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A handsome, upright, frutescent species, from Mexico to the elegant flower- 

 garden of- Mrs. Marrj'att of Wimbledon House, Surrey, in 1828. Flowers 

 dai'k blue, red, and purple j culture easy in common soil, and propaga- 

 tion by young cuttings under a hand-glass in spring or by seeds. — 

 *Lophosp6;mum {lophos, a crest, sj^erma, seed) erubescens. — Scrophula- 

 rinae Jntirrhineae. A strong free-flowering green-house frutescent climber, 

 and " a grand plant to turn out against a wall or trellis in spring." It 

 is of rapid growth, and flowers freely ; in the open air the flowers are of a 

 deep purple, in the green-house of a purple lilac. It is certainly a great 

 acquisition, and will rank in beauty with Maurandyo! 'Baxclaydna. The 

 country is indebted for it to A. B. Lambert, Esq., who procured seeds out 

 of his dried specimens that were collected in Mexico by the botanists 

 Sesse and Mocino, and with his accustomed liberality, distributed them 

 freely to the collections around the metropolis. Mr. Sweet's drawing was 

 made from the rich garden of Bury HilL 



No, XVIII. Jb)' Novemher, contains 

 69 to 72. — jEthionema *membranaceum ; Cruciferag. A pretty little 

 suffrutescent rock plant from Persia, which thrives well in the open border, 

 but will probably require the protection of a frame during winter ; for 

 which purpose some plants should be kept in pots. — Habranthus *Ander- 

 sonw; Amaryllit?e<^. A beautiful bulb, with yellow flowers, tinged with 

 brown and purple, produced tlie whole of the summer. It is a native 

 of Buenos Ayres, whence it was sent to the Clapton nursery by Mr. 

 Anderson, the collector sent out by Mr. Mackay, the predecessor of Mr. 

 Low, now the veryjudicious manager of the concern. — Erythronium Dens 

 canis. It seems that there are two species of Erythronium in common 

 cultivation; but, as Mr. Sweet observes, it appears strange that, though 

 their striking specific differences were well known to the old botanists, they 

 had escaped the attention of moderns, till the distinction of the species 

 was pointed out to Mi-. Sweet by Mr. Milne of the Fulham nursery. The 

 other species is E, longifolium, and is distinguished by its long narrow 

 leaves, as the Dens Canis is by its ovate leaves. — Dentaria digitata ; 

 Cruciferse. A beautiful and rare plant, with bright light purple flowers in 

 May and June. It is a native of various parts of the south of Europe, 

 varies with white and purple flowers, and is of the easiest culture. 



No. XIX. for December, contains 

 73 to 76. — Habenaria lacera; Orchideas. A native of low meadows, 

 from Pennsylvania to Virginia, with greenish flowers in July. Plants are 

 at Bury Hill, and specimens in the herbarium of Mr. Lambert. From 

 appearances Mr. Sweet supposes this plant " partial to peat soil, or some 

 deep light earth, in a moist and somewhat shady situation ; but, as it is at 

 present very scarce, it will probably be some time before it can be pro- 

 cm'ed, except by roots fresh imported from America. We have no doubt 

 but the orchideous -^:)lants might all be readily raised from seeds, by 

 planting turfs of grass on the plants, for the young plants to have to attach 

 their roots to, when the seeds first vegetate, as they appear to be all more 

 or less parasitic when in a young state, and die off as soon as they vegetate, 

 if they have not some plant to attach their young roots to." — Phlomis 

 herba-venti. Raised in the Chelsea garden by Mr. Anderson, from seed 

 received from Dr. Fi^. iier. " It is a very handsome herbaceous perennial, 

 continuing to produce an abundance of flowers the greater part of the 

 summer, succeeding well in the common garden soil, and may be increased, 

 though sparingly, by' dividing the roots, or by seeds which sometimes 

 ripen ; it is well deserving cultivation in all collections of hardy flowering 

 plants." — Helianthus petiolaris. A handsome and very distinct species 

 of annual sunflower, which continues in bloom from August to November. 

 — Erythronium longifolium. A native of Italy and the south of Europe; 

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