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tree, which, he says, were gathered on unusually high mountains, and are, 

 therefore, more likely to prove hardy in the climate of Britain, than seeds of 

 the same species received from Nepal. Some of these seeds have been sent 

 to Mr. Beaton by Mr. Wailcs, whose very interesting letter on the subject 

 of horticultural meteorology will be found in a preceding page. — Cond. 



~Phius Llavekna Arb. Brit. p. 2267., and Hort. Lig. p. 120. — We are much 

 gratified to find that this pine, one of the most beautiful, and, at the same 

 time, one of the hardiest, of those which have yet been introduced from 

 Mexico, is likely to be no longer such a rarity as it has hitherto been in 

 British collections. We have only seen one plant of it, viz. the beautiful 

 little tree in the Horticultural Society's garden, from which the figures in 

 the Arboretum were taken, and which tree was uninjured by the winter of 

 1837-38. There is another tree in the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, and some 

 plants raised from cuttings in a few English collections ; but Mr. Low of 

 the Clapton Nursery has lately raised some scores of plants, from seeds re- 

 ceived from his collector in Mexico. — Cond. 



Dorydnthes excelsa. — This noble plant has lately been magnificently in 

 flower, at Worton Lodge, the villa of George Glenny, Esq. We regret that 

 we have not had leisure to go and see it, though, in common with other edi- 

 tors, we have been furnished with a free admission. A description and figure 

 will be found in the Gardener's Gazette of July 13. and in the Hort. Journ. for 

 August. — Cond. 



Crocus lacteus var. lutescens Herb. — With the kind permission of the 

 superintendant of this garden (N. S. Hodson, Esq.), I send you two bulbs, 

 and a few seeds of Crocus, that, I believe, have hitherto been overlooked by 

 the British botanist. Its history is as follows. In the park at Great Barton, 

 the Crocus aureus and minimus of the Botanical Magazine grow rather 

 plentifully. About the year 1826, Mr. J. Denson, Jun., the then curator of 

 this garden, found one growing in the park, widely differing from the above 

 two species ; he transplanted it to the old garden, where, in the removal, it 

 was lost. Since that time I have met with it, although very sparingly, in the 

 park ; and, feeling persuaded that it had never been described, I submitted 

 specimens last spring to several individuals ; among others to the Hon. and 

 Rev. W. Herbert, who has pronounced it to be a new variety of C. lacteus, and 

 has named it CVocus lacteus var. lutescens, and this is the variety that I now 

 send you. Should you, or any of your botanical friends, wish for any spe- 

 cimens of the above three species or varieties, at any time, I shall have great 

 pleasure in supplying them. — H. Turner. Botanic Garden, Bury St. Ed- 

 munds, July 24. 1839. 



Hybrids between Fuchsia, fulgens and F. grandiflbra. — I fertilised the latter 

 species with the former, and have obtained some splendid new varieties, which 

 are now in bloom. They take much of the character of F. fulgens in respect 

 to flower, foliage, and habit ; being strong growers, free flowerers, and having 

 every shoot with a terminating panicle or bunch of large handsome flowers. 

 All who have seen these hybrids allow them to be far superior to any others 

 that have yet been produced. To the best half dozen I have given the fol- 

 lowing names and descriptions. 



Fuchsia majestica. Flower, including the footstalk, 4iin. long; flower 

 2 in. across ; strong-growing, broad, and fine foliage. 



F. fu/gida superba. Flowers 3^ in. long; very compact; foliage large, 

 dark green ; a neat grower. 



F. multiflbra erecta. Flowers 3 in. long ; plant a neat grower ; a very abun- 

 dant flowerer, with good foliage. An extra prize was awarded for this hybrid 

 at the North Riding Horticultural Show of July 26th, 1839. 



F. grandiflbra maxima. Flower 5 \ in. long, and 2 in. in diameter ; splendid 

 large foliage, and the plant with an elegant habit. 



F. stylosa conspicua. Flower 3J in. long ; globular. 



F. pendula termindlis. Flower 2 in. long; dwarf habit, broad foliage, pen- 

 dent, and terminating in large clusters of flowers. — T. Colley. Hope Nur- 

 series, Leaning Lane, Yorkshire, July 12. 1839. 



