374; Floricultural and Botanical Notices, 



than the others, is to be found in their numerous fibres; by 

 which they absorb a greater quantity of nourishment than the 

 others, and that in a shorter time. Possibly, also, the nourish- 

 ment, coming through smaller fibres, may be of a less watery 

 kind, and more productive of fruit, than that passing through 

 large and vigorous ones. 



The temperature at which I begin to force is 48°, and I gra^ 

 dually increase this to 65°. Plants put into the house on the 

 21st of March generally produce with me ripe fruit on the 21st 

 of May. Many of the pots with the transplanted plants produce 

 from 40 to 70 fruit each, and swell them off to a fine size. 



Clarendon Arms, Camberwell New Road, July 9. 1838. 



Art. VII. Floricultural and Botanical Notices on Kinds of Plants 

 nevoly introduced into our Gardens, and that have originated in them^ 

 and on Kinds of Interest pretiiously extant in them ; supplementary 

 to the latest Editions of the *' Encyclopcedia of Plants,^' and of 

 the " Horlus Britannicus." 



Curtis' s Botanical Magazine ; in monthly numbers, each containing 

 seven plates ; 35. 6d. coloured, 35. plain. Edited by Sir Williana 

 Jackson Hooker, LL.D., &c. 



Edivards's Botanical Register; in monthly numbers, new series, each 

 containing six plates ; 35. 6d. coloured, 35. plain. Edited by Dr. 

 Lindley, Professor of Botany in the London University. 



Maund's Botanic Garden, or Magazine of Hardy Flovoer Plants cul- 

 tivated in Great Britain; in monthly numbers, each containing 

 four coloured figures in one page; large paper \s.6d., small I5. 

 Edited by B. Maund, Esq., F.L.S. 



Paxtons Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flomering Plants; 

 in monthly numbers; large Svo ; 25. 6d. each. 



The Floral Cabinet; in monthly numbers, 4to ; 25. 6d. each. Con- 

 ducted by G. B. Knowles, Esq., and Frederick Westcott, Esq., 

 Honorary Secretaries of the Birmingham Botanical and Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



'Ranuncula^ceje. 



1599. DELPHI'NIUM 14153 palmatifidum Dec. 



Synonyme : D. intermedium palmaMfidum LincU.; Bot. Reg. n. s. t. 38. 



One of the handsomest of perennial larkspurs, growing to 

 the height of 5 or 6 feet, and flowering in June and July. {Bot. 

 Reg., July.) 



Berberaceae. 



390. ^PIME'DIUM [v. p. 123. 



irviolaceam Paxt. \\o\et-fl(m>ered ^A or I ap.my V Japan 1838 C p.l Paxt. mag. of bot. 



A graceful and interesting little perennial, at present kept 

 in the green-house, but, from its native country, probably hardy 

 enough to endure the open air in the climate of London. It 

 was introduced into Europe by Dr. Siebold, and plants may be 



