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forage plant. We shall be particularly obliged to Mr. Barclay of Bury 

 Hill from whose garden Mr. Sweet figured this plant, if he will send three 

 or four seeds to Mr. Shirreff of Mungos-wells, near Haddington, and Mr. 

 Gorrie of Annat Gardens, near Errol, Perth. These cultivators, we know, 

 would not only give them a fair trial, but form a rational estimate of then* 

 eeneral worth to the agriculturist. A perennial forage plant, that would 

 be as useful in the strong clays and cold climate of Scotland, as the saint- 

 foin is in dry soils, and the lucern in a warm climate in England, would be a 

 valuable acquisition. — Leptostelma (leptos, slender, stelma, a crown ; slender 

 rays of the flower) maximum ; Composite ^stereae .Bellideae. A perennial 

 which at Bury Hill, last summer, attained the height of 7 ft., and made, 

 with its blue rays, a splendid appearance. It flowers from the beginning of 

 September to the end of November, and is, therefore, a valuable autumn 



plank Lapeyroiisia (Picot de la Peyrouse, aut. of Figures de la Flore de 



Pyrenees) aculeata ; Zridese. A curious and pretty plant from the Cape of 

 Good Hope. The best soil for it is an equal quantity of light turfy loam, 

 peat, and sand ; and they may either be taken up after flowering, and kept 

 dry till the end of October, or remain protected from the frost by a mat or 

 litter. Offsets from the root or seeds. — 5ilene pusilla. A perennial, grow- 

 ing in a close dense tuft. 



No. XI. for April, contains 



41 to 44. — Ferbena elata. An elegant stately plant, from the " superb 

 collection at Bury Hill," whence Monte Video seeds were sent by Mr. 

 Hunnemann. — Ornithogalum montanum. An interesting bulb from Naples, 

 readily distinguished from 0. umbellatum by its large simple bulb, " which 

 produces few or scarcely any offsets ; whereas, that species is surrounded by 

 a nest of them." It requires a little protection in winter. — Potentilla 

 Mackayawa. A hybrid between P. formdsa and opaca raised by Mr. Mackay 

 at the Clapton nursery. Flowers yellow, tinged with red, and the base of 

 the petals light red. — Eriocoma fragrans. A fine, fragrant, whitish-flowered 

 plant from Mexico, by P. Barclay, Esq., in 1827, which flowered last autumn 

 at Bury Hill, for the first time. Like most of the plants from Mexico, and 

 the temperate parts of South America, it requires protection in winter. 

 No. XII. for May, contains 



45 to 48. — Triosteum perfoliatum ; Caprifoliacese. A stately, upright, 

 curious, herbaceous perennial, from limestone rocks in New England, but 

 rare there ; sent to England by Mr. Hogg, and Mr. Prince of New York 

 and of Long Island. " It is seldom to be met with in our collections, 

 chiefly owing, we believe, to the plants being generally planted in pots, 

 where the roots have not sufficient room to spread themselves ; and, as they 

 are also frequently exposed to the cold in winter, the mould becomes all 

 frozen through, which occasions them to perish. This would not be the 

 case were they planted pretty deep in the flower-borders, in a rich soil ; the 

 roots would then have room to spread, and the frost would not be so liable 

 to injure them. They may be readily increased by dividing at the root, or 

 by seeds, which are frequently ripened." — Phlox penduliflora. Very 

 showy. — Goodyera pubescens. A curious orchideous plant, from rocky 

 situations in Canada, where it flowers in July ; and, according to Pursh, it 

 " has lately made a great noise among the country people as infallibly cur- 

 ing the bite of a mad dog." — Soldanella pusilla. Smaller than S. alpina 

 received by Mr. Colville from M. Schleicher of Bex, in Switzerland. 



Cistinece. By Robert Sweet, F.L.S. &c. In 8vo Numbers, every alternate 



Month. 3*. 



No. XXVIII. for January, which completes the Volume, contains 

 109 to 112. — Helianthemum hirtum. A pretty species from the south 

 of Europe. — H. glomeratum. An obscure-flowered curious little plant 



