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of an article from the AnnaUs de Fremont (Vol. 111., p. 333,) 

 it produces an abundance of young plants. The cactuses are 

 all grown in a good soil, kept near the glass, and have a 

 healthy and vigorous appearance. All the weak growing 

 Cacti, such as Epiphylkira truncatum, Ackermanni/, Rus- 

 selljdnum, &:c., Cereus flagelliforniis, &:c., are grafted on the 

 C. triangularis. 



Passing through the stove into the nest compartment, we 

 found a young and healthy stock of azaleas, embracing several 

 of the new sorts, such as A. variegata, lateritia, double red, 

 purpurea speciosissima, &c. We also saw here several of the 

 new fuchsias; F. corymbiflora, with a few flowers expanded, but 

 they were not sufficiently vigorous to bloom well; F. ex- 

 imia, something like fulgens, but with smaller foliage and 

 flowers, and a free bloomer; F. Standish/i, which appeared 

 to be the most free blooming of all, and of the neatest habit: 

 the plants were all small, but the latter was displaying an un- 

 usual abundance of flowers for its size. "We hope to see 

 these new kinds attracting more attention. At the last exhi- 

 bition of the London Horticultural Society, July lOih, they 

 were one of the principal objects of attraction; some of the 

 plants were grown four feet high, and proportionally broad, 

 and were covered with innumerable blossoms. The beautiful 

 Lisianthus Russelh'dnus was also displaying its large blue cup- 

 shaped flowers. Among a stock of epiphyllums here, we 

 noticed a quantity of the new one, E. Russelhdnws, a spring 

 flowering species, lately introduced, and stated to be very 

 beautiful. A species of the Hardenbergm, nearly allied to 

 the kennedias, with very large clusters of flowers, the finest 

 of the genus, is a valuable addition to our green-house climb- 

 ers. 



In the open ground of the larger garden, we found a collec- 

 tion of herbaceous plants, and among them several new 

 phloxes, — P. seta, a fine white one; P. Coldridna, with large 

 panicles of purple flowers; P. longiflora, with pyramidal 

 spikes of pure white flowers, elegant from the elongated tube 

 of the corolla, from whence its name; P. cordata grandiflora, 

 ■with large clusters of rosy purple blossoms; F. multiflora, of 

 rather dwarf habit, but with dense heads of neat purple flow- 

 ers; and a seedling of a rich purple. 



Mr. Buist's collection of roses is very extensive, and em- 

 braces a great many of the newest kinds: we had not time to 



