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25. The Double White Peach. 

 Received from Mr. Fortune from " the North of China." 



The flowers of this plant are quite white, and full semi- 

 double ; they have not, however, a good form, and unless they 

 should improve in appearance, as the plant becomes more 

 healthy, they will not prove better than those of the French 

 Double Cherry, which they resemble. It is, however, a very 

 distinct variety. 



It is probably as hardy as the Old Double Peach ; and, like it, 

 is increased by budding. It forms a small tree or large shrub, 

 grows well in any good loamy soil, and flowers in March. 



March 24, 1847. 



26. Zingiber amaricans. Blume enum. pi. Jav. 43. 

 Received from F. Lewis, Esq., from Penang, in 1846. 



A plant with the habit of ginger, but taller, deeper green, and 

 with obovate massive spikes elevated six inches above the ground 

 and at least four inches long. It is only slightly aromatic. The 

 leaves are narrow, about eight inches long and one inch broad, 

 much tapered to the point, a little narrowed to the base, deep 

 dull green above, shining bright green beneath, with a few fine 

 hairs when young. The ligula is very short and rounded. The 

 bracts are rounded, convex, not mucronate, dull green inclining 

 to dull red near the edges. The flowers are yellow, with a 

 bluntly three-lobed lip, the middle of whose divisions is larger 

 than the others, rounded, and speckled with purple. 



In some respects this plant does not quite agree with the spe- 

 cific character given by Dr. Blume, especially in what concerns 

 the form of the ligulae and the hairiness of the under side of the 

 leaves ; it is, however, so much like Rumphius' figure of his 

 Lampujum that it is certainly either the same species as Z. ama- 

 ricans or very closely allied to it. 



This is a singular kind of ginger, whose flowers expand in the 

 evening and wither next morning. It requires the stove to grow 

 in, and is of little importance as an ornamental plant. 



July 1, 1847. 



27. Hug eli a elongata. Bentham in Bot. Reg. sub. n. 1622. 

 Gilia elongata. Be Cand. Prodr., ix. 311. 



Raised from seeds received May 11, 1847, from Mr. Hart- 

 weg, who found it in fields near Monterey, in Ca- 

 lifornia. 



Stem about six inches high, very little branched, much co- 

 vered with cottony wool. Leaves also cottony at the base, but 



