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^T — TT^iT.. miniata the White- I Count Pauline (Holmes), Cradle Pet <Wallis), Lord Byrott i a Poimaise stove, w Mr Uunror bas found t*awawer p.- - 



Heath Ktlo t M " , l V. th " blue Sollva betero. (Taylor), Voltigeur (Cheetham), Pe.cy (Mat), Cardinal Wolaay ftctlj every purpose to which it h an a , t »iied. 



P** } Z™ ^ .hJ rLJutane Aialea and the (Umwh Omnium Priinum (Kaye\ and 2 Seedlings; 2d, Mr. We may take thia opportunity of sutin^ fcat the Rose exhi- 



a The Ol^r1>tan«' Aaaleti. and the 



^"rfcl" "Heath called metu*a?nora bico>or. 

 ran y y , ^,_ r „^ came Hoya impl- 



ant Kaiosanthe> 

 pladenia crasti- 



ur Hamp V. to J. Th-me, E«q., ca 

 ■feJC^f n .ribanda. the brilhai 

 -4ll.maf.dt caihartica. the lovely D» 



ifclK 



■fS^^c^anrn'ata. and U> ra crncata. 



*«2I a* «••*.. ^re arranged on one side of a long tent 

 JHEp^lawoninma, and had ag^od effect In collects 

 ■*K Tnt« Mr Mylam, gr. to S. Rucker. Fsq.. was first. 

 •**-**?- -I-,rited of a huge Aerides odoratum, loaded with 



a large plant of Vanda Bate- 



J^mes of lovely blo^ >ms ; a iar 2 € 



diith two spike? of flowers ; Sobr 



alia macrantha, with 

 a magnificent Dendrobium formosum, liberally 



nidrobe. Od >ntogh ssum grande, the rare Phalaenop 

 * Fr.irlenrlriim verrucosnm, the Moss Cattleya. and the 



Epic!en^ruTo 



Mr. 

 mini, 



sod gre*n flowered Cycnocbes pentadactylon.- 

 ftuklin it to Mrs. Lawrence, had Epidennmm Vvjelli 

 Sdtooe'% rijrrina. the singular looking Cycnoches Loddiiresii, 

 SSaWraia t he Clowe* Anguloa, the large white Butterfly 



elfpbal«nopMsgrandirlora), the StapelU-like Promen»a, 

 inm ampiatnm majus. Aeridcs odoratum, Oncid'um 

 awJMn and Lani-eanum, Karkeria spectabiUs, the twisted 



. _» i .&i_W&~._ vi ^ verm:...**.. 



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tfftpa, Phala? op«ls amaDt'is, two piant* or unciuiuoi ban. 

 Uiaum, Aerides maculosum, odoratum, androseum ; ^alanthe 

 Mswca' iniufficlently in bloom, and the white Cu anthe 



A collat ion of *0 plant*, contributed by Messrs. Rolliseon, 

 efltfaiord a large Deodrobium mnsehatum, Stanhopea tigrtoa, 

 1 | B# pot full of Miltonia spectabil's, the green tailed Dendro- 

 caflaai filiform* 1 , Cyrtopodium stella'ucn, Calaothe afasuca, 

 Stoebopsa iiccata, the rare Aerid-s quinquevulnera, the- 

 large white Bu'terfly plan - ("Pha'aenopsis grsndiflora), a well 

 fitwertd afaxdlariatetr«gona, and Oncidium luridumguttatum. 



In bis ffroop of 15 plants, Mr. Blake, gr. to J. Hf. Schioder, 

 Esq., had a profusely flowered Galeandra Baueri, A<rides 

 tlSae, two pi tats of the large white Butterfly plant (Phalae- 

 BSpsis granrtifl >ra), Oncidium pulvinatum, a highly.coloured 

 OoontogloBsum citrosmum, Epidendrum cinnab^rinum, the 

 Host Cattle?*, Barkena spectabilis, Stanhopea oculata, 

 Odontoglossum pulchellum, the long-tailed Angraec, and the 

 white b]o«soin«*d Aganisia pulchella. 



Collections of 10 plants were furnished by Mr* Barnes, gr. to 

 R, Hanbury. Esq., an I Mr. Wooley, gr. to H. B. Ker, Btq. a of 

 Cbssbnnt. Th formrrhad Aeridee odoratum majus t in good 

 rtadition, Phala»nopsi> grand'flora, BarUeria spectabilis, well 



wered ; the charming Ssico labium Blumei, Odontoglossmn 

 dtrosmum. the ta led Angrsec, Vanda tt-res, Sac«olabium p^ae- 

 ■onnoD, -. g«ittatum. and Aerides maculosum. — Mr. Wooley 

 pftniaced P«»ri-«teria data, a finely-blossomed Ca'tleya fiarrl. 

 •arise, Oncidium pulvinatum, the rare and beautiful Warrea 

 tHcolor, Saccolahum Blumei, bearing a fine flower spike, the 

 ^bite Phaius, Epidendrum alatum and variegatum, the Rox- 

 barfh Vanda, and Oncidium leucochilum. 



Mr. Schroder sent a new Chy^i*, tfaaara. L^ue a variety of 



Staohopea ocultta, Messrs. Veitch DendroV-ium albo sangui- 



nenm and a I andsonje Cypripedium, and Mr. Ker Bolbopbyl- 

 lim Hen-halli. 



Ci?l Heaths.— Excellent collections were furnished by 

 Vettrs. Sm^th, Cole, Rollisson, Pairbairn. and others. The 

 varieties confined of Massoni, tricolor elegaus, t. Leeana, 

 t rubra, t. Wilsoni, jubata major, perspicua rosea, inrta a, 

 fcfundihuliformia. depressa, retorta major, Rergiana. ampul. 

 licea, PaTmen'ieri rosea, Juliana, Shannon), jasminifloi a, 

 roetulajflora btcolor, eximia, Halicacaba, Aitoniana, Savile ma, 

 rioasiana, Irbyana (not out), pulverulenta, veuiricosa grandi- 

 flors (• fine Heath), mutabilis, and obbata. 



Lisxahthcs R^ssELLi an us. — Four or five admirably managed 

 specimens of this showy and, when well grown, really beautiful 



pant, were produced by Mr. Constantine, of Uidiagdon, near 

 Ubridge. 



Among Single Specihens the best were Erica Massoni, from 

 Mr. Smith; a large Dendrobium moschatum, and Luxem- 

 ?ia ciii>«3 t from Messrs. Rollisson ; Curcuma Eofcoeana, 

 from Mr. Ivison. gr. to the Duchess Powager of Nor humber- 

 itad, at Syon ; Vicca rosea, from Mr. Speed; and Mtdinilla 

 wtjTDlBci, from Messrs. Veitoh. 



Niw Plants consisted of a Bejaria from Mr Ivtson ; 

 G.oxinea caorulea grandiflora from Messrs. Veitch ; a Bland- 

 ferdia from Mr. Birnes; a bybtid Statice in the way of 

 ■acrophvlla from Mr. Scott ; Acl imenes lonpiflora alba, and 



• white Escholrsia, from Messrs. Henderson ; and Nepenthes 

 j*Hnica from Mi- ra, Rollisson. 



^e following variegattd Stove Plants were furnished by 

 antrs. Henderson — viz. Pavetta Borbonica, Dracaena tern.i- 



tii?, D t. variegata, Crotoo pictnm, llara'nta languinea, 



Jjtina, bicolor, and alboJin-ata; DiefFenbachia rnaculata, Cala 

 wttmbicolo' and variegatum, Vitisvelutina, Bartolinamacul*ta, 

 Jajsnrus plctoa and argenteus, Cypripedium venu-tum, Clero- 

 ■Jidron inicum, Aspidistra Jurio'a variega^a, Ho.ia carnosa 

 fwta, Tillands'a ze^rtna, Eranth* onum leuconerviurn, Trades- 

 «totia zebrina, and Campylohrrys discolor. 



i? es ? r «* STANDl^^ ami Noble, of Baeshot, exhibited the 

 following rare hardy plants : Ilex micmpbylla, an Iltx 

 Wething in the way of cornuta, Berbt-ris japonica, a 

 c **rf variety of Cryptorr.eria japonica, Quercua iiiversa, Q. 

 {^jropnylla, the funeral Cypress— 6 feet high, Ilex comu'n, 

 wbocedrus Chilet^is, Cephalotaxus Fortuni, Abies Jezoensis, 

 *aaunamed Hex, and Berberis Bealii. 



/J LAEg onicms. as we h *ve stated, were plentiful, and in 

 PMcondi iun, considering the season. Varieties in 8-inch 

 P' Nurserymen: 1st prize to Mr. C. Turner, Slouch, for 

 \!1* * Gi i' 8e y t'ri'ie, Narci-sus. Aloi zo, CkAlspicuum, Ho\le's 



RaL P ' A J 9X * iN n,1ee . Beck's Centurion, Emily, TurnerV 



r rcna » Illuminator, and Foquette's Magnificent; 2d, Mi. 

 ^g.Sloujih; 3d, Mr. Gaines, Battel sea. Amateurs: 1st 

 C««, Mr Black, gr. to B. Foster, Esq , Ciewer Manor, rear 

 ftSy or ' f p Foster'^ Enchanrress, Shyloi-k, Moutei-h, Lavinia 



VH|h1/>nnni C?_ xr • • » • * a* 



tJtl^ iyt V Ut prize to ^ r - Chapman, Hammersmith", for 

 cSSadra- 2d* M I,ilda ' . Negres8 ' Bianca » Hoy Circle, and 



aW*#? l p~~ Am * teilr * : lRt prize toMr * W - Mai »i «r. to R. 

 ItaVaVT^' for Jennv lind » Reinfedes Franoais, Orestes, 

 j^jat. . Mraians, Fai.y Queen, and Bouquet tout fait ; 2d. 



*> GAi'r l T » 1 ' Mr ' KoD ' nson - Nurseiymen : 1st prize to 

 W8m!'L >r ^ ama ' kil Oioratum magn«rieum, Triumphuna, 

 j^ Superb, F«ir> Queen, and Oreatea ; 2d, Mr. Ambrose • 



]p «U!*r,n^„^ m ^ U • . v *«" lrtcat «« w «*re awa ried to the Beediinff 

 W|J^ on ' um ^. Optimum and Purple Standard, varieties that 

 (^ * ae»cribed on former occasions. 



*Mf V;* L **?o»iuaw were furnbhed by Mesers. Parker. 

 ., j> nnu at.uas. * 



vaiMaT 5 M » **' Wlllmer. 



f « B4>meo to "r!j7 T 1 1 ,t $*** f0 * ?: 2 Gm ****** f o Mr. C. Turner, 

 •° l»«J), lrxnce Albert (Hale), Blonde! (Pualty), 



Wilimer. 



Pinks were si own very large and fine, and in tolerable quan- 

 tity for July: lat prize for 12 varieties to Mr. 0. Turner, for 

 ima (Turner) Great Britain (Ward , Goliath (IliMyer), Lola 

 rontes(Costar), S«ppbo(ColcuttSNarborough Bu« k (Maclean), 

 Piaaa (Smi'h), Lord Valeotia (Kirtland), Spark (Turner), 

 Criterion (Maclean), Huntsman (*m^tb), and Whipper-in 

 (Smith) ; 2d, Mr. Bragg ; 3d, Mr. J. Edwards. 



Paksies.— 1st prize for 24 varieties to Mr. C. Turner, for Con- 

 atantine (.Turner), Bellona (Hooper), Duke of Perth (Haoda- 

 >yde), Sambo (Hale), Mrs. Coleridge (Turner), Queen of En- 

 gland (Fellow*), Lord Jeffrey (Blanche), National (Tomer), 

 Swansdown (Turner), Disraeli (Hunt), Mrs, Beck (Turner), 

 Black Diamond (Turner), and 11 Seedlings. 



Fuchsias. — These consisted of Acantha, Cassandra. Exoni- 

 ensis, Dr. Jephson, Elizabeth, Sir R. Peel, Exquisite, Crimson 

 King, Dulie of York, Star, Cavalier, Dr. Grosse, Shjlock, Mag- 

 nificent, Lord Nelson, Dr. Smicu, Beauty ot Leeds, and Pearl 

 of England. Mr. Turner showed a good light SeedUng, called 



Conspicua. 



Calceolarias were shown by Mr. Gaines and Mrs. Law- 

 rence. The sorts were Amoma, Desperanda, Mary, Magnifica, 

 Standard, Baron Eden, Earl ot R< lyn, Chieftain, Lady Flora, 

 Duke of Hothsay, Rosalind, and Catherine Seaton. 



Tall Cacti were produced by Mr. Green ; the sorts were 

 Ep^phyllum formosutn, Jenkinsoni, Greemi, mexicanum, 

 rubrum cceruleum. aud aurantiacum. 



Cut Roses were exhibited in great profusion and variety 

 by Messrs. Lane, Paul, Francis, Terry, Rowland, and others. 

 Among them we remarked splendid boxes of Paul Ricaut 

 Geaot des Ba'taillea. and Devoniensis. They maintained their 

 freshness wel throughout the day, and formed a very attractive 



feature ot the show. 



Among Miscellaneous Subjects, the more prominent 

 were collections or Ferns, Lycopods, and white Lilies (L. longi- 

 fl rum and eximium). In his group of Ferns, Mr. Wooley 

 sent two exceedingly well-managed plants of Adiantum trape- 

 ziforme and Asplenium cicutarium. Mr. Williams had also 

 good exhibitions of this interesting tribe of plants. 



Fruit, as we have sta:ed, was plentiful and good. Many of 

 the white Grapes, were, however, unripe. Among Pine-apples 

 there was nothing particularly striking. The best Providence 

 came from Mr. Bray ; it weighed 7 lbs. 12 oz. Second prizes 

 were awarded to Mr. Eaing, Mr. Turnbull, and Mr. Collinson, 

 tor good examples of this kind of Pine- apple. Collections of 

 six sorts were shown by Mr. Bray (1st) and Mr. M Ewen (^d). 

 These were chiefly Queena, As single Queens, examples were 

 shown by Mr. Jones (1st), Mr. Brewin and Mr. Bray (equal 2d), 

 and Mr. Constantine. For single frui r s of other varieties, 

 prices were taken by Mr. Drum nrio nd » Q d Mr. Turnbull (eqaalj, 



and Mr. Frost (3d). 



Grapes.— In the class of three dish's of distinct varieties, the 

 first prize was taken by Mr. M'Ewen, gr. to. the Duke of 

 Norfolk ; and the second by Mr. Henderson, gr., Coleorton 

 Hall. In collections of not lees than 12 lbs., of any kind, there 

 were 14 competitors. The best of these came from Mr. 

 Thompson, gr. at Wrotham Park, and consisted of beautiful 

 Muscats. The next best were those of Mr. Mitchell, of 

 Brighton, who had Black Hamburgh. A sample of equal merit 

 was shown by Mr. Davis, of Oak-hill, the sort being Muscat of 

 Alexandria. Mr. Spar, of Brighton ; Mr. Head, Worthing ; 

 Mr. Harrison, Oatlands Palace; Mr. Harrison, Chertsey ; 

 Mr. Mackie, Kingston Hall; Mr. Munro, Colney House; Mr. 

 Eaton; Mr. Bray, Sidmouth ; and Mr. Moffat, Cumber, were 

 all exhibitors in this class, producing Black Hamburghs— tx- 

 cept the latter, who had Swe^tWiter.— For a single dish of 

 three bunches of Black llambu'gh — first prizes were taken by 

 Mr. Hey wood, Rounday, Leeds, and Mr. Forbes, gr. to the 

 Duke of Bedford, both samples being well swelled and *-. lourei; 

 2d prizes were taken by Mr. Sluwe, Ba>fordbury, and Mr. 

 Yoizmo, gr. to the Marquis of Abercorn ; 3d prizes were awarded 

 to Mr. Henderson, Coieorton Hail; Mr. Davis, Oak-hill; and 

 Mr. Morrison, gr. to Lord Harrowby. The other competitors 

 were Mr. Stent, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Taylor, M.r. 

 Dytch, Mr. Munro, Mr. Robertson, and Mr. Silverlock. Mr. 

 Turnbull had a good sample of West's St. Peters, for which a 

 bronze medal was awarded. In the class of white Muscadines 

 or Sweetwattrs, the best sample wis shown by Mr. Williams, 

 gr. to C. B. Warner, Esq. ; the next best by Mr. Mackie and 

 Mr. Snow, gr. to Earl de Grev. Of Muscats there were four 

 beautiful samples, the best of which were shown by Mr. Taylor ; 

 the next belon.ed to Mr. Thompson, while small silver medals 

 were taken by Mr. Turubull and Mr. Mitchell. A bronze medal 

 was awarded to Mr. Henderson/or a good example of Chasselas 

 Musque, and one of the same value to Mr. Judson, for a dish 

 of the Richmond Villa Black Hamburgh, as having beea 

 introduced wi hin he last seven years. 



Peaches.— Iu the class of one dish of six fruit there were 

 four contributors. The best were those of Mr. Collinson, gr. 

 to the Marquis of Westminster. The next Jbest were from Mr. 

 Thompson, Wrotham Park, who showed Royal George. 



Nectarine?.. — The best came from Mr. Davis, of Oak-hill, 

 the bort being Elruge. The next best were from Mr. Graham, 

 gr. to Mrs. Smith, to whom a bronze medal was given, and 

 certificates were awarded to Mr. Reikie, yr. to Lady Hunter, 

 and also to Mr. Colliuson. Mr. Smart, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Robert- 

 son were also competitors. — In 4 disb<-s of distinct varieties, 

 the first prize was awarded to Mr. Turnbull. — In the class 

 of 2 dishes there were n»ne competitors, the best samples being 

 those of Mr. Snow (1st), Mr. Coldus, and Mr. Davis, gr. to 

 G. Dixon, Esq. (equal 2d). A bronze medal was awarded to 

 Mr. Hill, Keil Hall, Staffordshire; and certificates to Mr. 

 Mi;chel), gr. to Lord Shannon, Castle Martyn, Cork; and to 

 Mr. 8my, gr. to Sir T. Culium, Bart., Hard wick House. The 

 others iu this class were Mr. Fog^o and Mr. M'Ewen. 



Cherries.— Ot these four samples were shown, the principal 

 sorts being the Circassian, from M»\ Gainsford, to whom a 

 bronze medal was awarded. An equally tine sample of the 

 Elton, came from Mr. Snow, to whom a certificate was also 

 given for a dish of Knight's Eaily Black. Others came from 

 Mr. Bray, Sidmouth. 



Melons — The best green- fleshed varieties were from Mr. 

 Mitchell and Mr. Robinson (equal). The second best were 

 shown by Mr Phillporta and Mr M'Ewen (equal), and the third 

 by Mr. Inwood, Mr. Fleming, and Mr. Chapman (equal). Mr. 

 M'Ewen and Mr. Stains received prizes for scarlet fitrghed. 



Strawberries.— In the class of two dishes there were five 

 conpe itors, aud the same number in that for four dishes. 

 The samples were generally well grown, the sorts being chiefly 

 the British Queen and Keen-.' Needling. The awards in the 

 first clas* were, Mr. Kitley (1st) and Mr. Munro (2«i); and in 

 the second, Mr. M Ewen (1st), Mr. Lidiard (2d), Mr. Munro 

 (3d), and Mr. Wells (4th). Mr. Cuthill, of Camberwell, had 

 fine examples of his Black Prince. 



Miscellaneous Collections.— The best was sent by Mr. 



Fleming, gr. to the Duke ot Sutherland, at Trentham. This 

 included a finely grown Ripley Queen Pin^-appie ; three large 

 bunches of Black « am burgh Grape3, Royal George and Noblesse 

 Peaches, three Melons, and a diah of May Duke Cherries. The 

 next in point of merit came from Mr. M 4 Kwen, Arundel C is^e, 

 and included some beautiful Circassian Cht rries, Royal Ge rge 

 Peaches, iilruge Nectar ines, aud Black Hamburgh Grapes. Mr. 

 Chapman, gr. to J. B. Glegg, Esq., took a third prize for a 

 similar collection. 



Mr. Humer, gr. to N. Clifton, Esq., 38, Cross-street, Isling- 

 ton, had a brace of very fine Cucumber?. They measured 30 

 inches in length, and quite 7J inches in circumference, bo:h 

 fruit being straight and even. The variety was a wbhe spine, 



called Hunter's Prolific, and was stated to have been grown in 



bltfou, from which m much wa* expected, ha* proved all bat a 

 complete failure. Speakin* of it to one ot our harffis* Rosa 

 growers, who is himself a contributor to it, his re nark wu« "it's 

 jus' passable." We, however, iro further, and say that .it u "not 

 passable;" as a whole it makes little display, and the b ooms 

 individually are so poor and bad in colour that they convey an 

 incorrect idea of the varieties tboy represent. Sach a project, 

 we expect, will never bs attempted in the neighbourhood of 

 London again. 



Great Marlow Horticcltcral. June 24.— There was an 

 interesting merting on this occasion, and mam prizes awarded ; 

 but we have only been lurn shed with a list of the awardB, 

 without the names of the subjects for which they were given. 



Ziur 



ftottrcd of Booksf. 



KnoUen-und 

 Berlin. 8vo, 



Af'rrphologie der Monokof yl ischen 

 Zwiebelgew'ddise; von Thilo IrmucK 

 1350 ; pp. xxii. and 286., tab. ] 0. 



The volume before us is a very welcome storehouse of 

 information, for though many scattered treatises, and 

 some of great merit, exist respecting the structure of 

 bulbs and tubers, there was not previously any grand 

 collection of facts to which the botanist might at once 

 refer with the reasonable hope of finding the desired in- 

 formation. The species examined are mostly of common 

 occurrence either in the field or garden, a circumstance 

 which affords the ready means of verifying the correct- 

 ness of the information which the work supplies, and the 

 justice of the inferences which have been formed. It is 

 highly probable that the author's researches will be ex- 

 tended to a wider field, which may be expected, parti- 

 tieularly in the examination of more tropical forms, and 

 of dicotyledons, which though not entirely passed by, 

 have formed rather an incidental than an especial object 

 of research, to yield many circumstances of interest ; 

 but, above all, he gives us reason to hope that the 

 process of germination and subsequent growth may be 

 observed in cases where it is possible to do so with the 

 attention it deserves, and that thus the whole history of 

 the development of the buds of succession, and their 

 proper connection witn the formation of bulbs and tuber*, 

 may be placed clearly and completely before the botanist. 

 A solid foundation has already been laid in the de- 

 scription and figures of this excellent treatise. Above 

 80 species have been -well examined, and of their bulbs 

 and tubers under various forms and circumstantial de- 

 tails, no less than 400 figures appear in the 10 plates 

 which accompany the volume, and which present every- 

 thing that can be desired on the score of clearness, pre. 

 cision, and accuracy. The individual descriptions 

 occupy three quarters of the volume, the remainder 

 being taken up with the general conclusions and expla- 

 nations of the figures. The arrangement at which the 

 author has arrived may be briefly stated as follows. 

 The productions in question may be considered as 

 forming two distinct divisions, tubers and bulbs, the 

 word tuber being taken in a wider sense, so as to in- 

 clude tubercles. The first may be divided into two 



classes — 



1. Those which may be considered as formed of a 



portion of the stem. 



2. Those which are evidently of the nature of the 



roots. 



The first admits of two divisions, one containing those 



;ples in which the tuber is fully formed previously 

 to the bud or buds which it is destined to support, 

 and belongs to the same axis with them as m 

 the common Potato ; or to take an instance from Mono- 

 cotyledons, where they are very rare, Cypcrus escu- 

 lentus. The second division comprises those cases in 

 which the tubers are perfected, after the other parts 

 which belong to the same axis with them, so that both 

 they and the buds which they are destined to nourish 

 belong to two different axes, or, at least, to two different 

 offsets, or shoots of one axis. In this division belong 

 Sturm ia, Malaxis, A rum maculat u m , CoMt icu m» Crocus, 

 and Ranunculus bulbosus. 



The radical tubers comprise two similar sections. To 

 the first belongs Orchis, and other bituberate genera ; 

 to the second Spiranthes, the two divisions being ex- 

 actly equivalent to those of the tubers formed from the 

 stem. 



Bulbs also admit of a like classification : a first group 



consisting of Tulipa, some species of Allium, Iris 

 £iphium 9 Tigridia pavonia, in which, after the flowering 

 stem is perfected, the old bulb dies away completely, and 

 has nothing to do with any future bud. The second 

 section consists of two subsections, in one of which (a), 

 containing such plants as Qalantkui ni <Us, Frit Maria 

 Meleagris and impiriafk, Omitkogalum umbellatum, &c. y 

 the scales of the bulb of the previous year survive 

 everything of that year, except that portion of the axis 

 on which the new bulb is formed, and which maintains 

 the connection between it and the old bulb, destined to 

 support the bud of the current year. In the other (j8), 

 the new germ is supported by the bulb of the penulti- 

 mate year, or even of the year or years preceding that. 

 Examples are afforded by such plants as Ornithogalum 

 nutans, Ilyacinthus orient alls, Ldntm martagem and 

 bidbif crura, Leucoium vemuvi, Narcissus Pseudo-Nar- 

 cissus, and AraaryHisformosismma. It is not to be sup- 

 posed that these distinctions admit always of mathema- 

 tical precision, as intermediate forms occur. They will, 

 however, be found practically correct. 



The author does not appear to have satisfied himself 

 as to the proper nomenclature to be used in descrip- 

 tions ; and it is obvious that no good general nomen- 

 clature can be derived from the examination of a single 

 class of plants. " The tubers and bulb of the first se 



