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some crimson lilossorna, was brouirht, isi excellent order, by Mr. 

 Davis, gardener to Sir S. Clarke, Barp.et; the specimen was about 

 two feet ill hei;2;lit, and ailmirably grown — and the species ranks 

 among the most ornamental of green-house plants. To Roellia cil- 

 i.ita, were it not for the unfortunate tendency of its foliage to a rusty 

 brown cast, the same praise would be awarded. Mr. May, gardener 

 to E. Goodhart, Esq., furnished a very handsome jdant of this de- 

 liirlitfid old species; and there was another in Mr. Greeii's stand; but 

 although the flowers of both were copious, and of a lovely blue, of 

 various shades, the leaves were not free from the ordinary imperfec- 

 tion. Statice puberula, from Mr. Green, and ^Ir. Smith, gardener 

 to C. Mills, Esvi-, Hillinirton, and S. t'oliosa, from Tvlr. Butcher, mer- 

 it distinction, as interesting green-house dwarf shrui)s, which bloom 

 with suoh prodigality as frequently to perish in consequence; their 

 pretty blue and white flowers were well expanded on the plants here 

 referred to. S. arborea, with its larger leaves, more arboreous na- 

 ture, anrl similar blossoms, elevated on a longer stalk, v.as sent by 

 the Mr. Smith above mentioned, in a healthy and prolific condition. 

 Rondeleti.i odorata, a decidedly valuable inhabitant of our stoves, 

 was seen four feet his:h, in a bushy and free-flowerin:i state, from Mr. 

 Green. Solanum Herbertianum, which flowers almost every month 

 iu the year, and has blossoms of the purest purple, banded with yel- 

 low, was cultivated in a superior manner by Mr. Butcher. Crassula 

 coccinea, exhibiting about twenty clusters of its show}' crimson and 

 white blossoms, was also from Mr. Butcher, and reflected the irreat- 

 est credit on the skill exercised in its cultivation. Campanula frag- 

 ilis, covering a low flattish trellis, that curved slightly downwards, 

 presented a beautiful group of light blue flowers. Being naturally 

 inclined to trail over the ground, the system of treatinsj it was quite 

 appropriate. It was irrown by Mr. Marshall, gardener to Mrs. 

 Lan^ley, Kingston. The last of the kind we shall mention is Gar- 

 do(|uia Hookerii, which we never before saw in such vigorous health. 

 There were four or five plants from Mr. Barnes, gardener to G. W. 

 Norman, Esq., most of which had a sinjle stem, to three or four 

 inches above the pot, from whence the branches radiated in all di- 

 rections, some being suj)ported with slender stakes. The graceful 

 little scarlet blossoms were not remarkablv abundant, which is pos- 

 sibly attributable to the extra luxuriance of the specimens; these 

 last were, however, peculiarly well cultivated. In the species we 

 have thus been remarking on, there is an evident woodiness and 

 shrul)biness which constitute a marked feature of distinction from 

 those to which we shall now advert, which possess a greater or less 

 degree of succulence, or a truly herbaceous habitude. Triptilion spi- 

 nosum, supposed to be an herbaceous perennial, with deep blue blos- 

 soms, came from the gardens of Ladv Grenville, Dropmore ; Mr. 

 Frost, the gardener there, having succeeded in growing and flowering 

 it tor the last two or three years. It is not less noticeable ft)rits beau- 

 ty, than fir the failures that have usually attended attempts to culti- 

 vate it. The specimen was in a pot, and the surface of the soil was 

 covered with moss. Besleria puK-hella, an ornamental old stove 

 herbaceous plant, was shown by Mr. Barnes and Mr. Butcher. It 

 is a rapid growing species, with succulent stems and leaves, the hab- 

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