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and about the size of a small pea, consisting of several imbri- 

 cated roundish scales, of a brownish and yellow color. A 

 plant in the Bagshot nursery, (near London) stood in the 

 open air the last winter, without being in the least injured. 

 It increases readily from cuttings, and will undoubtedly soon 

 become common. The seeds were sent by Mr. Fortune to 

 Mr. Standish, nurseryman of Bagshot, who possesses the 

 whole stock. 



Cryptome^ria Japo'nica. a fine plant of this new cedar, 

 in our collection, about seven feet high, growing in a large 

 pot in the green house, is now showing its cones, and will 

 probably produce perfect seeds. Owing to its rarity and 

 high price, we have not yet ventured to turn our plant into 

 the open ground, though we do not doubt it will prove quite 

 hardy. The peculiarity of bearing its seeds so young will 

 soon make it more abundant and attainable at a lower price. 



New and beautiful Cacti from New Mexico. We have 

 been fortunate in becoming the possessors of upwards of 

 twenty entirely new species of Cacti, from New Mexico, ob- 

 tained by Dr. Baker, in his journey across that country as 

 surgeon, attached to the army for establishing military posts. 

 Some of the Echinocacti are said to produce flowers as large 

 and brilliant colored as the paeony : others are particularly 

 interesting for the singular formation of their spines, their 

 color, shape, length, &c. ; a few Mammillarias are curious 

 from their exceedingly dwarf habit. We hope, ere long, to 

 give some account of the precise locality where they were 

 obtained from Dr. Baker himself: they will undoubtedly 

 prove to be exceedingly hardy, and probably capable of cul- 

 tivation in a very cool temperature, as Dr. Baker informs us 

 that the company to which he was attached was overtaken 

 by a most furious " Norther," which lasted upwards of forty- 

 eight hours, during which time the snow fell to the depth of 

 six inches. The Cacti were found at a very great elevation. 



Yellow Camellia. Letters have recently been received 

 from Mr. Fortune, announcing the unexpected discovery of 

 a real Yellow Camellia! It proves to be one of the 

 Anemone flowered tribe, the exterior petals being French 

 white, and the central ones of a rich primrose yellow. He 



