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ground, at a distance from the wall. Alstrcemerm pelegrina, 

 native of Peru, in an open border, in a deep rich soil, was 

 much more luxuriant than when grown in pots. Erica, me- 

 diterranea survived many winters without, covering, in a 

 border in front of a south wall. EdwardszVz microphylla, a 

 plant of New Zealand, lived in a similar situation, but without 

 flowering. Melia Azeddrach, from the Levant, lived through 

 the winter. Calycanthus precox (now Chimonanthus fra- 

 grans), from Japan, stood against a south wall, without any 

 covering. 22ubus rosaefolius, from the Mauritius, planted on 

 the open border, under a south wall, flourished. Cistus al- 

 garvensis, C. villosus, C. mutabilis, C. Ledon, and C. ladani- 

 ferus, all natives of the south of Europe, were induced to 

 stand through the winters, in dry sheltered spots. Teucrium 

 fruticans, from the south of Europe, lived in front of a south 

 wall, iheris semperflorens, from Sicily, lived in a warm 

 south border, without covering, ii/ibiscus syriacus stood the 

 winters tolerably, iiypericum monogynum, from China, and 

 C6ris, from the south of Europe, lived, the first in an ex- 

 posed, the latter in a sheltered situation. Passiflora cserulea 

 grew against a south wall, without covering, and flowered in 

 the summer. Cupressus lusitanica lived and produced seeds 

 against a south wall. $milax aspera, of the south of Europe, 

 grew under a south wall several years. Acacia armata, native 

 of New Holland, lived over the winter, near a south wall, and 

 produced ripe seeds. 



" The following plants have ripened seeds in the open air ; 

 the produce of those seeds, some through successive genera- 

 tions, grew all in the open border, several of them being self- 

 sown: — Lopezm racemosa, from Mexico. Veronica decussata, 

 a shrub from the Falkland Islands. Calceolaria pinnata, 

 native of Peru. Pardanthus chinensis, a bulbous plant. 

 Marica californica. Persicaria orientalis. Podalyria virgi- 

 nica. Mesembryanthemum glabrum and pinnatifidum, both 

 from the Cape of Good Hope. Lavandula dentata, a shrub 

 from the South of Europe. iStachys coccinea, from Chile. 

 Dracocephalum canariense (Balm of Gilead), Celsm cretica. 

 Alonsoa wrticifolia, native of Peru. Erodium hymenodes, 

 native of Barbary. Geranium «nemonefolium, from Ma- 

 deira. ikZedicago arborea, a shrub from Italy. Cineraria 

 cruenta, C. populifolia, and C. lanata, all from the Canary 

 Islands. Tagetes lucida, native of Mexico. Momordica 

 Elaterium, from the south of Europe." 



Several annuals, usually raised on hot-beds, have naturalised 

 themselves by shedding their seeds in die open air in warm situ- 

 ations. 



