62 THE PHILADELPHIA F LORIST. [June 



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Springbrook — the seat of C. Cope. The lily of course is here 

 — and cacti in odious deformity, prickly pears, crabs, hedge hog, 

 mammces, (Phyllocacti). We talk professionally at times though on- 

 ly a Prof, of practical gardening, all notices at 20 cents a line to the 

 contrary, notwithstanding. Oh, cacti how pitiful are thy griefs, ac- 

 cording to a Philadelphia amateur \ but here you are at least cared 

 for. 



In the stove, the double white Chinese Primrose was in full bloom ; 

 this rare plant ought to be more common, for its beauty, as well as 

 its ever blooming property. We were agreeably surprised to notice 

 the double purple here — not deeming its existence possible in Phila- 

 delphia from its rarity — a very old but very valuable bedding out 

 plant. Senecio Jacobecea was in full bloom, a species of Campanula 

 which we believe to be entirely new, with beautiful large blue 

 flowers, and broadly ovate glaucous verticillate leaves. In this 

 house were the Fuchsias in a condition showing that they were not 

 to be classed amongst those things which cannot be grown in Ameri- 

 ca — amongst the most free bloomingkinds we noticed Gay Lad, Snow- 

 drop, Princess Alice, and Corallina'? The guava fruit, psidium pyri- 

 ferumwas here showing flower. That most desirable of all Acacias 

 pubescens also in flower. In the open ground we were surprised to 

 find the roses uninjured by the severe winter, even the tenderest 

 kinds as Prince Albert, Agrippina, Cels, &c, were apparently in bet- 

 ter health and spirits than if nursed in a house. Evonymus Japoni- 

 cus variegatus had the ends of its branches pinched, but was now 

 shooting. Ilex Europea, (Holly) nearly uninjured, and one grafted 

 on the American opaca entirely so. Several species of broom have 

 also stood well. Acacia Julibrissin seems to have suffered. Pinus 

 excelsa killed. 



In the Orchid house, Phalaenopsis amabilis, (moth orchid) nearly 

 in bloom, as also was Dendrobium chrysostoma, ^golden mouthed 

 dendrobrium). 



Orangery — a plant of Cryptomeria japonica, not more than 3 feet 

 high, bearing female flowers, the plant being monaecious or unisexual. 

 New Pines, Abies Smithii, Cedrus Deodara, Abies Douglasii. The 

 gardener intends risking these all out doors next winter. 



Cactus house — Several species of Cereus were in flower, also a 

 large specimen of the new Clerodendrum Bethuneanum, (Bethune's 

 Clerodendron,) with large Catalpa like leaves, and a spike of scaly, 

 scarlet flowers. N. ord : Schrophulariacese. A fine yellow fragiant 

 Pancratium, a Cape of Good Hope bulb, is in flower here. 



Lily house — One bud just peeping above the water, charmed no 

 doubt by the music of the wheel which preserves the water from 

 stagnation. A maranta albo lineata, lined white leaved, arrow 

 root, is worthy notice. 



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