504 Floriculhiral and Botanical Notices. 



selves. But not so with our seedling flowers. We were for- 

 merly, and are now, to a great extent, supplied with new 

 flowers, the products of foreign cultivators. But our camel- 

 lias, azaleas, and many other plants, are now attracting great 

 attention, and are obtaining a reputation abroad superior to all 

 others. 



Not long since, all our verbenas were of English origin ; 

 then we had them from France ; yet we have made such 

 progress in the growth of this fine flower, that we stand high 

 in the production of new seedlings. A year ago, Mr. Geo. 

 C. Thorburn, of New York, sent a parcel of our seedlings 

 abroad, and among other cultivators, to Mr. C. Turner, the 

 celebrated florist at Windsor. 



Dr. Bliss, of Springfield, spent three or four months in Eu- 

 rope, the present season, and being highly interested in the 

 growth of new plants, visited many of the largest establish- 

 ments, and among them Mr. Turner's, whose collection of 

 flowers is unsurpassed. Dr. Bliss inquired of Mr. T. the 

 names of the best verbenas in cultivation, and particularly 

 which was the best white. Mr. Turner immediately replied 

 that, beyond all doubt, " Hovey's America was the best 

 white verbena in Europe." Dr. Bliss was somewhat sur- 

 prised, but an inspection of the beds of all the diff'erent 

 kinds, confirmed his statement. It seems to succeed admira- 

 bly in the moist climate of England ; and the show of flowers 

 was unsurpassed. 



The great prejudice against our productions once rubbed 

 off", our English friends will appreciate our fine things, and 

 we shall then begin to export, rather than import, most of the 

 beautiful varieties which make up our choicest collections. 



221. LiTTO^NiA mode'sta Hook. Unassuming Littonia. 

 (Uvalariae.) Natal. 



A stove plant ; growing three feet lu?h ; with yellow flowers ; appearing in spring ; increased by 

 offsets ; grown in light rich soil. Bot. Mag., 1853, pi. 4723. 



This is a new genus, nearly allied to Methonica, dedicated 

 to Dr. Samuel Litton, Prof, of Botany in the Royal Dublin 

 Society. 



