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eight flowers, wliich were all developed at the same time, and besides the surpassing 
splendour of their colours, their odour was extremely grateful. Amphicome arguta. 
A very elegant plant, said to be nearly hardy, with delicate rose-coloured, trumpet- 
shaped flowers. It is now beautifully in flower in the greenhouse of this nursery, 
Lilium speciosum. A remarkably fine specimen of this splendid plant, in the 
possession of the above gentlemen, has eleven flowers now expanded, and it is 
needless to observe that it is a most superb object. Rudheckia Drummondii. This 
is a very showy species, introduced by Mr. Drummond, and has large yellow 
flowers, with a rich dark brown blotch at the base of each petal. It is flowering 
in a frame in this nursery, but it is most probably hardy. 
Mr. Young's, Epsom. Lilium aurantiacum. A handsome new species of 
lily, from Japan, discovered and introduced by Dr. Siebold ; the flowers are large 
and expansive, the petals very slightly recurved, and of a beautiful dark orange- 
colour. It is now exhibiting its showy blossoms in the greenhouse of this gentle- 
man. Lisianthus Russelianus. This beautiful herbaceous plant is flowering at 
the above nursery, and its large blue blossoms form a striking contrast to its slender 
and graceful habits. It is a most valuable plant, and should be in every collection. 
Chelone harhata alba. A pretty variety of this interesting species, with white or 
cream-coloured flowers. When planted in company with the original species, it 
has a very ornamental effect, and merits a place in every flower border. Shenogyne 
speciosa. This is a new annual species, with bright orange-coloured flowers, in the 
centre of which there is a circle of a shining, almost black hue, which adds much to 
its beauty. It is a remarkably free-flowering plant, and makes an excellent display 
in the flower -garden . 
NOTICES ON THE CULTUKE OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS 
IN THE PRINCIPAL NURSERIES IN THE VICINITY OF LONDON. 
On the Propagation and Culture of Statice Arhorea. 
Notwithstanding the high encomiums with which this truly beautiful plant 
has been favoured, and the deserved esteem in which it is held by cultivators, it is 
unfortunately placed beyond the reach of all but the wealthier classes of horticul- 
turists, by the high price at which it was first issued, and which, though now 
much diminished, is still likely to prove for some time an effectual barrier to its 
extensive distribution. On a cursory examination into this subject, the question 
immediately occurs, to what is this extravagant cost to be attributed ? The 
answer to which, and the manner in which it may be reduced, will form the basis 
of the present remarks. 
"We imagine that the cause of the high price at which this beautiful plant is 
necessarily sold, may be traced to the difficulty experienced in propagating it, as it 
produces naturally so few lateral shoots. This circumstance has called forth the 
