Botanical Cabinet. — British Floixer-Garden. 139 



JEu6nymiis americanus. A hardy, almost evergreen shrub, of low bushy 

 growth, from the swamps of Caro- 

 lina, and of the easiest culture. — 

 Potentilla spldndens. The name re- 

 fers to the leaves, which are of a fine 

 silvery lustre, and very ornamental ; 

 the flowers are small and yellow, and 

 succeeded by numerous seeds of such 

 easy growth, that the plant will pro- 

 bably soon become naturalised. — 

 Azalea calendulacea. Marigold-like 

 Azalea. Bartram, in his travels, ob- 

 serves, " the clusters of the blos- 

 soms cover the shrubs in such in- 

 credible profusion on the hill-sides, 

 that, suddenly opening to the view 

 from deep shades, I was alarmed by 

 the apprehension of the hill being set 

 on fire." He calls it " the most gay 

 and brilliant flowering shrub yet known." 



Mnc2L varia. — Habenaria ciliaris ; Orchldese. " A native of North 

 America, in meadows and drained swamps, from Canada to Carolina. It is 

 a beautiful plant, difficult of cultivation ; we have frequently imported it, 

 but it never lives long here. It flowered in June, from roots received the 

 preceding winter ; they were potted in loam and vegetable earth, and kept 

 in a frame, under glass." — ScaeVola microcarpa ; Gooden6v2<E. A green- 

 house perennial, of low growth and little beauty, raised by Mr. Curtis, in 

 1793, from seeds brought accidentally to England in specimens of soils. — 

 5'empervivum tabulaeforme. — Digitalis canari^nsis. An elegant plant 

 from the Canary Islands, long since introduced, but by no means common. 



— Helonias bracteata ; Melanthaceae. ^ 



The British Flower-Garden. By Robert Sweet, F.L.S. &c. In 8vo Numbers, 



monthly. 35. 



No. LXII. for April, contains 



245 to 248. — Dianthus Fischer? ; Caryophylleae (SileneEe. From the 



very extensive collection of ornamental herbaceous plants of Messrs. 



Young of Epsom, and " certainly one of the most desii'able plants for the 



flower-garden, the flowers being very sweet-scented, as well as beautiful." 



— Diplocoma {diploos double, kome, a lock of 54 

 hair ; the seeds being furnished with a double 



Eappus) villosa; Compositae Carduacese. A 

 erbaceous perennial, is in. high, with yellow 

 flowers, and of the easiest culture in the open 

 border, with a little covering in winter to pre- 

 serve it from the severest frosts. From Mexico 

 to the " rich and varied collection " at Bury 

 Hill. — Papaver alpinum {Jig. 54.); Papaveracese. 

 A pretty and very rare dwarf perennial, with 

 bipinnate leaves, and white flowers, which appear 

 great part of the year. The plant is well adapted 

 for rockwork, where it should be protected from 

 severe frosts, and superabundance of rain. From 

 the extensive collection of alpines in the Chelsea botanic garden. — .Phlox 

 scabra; Polemoniacese. A most ornamental perennial, growing from 3 ft. 

 to 4 ft. high, with fragrant lilac flowers, in loosely spreading panicles. The 

 usual culture, with a little protection in winter. 



