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shrubby at the base, dividing into numerous branches, thickly 

 covered with whitish hairs. The leaves are wrinkled, and 

 hairy on both sides, the hairs on the lower side being so dense 

 as to make it appear white. It only needs to be planted in the 

 open border in a very rich soil, and it will flower abundantly 

 all summer. In frosty weather it should be protected, and may 

 be propagated by cuttings, planted out in the spring. 



Another very beautiful Mexican species, is S. patens, with 

 very large flowers, of a most intense and brilliant blue 



A VISIT TO CHATSWORTH. 



The celebrated seat of the Duke of Devonshire, at Chats- 

 worth, with its conservatories and gardens, the most extensive 

 and best managed probably in the world, have been for years 

 a source of great curiosity and interest to all travellers who 

 have a taste for the cultivation of plants. The grounds are 

 under the management of Mr. Paxton, the editor of the splendid 

 work, " Paxton's Magazine of Botany." The following descrip- 

 tion of Chatsworth, by a correspondent of " The Magazine 

 of Gardening," will be new and interesting to many American 

 readers : — 



I went to Chatsworth on business, with a letter of introduc- 

 tion to Mr. Paxton. On inquiring for his residence, I was 

 directed to pass through the kitchen garden, which, I found to 

 my astonishment, contained eight acres of ground. At the 

 extremity of this gigantic potarium I found the house, a large 

 and very handsome one, with two beautiful conservatories 

 attached to it, filled with exquisite specimens of the rarest 

 plants. Mr. Paxton was unfortunately gone to London, but 

 we were shown into a drawing room exceedingly well and 

 tastefully furnished, with a grand piano, pictures, &c; and 

 what interested us most, some dozen of silver cups, presented 

 by various horticultural societies to Mr. Paxton. Mrs. Paxton, 

 a very unaffected, nice woman, soon made her appearance ; 

 she expressed her regret that Mr. P. was from home, but she 



