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rapidly in the conservatory, and in the coldest end of tlie green- 

 house ; but the one planted out against a south wall died this 

 winter. It has been growing in the green-house all the winter, 

 from which we may reasonably conclude that it is an evergreen. 

 It will not flower here this season ; at least, it shows no signs of 

 flowering yet. 



"Among the stove plants are many large specimens. Two fine 

 plants of Ardisia paniculata are now in full bloom ; two of the 

 finest specimens, in England of that good old plant Jatropha 

 pandursefcMia are just beginning to show their splendid flowers, 

 and will be in flower every day till the end of next October. 

 After flowering, this plant is kept perfectly dry for three months. 

 It seems a great favourite here : we observed plants of it in all 

 stages of growth, from 6 in. to 3 or 4 feet high ; some as stan- 

 dards, others as dwarf bushes. Several species of Theophrasta 

 make a fine appearance at this time, with their large handsome 

 foliage, for which they are chiefly grown. I'nga HarriszV will 

 soon be a splendid object ; it is literally covered, from top to 

 bottom, with blossom buds : it belongs to the deciduous class of 

 shrubs, casting its leaves in winter ; and the flowers and young 

 foliage appear at the same time. Another valuable plant for 

 private collections, Clerodendron phlomoides, has been in flower 

 here since April, 1839. A cut specimen of it, in flower, was 

 exhibited then at the Horticultural Society's Rooms in Regent 

 Street, when it was reported to be nearly as sweet as a jasmine. 

 It is a half-climbing plant, with abundance of terminal racemes 

 of flowers, similar to those of C. hastatum, with neat small 

 foliage, and, what is strange in this genus, the plant is never 

 attacked by any kind of insects. It delights in the hottest part 

 of the stove. It was among the last lot of plants sent over to 

 this country by the late Dr. Carey, and, we believe, at the 

 request of Mr. Herbert. It is only in one or two other collec- 

 tions, to which Mr. Harris presented it. Speaking of Dr. Carey, 

 we saw here, for the first time, that fine myrtaceous plant named 

 after him by Roxburgh. It is something in the way of Barring- 

 tonm speciosa, but deciduous. The genus Careya is closely 

 allied to Barrington/a and Gustav/a. These three plants, with 

 Magnoh'a, are noble plants to commemorate such names as 

 Daines Barrington, Gustavus the Third of Sweden, Dr. Carey, 

 and Dr. Magnol of Montpelier. We noticed more than half a 

 dozen fine barringtonias, ixoras in abundance, a fine plant of 

 Browner grandiceps, the cow tree of Humboldt, and one of 

 the finest specimens of Strelitzm juncea which we remember to 

 have seen anywhere. In the green-house are some good speci- 

 mens of Boronm serrulata in flower ; also, a large specimen of 

 Scottm dentata, several heaths, epacrises, chorozemas, eutaxias, 

 and such like plants ; also, a large /Rhododendron altaclerense 



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