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species. The roses on the tent and the covered walk, and also the avenues 

 of standard roses, were remarkably free from insects ; a result which is obtained 

 by hand-picking. Along the bottom of the garden, there is a broad border of 

 rockwork, devoted to the culture of ferns and other rock or wild plants, or 

 plants that love moisture or the shade. A bed of iupinus polyphyllus was 

 very splendid; that of Papaver nudicaule, varied and beautiful; Papaver 

 bracteatum made a fine appearance in different beds and borders ; and along 

 the margins of several masses the heartseases were most brilliant. Masses of 

 ten-week and of Brompton stock, of ranunculus, of clarkia, of eschscholtzia, of 

 yuccas, of petunias, of schizanthus, and of a great number of other articles, 

 deserve to be here mentioned ; but we refer to Mr. Denson's account, dated 

 June 4., and immediately following these notes. 



In returning to the house, we saw, in the adjoining conservatory, the tac- 

 sonia, in festoons over the paths, covered with bloom and ripe fruit. The 

 latter are globular, and about the size and colour of large golden pippins. 

 We did not enter the kitchen-garden, nor walk round the shrubbery. The 

 walks in the flower-garden were well gravelled, and just as we could wish 

 them ; the beds were also full of earth ; and the turf edges of both were not 

 cut with a spade, but clipped. In short, these two material points were en- 

 tirely to our taste. 



The following list includes the names of rare species of plants which Mrs. 

 Palliser has introduced, by seeds, &c, from different botanic gardens in Italy, 

 into the garden of Mrs. Marryat. Those starred, Mrs. Palliser deems to be 

 new to Britain : — 



Airopsis *pulchella Tenore [this is registered in IX. 240.] ; J'llium *multi- 

 bulbiferum, *ciliatum Cyr. [this is the subhirsutum G. Don], *Cupani Ra- 

 finesque, controversum, roseum, snolaceum, tenuifolium Ten., pusillum Cyr., 

 &c. ; Althae'a *sylvestris Briganii, Jlyssum orientale Lin., Ampherephis 

 *aristata Knnth, Anchusa *arvalis, Angelica *nemorosa Ten. ; Antirrhinum 

 siculum Gussone, *jamaicense Fisch., capitatum Presl; A'rabis collina var. 

 rosea Ten. [it is probable that this is the yfrabis rosea of Bot. Mag. t. 3246.] ; 

 ^'triplex *polysperma Ten. ; Basella ramosa Jacq. [this has flowered, and 

 borne red berries; the plant is about 4 in. high]; Borkhausk leontodonoldes, 

 from the botanic garden at Turin ; Calandrinin *procumbens Mom ; Calendula 

 *arragonica, from the botanic garden at Turin ; Campanula Alpini?', divergens, 

 *lunariaefdlia, perfoliata, obliquifolia, stylosa, *pulcherrima Schrank [q>, 1 ft. 

 high, flowers in June, corolla blue], *fragilis [dead], *Cavolim, and *garganica 

 [an interesting prostrate species, of numerous flowers ; corolla blue], (the 

 last three are among the most beautiful of the dwarf Neapolitan Campanula- 

 ceae ; and, of each, it should be remarked that there are a smooth and a hairy 

 leafed variety. M. Tenore has also another handsome new Campanula, 

 named #B,osam, which he has not hitherto been able to increase); Capparis 

 sicula Duhamely Cineraria gibbosa Guss. ; Colchicum *Bivon<E Guss., neapo- 

 litanum ; Collomia *pinnatifida, Convolvulus *Imperati, Corchorus *tridens; 

 Crocus *ThomasM Ten. [this is registered in Sweet's Hort. Brit. p. 596.], 

 *longiflorus Raf., *ImperaU' Ten. [in Sweet's Hort. Brit. p. 596.], *albiflorus j 

 .Delphinium *anomalum Hort. Crac, *uncatum Hort. Pi-ag. t &c. ; Dianthus 

 *attenuatus [has, Mr. Redding, jun,, told us, somewhat of the habit of pluma.- 

 rius], Bisignan?', *corsicus [f jn. W.], *marsicus, &c; Diplotaxis apula Ten., 

 *patula; Digitalis [*] australis Ten. [^ a, 2 ft.] orientalis, &c. ; Draba*Num- 

 mularia; PTchium *rossicum [a>, 3^ ft. jn.jl. Pa.Li.], Sibthorp^i; .Erica ramu- 

 losa, *sicula Guss.; .Euphorbia *prunifolia, *pyrifolia; Perula *Barrelieri 

 Ten., Galium *adhae N rens, Geranium nemorosum Ten. [as well as we recollect, 

 this is somewhat in the mode of G. pyrenaicum ; but has larger and more 

 showy corollas], Globularia salicina; Gypsophila *collina, *sabulosa; Heli- 

 anthemum Barrelien, *lae N ve, Lippii, *obscurum, &c. ; i7eliotropium *Bocconi 

 Guss., /Telleborus Bocconi Guss., /hibiscus *strigosus Ten., Lavatera sylves- 

 tris Cyr. [can the Jlthae N a sylvestris, named above, be identical with this ?] ; 

 i/ithospermum *rosmarinifolium Ten., from the rocks of Capri [a suffrutescent 



