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regions, the berries are food for grouse and other game, and 

 the leaves are used in medicine." Indeed various medical 

 properties are attributed to it. As a plant adapted to the 

 Rockwork, its long trailing stems, deep green leaves, pretty 

 flowers, and dark red fruit, make it a pleasing companion to 

 the Mitchella repens, Linnasa borealis and Epigaea repens, 

 all denizens of our New England woods, and familiar to us 

 through their humble grace. 



In conclusion, it will be fairly granted that the habitat 

 of Yacci'nium Vrxis-lD^V, as occurring in Danvers, Essex 

 country, Massachusetts, remains as yet singularly unique. 



Uino-ham, 30th Ja7i., 1850. 



Art. VII. Descriptive Accomtt of Fourteen New and Beau- 

 tiful vai'ieties of the Phlox. By the Editor. 



In our volume for 1845, (XII. p. 97,) we described 

 twenty-four of the finest varieties of Phlox, then in cultiva- 

 tion ; accompanying the same with some general remarks on 

 their growth and treatment, to which we refer the amateur in 

 want of such information. 



Since then many new and splendid varieties have been 

 produced by the French and Belgian amateurs and nursery- 

 men, several of which have already been introduced into our 

 collections. Some of them are particularly remarkable for 

 their delicate tints, and no collection of this easily cultivated, 

 hardy and beautiful tribe can be complete without them. 

 We have therefore brought together the following descrip- 

 tions of fourteen of the most conspicuous which have flow- 

 ered with us the last two years, so that the amateur cultivator 

 may select therefrom such as will complete his collection, 

 and give him all the various shades which have so far been 

 produced. 



1. Arsinoe. — Flowers good size, pearly white, with 

 violet eye ; petals slightly undulated, entire on the edge ; 

 foliage narrov.-- ; flowering in August and September ; height 

 one to two feet. 



