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Cyclaman Pe'usicum, and its varieties, have flowers of 

 various colors from red to white, in bloom from January to 

 May ; some of the varieties of this are highly odoriferous. 



C. Repa'ndum. — Flowers red. April, May. 



C. Ve'rnum. — Flowers reddish purple, produced from 

 November to January. 



0. Heder;efoYium. — Pink flowers, fragrant, in bloom 

 from March to May. 



C. Cou^M. — Flowers light red. December, March. 



C Neapolita^num. — Flowers rose color. July, September. 



C. EuROPE^jM. — Flowers light red. July, October. 



It will be seen that while the two last mentioned sorts are 

 in flower, the others will be in a state of rest, but such sorts 

 as vernum and coum can be had to flower in October by 

 potting the roots about the end of July ; they must not, how- 

 ever, either be excited too rapidly, or watered too freely, or 

 the leaves will be too tender to stand the damp of the winter 

 months. 



C. persicum is a native of Cyprus, in Persia, and is not so 

 hardy as some of the others ; it must at all times be carefully 

 watered, more especially during winter, and before coming 

 into flower, as it is very liable to decay. 



Baltimore, May 27th, 1850. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



' ' Art. I. General JVotices. 



Roses. — Now that we have got through a severe and fluctuating winter, 

 I beg to inform you, (as I intimated in a fonner communication which ap- 

 peared in vol. I, No. 25, of your valuable journal,) how our roses have weath- 

 ered the winter. This garden, as you are already aware, is situated about 3 

 miles north of the Frith of Forth, and is 352 feet above the level of the sea. 

 The natural surface soil of the garden consists of a strong, deep, adhesive 

 loam, rather approaching to clay ; the subsoil brown, thin, and crop coal, 

 highly impregnated with iron ore. Of late years the whole garden has been 

 rendered sufficiently dry by means of thorough drainage, and deep ridge 

 trenching, and tlie borders and clumps appropriated for the cultivation of 

 roses, were highly manured and limed previous to their being planted. The 

 collection of roses at this place, is now both extensive and well selected, 

 and are planted in groups according to the classification given by Mr. Paul, 



