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veral species and varieties of the genus Pseonia; and 

 of most of them many fine specimens for sale. The list 

 put into our hands contained, P. corallina; paradoxa fim- 

 briata; peregrina compacta, or byzantina ; arietina?; hu- 

 milis; albiflora, both with single and with double flowers, the 

 latter one of the finest varieties; daurica; tenuifolia; anoma- 

 la or genuine laciniata ; albiflora tatarica, or sibirica ; officina- 

 lis with double red flowers, one of the oldest of our showy 

 garden-flowers ; officinalis with double flesh-coloured 

 flowers ; and the same with double white, or rather very 

 pale blush-coloured flowers. We regretted that the sea- 

 son for the flowers of the camellias and peonies was past, 

 much attention being here paid to the cultivation of both ge- 

 nera. A new and showy species of LathyrUs was now in 

 flower in the open border : it had been raised, about three 

 years ago, from seed received from the shores of the Medi- 

 terranean, and seemed to be a perennial plant *. 



Lambeth Palace Garden. 



Aug. 7. — Early this morning we Went to the garden 

 at Lambeth Palace, in order chiefly to see two ancient fig- 

 trees, said to have been planted by Cardinal Pole, about 

 1558, or nearly 260 years ago. We found that they had 

 been greatly injured by the severe winter of 1813-14, 

 and that the principal stems had in consequence been cut 

 over near to the ground. The gardener informed us, that 

 the stems, where cut, were as thick as one's thigh, and in- 

 deed the lower part of the original trunk is still to be seen, 

 and confirms this statement. On one of the trees a large 

 old branch still remains, and extends to a considerable dis- 

 tance along the wall. The whole breadth of this tree is 



* It has since been figured and described in the Botanical Magazine, 

 (vol. xliv. pi. 1938. edited by Dr Sims), under the title of L. grandiflorus. 



