supplementary to the Encyc. of Plants and Hort. Brit. 139 



and they produced their bright orange-red blossoms in May, 

 1837.* "In its native country it is an annual: with us, pro- 

 bably from having been sovi^n so late in the season, it is certainly 

 biennial. There is every reason to believe that, either by seeds 

 or cuttings, this fine species may be perpetuated, {^Bot. Mag,, 

 Feb.) 

 Qactece. 



1471. MAMMILLA^RIA 



*Lehmann2' Hook. Lehmann's *L ^ cu | ... Y Mexico ... O ru Bot. mag. 3634. 



" A very distinct and remarkable species, bearing dark points 

 in the axils of the mammillae, which, in hot weather, exude a 

 dark-coloured viscid matter, which has not been observed in 

 any other species. Raised by Mr. Mackie of the Norwich 

 Nursery." {Bat. Mag., Feb.) 



3359. ECHINOCA'CTUS [? 1836 O s.p Bot. mag. 3627. 



*tvb\fi.hiu% Hort. Angl. {Pfeiff. Enum. Cact., p.ll.) tube-flowered j* ZD gr i ... W Mexico 



Raised by Mr. Mackie of the Norwich Nursery. It is allied 

 to E. Eyries/z, but "differs remarkably in the fewer and much 

 deeper angles to the stem, in the very much longer, stronger, 

 and blacker spines, collected into fewer fascicles." [Bot, Mag., 

 Jan.) 



Coinpositce. 



MO'RN^ [n. s. t. 9. 



*nivea Lindl. Bnow-vihitQ-flowcred O or IJ my.au W.Y N. S. W. ... S l.p Bot.reg. 



A half-hardy annual, about 18 in. high, from Swan River, by 

 Robert Mangles, Esq., and, like the other species of the genus, 

 remarkable for the brightness of its flowers. These will retain 

 their shape and colour for years if carefully prepared, and thus 

 form a charming addition to the everlasting flowers already 

 known. Plants intended to flower in May and June should be 

 sown in the preceding autumn, kept through the winter in the 

 green-house, and shifted into larger pots, or turned into the open 

 border, about the end of May. To flower in autumn, the seeds 

 should be sown in February or March, and planted out in May 

 or June. They flower best in the green-house, but ripen their 

 seeds more freely in the open border. [Bot. Reg., Feb.) 



2430. SPHENO'GYNE 

 22060a *speci6sa Maund showy O or 1 jl.au Y S. Araer. 183S S co Maund bot. gard. 625. 



" This is one among the interesting new annuals lately intro- 

 duced to our gardens from that great continent of vegetable 

 magnificence, America. It is not alone interesting when in 

 flower, but also when bearing its seeds. These are furnished 

 with a cup-like membranaceous appendage, called the pappus, as 

 ornamental as the flower itself, and even more attractive to those 

 who happen to be unacquainted with seeds of this description. 

 If gathered before they become too ripe, they may be kept to 



* In the same season, a plant in the open border at the Glasgow Garden 

 flowered freely, and retained its flowers till killed by the frost. 



