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species of heath, the rose bay, azalea, kalmia, 

 whortleberry, itea, and andromeda, which it is 

 not possible to rear as well in the botanic garden. 

 We may also observe a fine swamp magnolia or 

 white bay, M. glauca, a species in great request 

 for its odoriferous flowers. 



Beyond the nursery are two parterres enclosed 

 with a trellis, and devoted to the multiplication 

 and naturalization of such foreign vivacious 

 plants as pass the winter without shelter in our 

 climate. Among these are a row of the beautiful 

 phlomis brought from the Levant by Tournefort ; 

 different species of fennel, ferula, ten feet in 

 height; the fraxinella, dictamnus, and the aletris 

 of Abyssinia, all which have been multiplied in the 

 garden; several species of lychnidea, phlox , and 

 two chelones, C. campanulata, and C. barbata, 

 lately received from Mexico. There is also a col- 

 lection of roses, less numerous than that of the 

 Luxembourg, but comprising the most remark- 

 able species. On the sloping borders are tufts of 

 bulbous or tuberous plants, such as the piony, the 

 crown imperial, lilies and martagons of different 

 colours, the albuca,the amaryllis, etc. Each bed is 

 bordered with flowers proper for edging, which 

 are varied from year to year, and of which seve- 

 ral have been introduced into other gardens, as 

 I he catchfly, silene, brought from Barbary by 



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