robust in its habit, and producing its 

 flowers freely all summer. Around Boston, B. grandiflora is 

 considered tender, but we think if a good situation was chosen, 

 and the branches allowed to lie upon the ground, and a few 

 dry leaves thrown over them, they would stand the winter 

 without much damage. Both these ])lanis are such great 

 ornaments to the garden, it is desirable that the experiment 

 should be fully tried. 



