366 Cape Heaths flowering in January. 



what other genus can it be said that every species, without 

 exception, is beautiful throughout the year, and at every period 

 of its growth ? — in flower or out of flower, and of every 

 size and age ? Suppose an individual had the penance imposed 

 upon him of being forbidden to cultivate more than one genus 

 of ornamental plants, is there a genus that he could make choice 

 of at all to be compared to Erica ? Perpetually green, perpe- 

 tually in flower, of all colours, of all sizes, and of many shapes ! 



As a fit companion to Mr. Bowie's communication, and a 

 standing testimony in favour of our own opinion of Erica, 

 we insert a list which has been in preparation for us for 

 the last twelve months by Messrs. Rollisson. — We request the 

 attention of our readers also to the catalogue of hardy heaths 

 at Tooting. Those who have no green-house may still grow 

 a very fine assortment in beds or groups of moist sandy loam, 

 or of loam and peat, out of doors. One of the finest heath- 

 eries of this sort is the Duke of Bedford's at Woburn, where, 

 besides Ericae, there are others of the same family, as Men- 

 ziesia, &c. to the number of nearly 30 species, besides varieties. 



Mr. Bowie, who is now at Kew, intends to return very 

 shortly to the Cape of Good Hope, and resume his labour of 

 collecting the various interesting specimens of natural history 

 of that country. Although botanical collections were the 

 objects of his former travels, yet he was not inattentive to 

 other branches of natural history; and from the various 

 observations he there made, hopes to be useful in his future 

 researches to those professors who are anxious to form exten- 

 sive collections for their cabinets. We hope to be favoured 

 with occasional communications from him on heaths, Proteas, 

 and other subjects connected with that interesting colony, and 

 suited for the Gardener's Magazine. — Cond. 



Art. II. List of Cape Heaths which have been in Flower in 

 the Tooting Nursery in each Month of the Year. Commu- 

 nicated by Messrs. Rollisson, Nurserymen, Tooting. 



Ericas flowering in January. 



1. Absinthoides 16. Concolor superba 29. Ignescens (fig.65. c.) 42. Pellucida 



2. Archeria {fig. 66. e.) 17. Cupressina 30. Imbricata 43. Pinea. 



3. Arctata 18. Decora (fig. 73. c.) 31. Lacticolor 44.'Pinifolia 



4. Ardens (fig. 71. b.) 19. Denticulata 32. Lambertia 45. Prastans 



5. Aspera 20. Exsurgens 33. Laxa 46. Pubescens major 



6. Assurgens 21. Filamentosa 34. Leucanthera 47. Pubescens minima 



7. Bandonia Cfe.75. g.) (fig.li.b.) 48. Pulchella 



8. Bruniades 22. Flava 35. Linna=oides 49. Radiata 



9. Caffra 23. Floribunda (fig.73.j.) 36. Longipedunculata 50. Ramentacea 



10. Calycina 24. Formosa (fig. 75. b.) (fig. 73. a.) 



11. Oanaliculata 25. Furfurosa 37. Lutea 51. Regerminans 



12. Carinata 26. Gracilis 38. Mammosa (fig. 65. g.) 52. Retorta (fig. 68. g.) 



13. Colorans (^.67. c.) 27. Grandinosa 39. Mucosa (fig.l3.f.) 53. Rollisson's blanda 



14. Comosa rubra (fig. 72, b.) 40. Mutabilis 54. Scabriuscula 



In. Concinna (fig. 67. b.) 28. Hirta 41. Ovalajflora 55. Sebana aurantia 



