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*Lachenalz'« pallida of Thumb. — Phldx speciosa. A rare species from 

 Columbia, extremely impatient of cultivation. " The late incessant rains 

 have nearly destroyed it ; and it is to be feared that it will be soon lost 

 altogether." — Jcacia lunata. — *Sterculia Pragacantha^ The tragacanth 

 tree of Sierra Leone ; " a gum resembling gum tragacanth being copiously 

 exuded by it when wounded." — Faccinium ovatum. A handsome ever- 

 green shrub, bearing an edible fruit, like most of the vacciniums, and of 

 easy culture in shady situations. — **Scilla plumbea. A bulb imported 

 from the Cape to Kew, and drawn there by Mr. Edwards in 1813, but now 

 probably lost. 



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Part CLVIII.for June, contains 

 1571 to 1580. — *Pleurothallis saurocephalus ; Orchideae. Rio Janeiro. 



— *_Erica multiflora. — *Lantana lavandulaefolia. — /Vis pumila. — M\- 

 mulus rivularis. — Fothergilk alnifolia. — * Watson/a compacta. — Onoclea 

 obtusilobata ; Pilices. From Dr. Wray of Augusta; stove. — *Leche- 

 naultz'ffl multiflora. — Anthericum glaiicum. 



Part CLIX.for July, contains 

 1581 to 1590. — Plantago montana, — * Andromeda calyculata ventricdsa. 



— Styphelia longifolia. — -*Phododendrom dauricum sempervirens. " Much 

 more adapted to our climate than the deciduous variety, as it flowers later, 

 and is less subject to injury from early frosts. — Primula Pallasw. — *Ca- 

 millia japonica corallina. One of the varieties raised from seeds by Mr. 

 Chandler. — *Armeria fruticosa. — Diplazium jolantagineum ; Pilices. A 

 native of Jamaica. — *Fumaria cava. — *Calddium lividum. 



Part CLX. for August, contains 

 1591 to 1600. — * Andromeda polifolia angustifolia. — *Plechnum lan- 

 ceola. — Panimculus amplexicaulis. — *Pyrus japonica. ■*— *Justic2 - a Gen- 

 darussa. — Phl6x crassifolia. — Primula inflata. — Prunus borealis, — .^myg- 

 dalus sibirica. — *Epidendrum rigidum. 



Part CXLl.for September, contains 

 1601 to 1610. — *5telis tubata. A curious epiphyte, from New Spain, 

 in 1828. — *Piibus spectabilis. From the Columbia River, by Mr. Douglas, 

 to the Horticultural Society, where it appeai-s to be quite hardy, producing 

 red flowers in May. Whether it is a trailer, or a subfrutescent plant, like 

 the common raspberry, is not mentioned. — Streptopus roseus. — Jatropha 

 pandursefolia. — Faccinium ovatum. — Petre« erecta. — Prunus depressa, 

 the Cerasus depressa of Pursh, bearing a black, sweet, and agreeably fla- 

 voured cherry. — *Prica vernalis. — Panunculus montanus. 



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N~o. XIII. for June, contains 

 49 to 52. — 5axifraga retusa. A beautiful and rare little species, resem- 

 bling S. oppositifolia, from M. Schleicher, to the Chelsea garden. — Phodo- 

 dendron Smiths. A hybrid between R. ponticum and R. arboreum ; raissd 

 from seed by Mr. W. Smith of Coombe Wood, and will, there can be little 

 doubt, prove quite hardy ; peat soil and layers ; " or young cuttings, with 

 their wood nearly ripened, taken off at a joint, and planted in pots of sand, 

 placed in a frame, or under a hand-glass, in a little bottom heat, will not 

 be difficult to root." — Plectocephalus (plektos, plaited, Jcephale, a head ; 

 plaited leaflets of involucrum) americanus ; Compositae Centaureae. From 

 the Arkansa territory, in North America, to Bury Hill. A beautiful annual, 

 with blue and pink flowers, deserving a place in every collection. — Pri- 

 mula villosa. 



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