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luccano-Capense ; and the two new species which are just 

 raised, Crinum Erubescente-Capense, and Scaberrimo-Ca- 

 pense. A mule which I have succeeded in obtaining from an 

 impregnation of Crinum-Capense with the pollen of Pancra- 

 tium distichum, I propose to call Prancratio-Crinum Disticho- 

 Capense. In the same manner having raised two beautiful 

 and hardy species of Gladiolus, by impregnating Cardinalis 

 with Blandus, and Blandus with Cardinalis, (of both which I 

 will send bulbs hereafter to the Horticultural Society,) I pro- 

 pose to call one Gladiolus Blando Cardinalis, and the other 

 Gladiolus Cardinali-Blandus. These two new species of 

 Gladiolus which have flowered make seed freely. I have 

 also mules from Gladiolus tristis, impregnated by the large 

 flowering blue Gladiolus recurvus of the Botanical Maga- 

 zine, plate 578, which have the spotted stem of the male 

 parent, but have not yet shewn their blossom. 



Considering the wide field that is open for the creation of 

 new species of plants, by hybrid intermixture, some mode of 

 naming them must be adopted, or the art of cultivators will 

 break down all the landmarks of the botanist. With the 

 means that I now possess, I have little doubt of being able to 

 enrich my collection with as splendid additions by art as by 

 importation. I have several mule Amaryllises, from which I 

 have great expectations, and the new Heaths I have already 

 obtained, are most distinct and remarkable, the individuals of 

 each new species being perfectly uniform. 



