the third had flowers of a fine yellow colour, which, though not so 
showy, were perhaps more elegant. The seeds were sown in 1832, 
and the plants, tried both in the conservatory and stove, grew fast, but 
did not show for flower: one was, in the summer of 1833, plunged in 
the open border in a pot, and left there by way of experiment. In 
the winter it died down to the ground; but in the spring sent up four 
vigorous shoots four feet high, which in September produced many 
flowers. The first frost of the subsequent winter so much affected it, 
(although the gardener took every precaution) that, for fear of losing 
it, he removed it into the house. When he took it up, he found that 
it had forced a long taproot, above one foot six inches in length, 
through the pot. Two other plants were planted, without pots, last 
summer, in the flower borders; and when they showed for flower, were 
removed into the border of the conservatory, where they flowered well 
late in the autumn. The plant appears to require more room for its 
roots than a pot affords; for those only grow luxuriantly and blow 
which are in the ground. Miss Traill’s gardener says he does- not 
think it will stand the winter without protection, as it is nipped by the 
first frost. He has not yet succeeded with the cuttings he has tried : 
indeed, it is difficult to obtain them from the plants. The plants in 
the conservatory which bloomed last autumn are now (March) coming 
into fine flower ; and it is hoped that the time of the year being more 
favourable, seeds may be obtained from them. The last year the 
seed-pod formed well, but dropped off before it swelled to any size.” 
_ We would call the attention of our readers to a superior method of 
cultivating the Brugmansia suaveolens, which is, doubtless, applicable 
to sanguinea. It was published in the Gardener’s Magazine, Vol. XII, 
p- 589, whence we derived it for the Auctarium of the Botanic Garden, 
section 132. 
Derivation OF THE NAMEs, 
Bruemansia, in honour of S. J. Brugmans, Professor of Natural History at 
Leyden, who first directed attention to the excretions from the roots of plants, 
by observations on the roots of violets. Saneurnea; from sanguis, blood, in 
allusion to the colour of the flowers. 
SynxonyMEs. 
Datura sancutnea. Ruiz and Pavon m, Flora Peruviana, Vol. II, p. 15. 
ree in Humboldt and Bonpland. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum, Vol. 
»P- 
BRUGMANSIA BICOLOR. ifetsee s Plantarum, Vol. I, p. 216. Lind- 
ley in Botanical Register, t. 1739, ig oe = 
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