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Mr. Campbell, in July last. — Sinnlngza villosa ; Gesnenece. A fine stove 

 plant, flowering abundantly during all the summer, and growing freely in 

 peat and loam. The flowers are of a pale or yellow green ; the whole 

 plant is succulent, and requires a high temperature, and much atmospheric 

 moisture. It is readily propagated by cuttings or by leaves. From Brazil, 

 by Henry Chamberlayne, Esq., to the Horticultural Society, in 1826. — 

 Prunus candicans ; ^osaceae Drupaceae. A fine hardy shrub, of 5 or 6 ft. 

 in height, from Messrs. Baumann, of the BoUwiller nursery in France, to 

 the Horticultural Society, in 1825. Its native country is unknown. A 

 " valuable addition to the hardy shrubs of our country : it is quite hardy, 

 easily cultivated, and in the spring is so laden with white blossoms, as to 

 seem a mass of snow, amidst the green leaves and rosy flowers bf the sea- 

 son." — Castilleiacoccinea,Ci-imson-/e«wec?Castilleia. A pretty, hardy annual, 

 from gravelly upland meadows about the river Colombia, by Mr. Douglas, 

 to the Horticultural Society in 1826, in whose garden it flowered in July 

 and August, 1827. The most conspicuous part of the flower is the bracteas, 

 which are vermilion-coloured, varying to a lively yellow, and even to 

 white. " Increased by seeds, which are produced in small quantities. It 

 should be grown in gravel, or peat and sand, and not in loamy soil." — - 

 Crotalaria verrucosa ; Leguminoste iotese. A tender stove annual, from 

 the East Indies, with purple flowers, and varying extremely in the size and 

 form of its leaves. Introduced in 1731, and of the easiest culture. 



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Part CXXXI. for March,, contai^is 

 ISOl to 1310. — Pothos HarrlsM. From Rio Janeiro to the Edinburgh 

 botanic garden, in 1824, by Mr. Harris, its discoverer, and in honour of 

 whom its specific name was given by Dr. Graham. Stove ; loam and peat. 



— Callistemon lophanthum. A handsome shrub from New South Wales. 



— j^rica Ewer««a. Tube-flowered. " Like most of this extensive family, 

 the flowers are exceedingly beautiful, and the whole plant formed to please 

 and delight the mind." — ^'rabis petrse^a hastulata. A little tuft of 

 notched leaves, well adapted for pots, but rather difficult to keep. It is a 

 native of the north of Europe, and grows on rocks, between 2 in. and 5 in. 

 high. — Didymocarpus {didymos, double, karpos, pod) R^xii. A dwarf 

 herbaceous plant, about the size of a primrose, with purple flowers in 

 autumn, seeding freely, and of easy culture in sandy loam. — Aralia his- 

 pida. A low shrub, from the woods of Canada. — Mesembryanthemum 

 linguseforme. — Fontanesm phylliraeoides. A native shrub of Syria, but 

 perfectly hardy in this country. — Hoya pallida. — Eriocaulon decangu- 

 lare. From swamps in New Jersey and Carolina. 



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No. L XI. for March, contains 

 Amorpha fragrans ; Leguminosje Pap. iyotese Galegeae. A strong, up- 

 right, deciduous shrub, with pinnate leaves and dark purple flowers, delight- 

 fully scented. From North America; quite hardy; and of the easiest 

 culture. — Jrgemone ochroleuca ; Papaveracege. A very handsome half- 

 hardy annual, from Mexico to the garden of Robert Barclay, Esq. of Bury 

 Hill. — Cunila mariana ; Labiatae. A handsome perennial, from moun- 

 tainous situations in North America ; of easy culture.— - Gal ega persica; 

 Legumin6sa3 Pap. ioteae Galegete. A vigorous-growing plant, with 

 white flowers, raised in the Chelsea garden from seeds received from 

 France. 



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