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seen by a number of lady-artists in the country, we appeal to 

 them for the truth of our remarks ; we appeal also to the 

 florist and to the botanical reader. We should wish to hear 

 what can be said on both sides of the question. 



Art. II. Catalogue of Wo7-lcs 07i Gardening, Agriculture, Botany, 

 Rural Architecture, 8^c., published since August last, voith some 

 Account of those considered the most interesting. 



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Curtis' s Botanical Magazine, or Flower-Garden displayed; New Series. 

 Edited by Dr. Hooker. In 8vo Numbers, monthly. 3s. 6f/. col.; S5. plain. 



No. XXXI. for Jidy, contains 

 2918 to 2925. — Clarkwj! pulchella (Vol. III. p. 197. fig. 56.). — Nicotm«a 

 acuminata, the Petiuim acuminata of Graham, in Ed. New Phil. Jovr., 

 Jul}', 1828, p. 378. " Petunz'a seems to differ from W\cotidna in little else 

 but its irregular corolla ; which being wanting here, I have reluctantly 

 differed from my valued friend, who has hitherto alone described this species, 

 in considering it not to be of that genus." — Begonm semperflorens, — 

 iigustrum nepal^nse var. glabrum. A considerable tree in the mountains 

 of Nepal ; here a green-house shrub, with white sweet-smelling flowers 

 from April to June. — yicacia lanlgera. — ^rigeron glabellum,* Compositas. 

 A perennial, from the plains of Missouri, with purple flowers from Septem- 

 ber to Christmas. First raised in the Glasgow botanic garden in 1828. — 

 Gi\ia gracilis. — Clerod^ndron emirnense; Ferbenacese. A branching shrub, 

 from the province of Emirne, in the interior of Madagascar. Discovered 

 by Professor Bojer, and seeds sent by C. Telfair, Esq., to Robert Barclay, 

 Esq., of Bury Hill, where it blossomed in 1824, 



No. XXXII. for August, contains 

 2926 to 2931. — Bonate« speciosa. {fg. 103.) A rare orchideous 

 from the Cape of Good Hope, presenting a very com- 

 plicated form of flower. Sent by Mr. Aiton to the 

 Edinburgh botanic garden. — Maxillaria Harrisom'fS. 

 A beautiful orchideous epiphyte, named " in com- ^^^ 

 pliment to Mrs, Arnold Harrison of Aigburgh." — ^ 

 Jcacia Oxycedrus. — Cestrum claterndides. A stove 

 shrub fi'om Trinidad to the Glasgow botanic garden. 

 — Stenochilus viscosusj Myoporinae. A New Holland 

 shrub, with ovato-lanceolate coriaceous leaves, and 

 large, yellow, ringent. curved flowers, introduced by 

 F." Henchman, Esq. F.L.S. H.S. &c., and by Mr. 

 Mackay of the Clapton nursery, " kindly communi- 

 cated to the royal botanic garden of Edinburgh." — 

 'Eulophia {eido2jhos, well crested; on account of the 

 crest of the labellum) streptopetala. (fig. 104.) A very 

 handsome orchideous epiphyte ; and we are not sorry 



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