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long other seeds will retain their vegetating power after being immersed in salt 

 and water, is, perhaps, not yet ascertained ; and therefore immersion in sea 

 water or "salt water, afterwards drying them and wrapping them up in brown 

 paper, so that it might be ascertained how they vegetate when they reach this 

 countiy, is worthy of trial. It may be well to mention one circumstance in 

 favour of this practice, which came under my own observation. Having received 

 many years ago a rare assortment of seeds collected in the Mauritius, and 

 intrusted to the care of a passenger ; while on board they were so wetted by a 

 storm, that the papers in which they were wrapped were destroyed, in conse- 

 quence of which when they came to hand the seeds were all mixed together ; but 

 notwithstanding this, most of them when sown vegetated well, and amongst 

 them several which had never before been made to vegetate. 



BOTANICAL NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS. 



DICOTYLEDONES. 



CACTEiE. Juss. 



Epiphyllum Russellianum. Gard. Duke of Bedford's Epiphyllum. Bot. 

 Mag. t. 3717. This beautiful species of Epiphyllum is very near to E. truncatum, 

 from which it is, however, distinguished by the inner circle of the monadelphous 

 stamens, which also vary in colour ; those of the latter being white, whereas the 

 former are pink. 



It was found by Mr. Gardner, on the Organ Mountains, at an elevation of 

 nearly six thousand feet, at which height it is alone to be found. E. truncatum he 

 has never observed to grow at an elevation greater than four thousand five hun- 

 dred. Its brilliant flowers are produced in May. Bot. Mag. 



COMPOSITE. Juss. 



Callichroa Platyglossa. Fisch. et Meyer. Golden Callichroa. Bot. Mag. 

 t. 3719. This is a pretty annual, bearing yellow flowers, and having much the 

 appearance of the genus Ohyura, Lathe?iia, etc., but from which it is sufficiently 

 distinct. 



It is a native of New California, and was raised from seeds sent by Dr. F. 

 to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, at which establishment the plant was drawn. 



EPACRIDEiE. 



Epacris impressa, B. parviflora. Lindl. Small-flowered pitted Epacris. 

 Bot. Beg. 2 S. t. 19. This is a pretty variety, resembling E. impressa, but 

 having smaller blossoms, and apparently, according to the plate, not of so brilliant 

 a colour. 



