MARTYNIA FRAGRANS. 
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Many other species of this beautiful and extensive genus has, 
stood several winters in the open borders, but our memo- 
randa of them has been mislaid. 
Mesembrianthemum perfoliatum,^ 
— forficalum, 
— vaginatum, 
— spinulifera, 
— curtum. 
Myrsine africana, ~) , 
retusa J in °P en borders m the shrubbery. 
Mimulus glutinosus, in the flower-garden borders. 
Myrtles, several varieties, both against the wall and in the open borders 
Nega gracilis, in the open borders. 
Olea fragrans, against a west wall in a pot plunged in the border. 
**Oxalis, many species in a dry warm border in front of hothouse. 
Opuntia vulgaris and Ficus indica, in dry lime rubbish. 
**Pittosporum Tobira, in the shrubbery in the pleasure-ground for the last ten years or longer. 
Psoralea palgestina, in the flower-garden borders. 
Photinia glabra i . 
serrulata J m flower-garden borders. 
*Phormium tenex, in flower-garden. 
Polygala speciosa, against a south wall. 
Pistacia Lentiscus, in pleasure-ground shrubbery, 
**Rubus rosifolius, in front of a south wall. 
Salvia Grahsemi, ■) • a !_ J u ^ 
Uvia uransemi, i . _ , 
- Chamfedrifolia. } m flower-garden borders. 
*Tropseolum tricolorum, \ 
— *pentaphylla, > in a warm dry border in front of plant stove. 
— *brachyserus, ) 
**Thermopsis nepalensis, in open borders in various situations, attaining the height of 10 feet, and 
producing seeds annually. 
It will appear sufficiently clear that the foregoing list was drawn up before the 
intense frost of January, 1838, when the thermometer in the gardens at Claremont 
indicated IS degrees below Zero, a degree of cold not experienced in England for 
many years; yet, notwithstanding, those plants marked (*)_ in the above list, 
withstood its rigour, and those marked (* *) were only killed to the surface, and 
came up strongly in the following June. C. M. 
MARTYNIA FRAGRANS. 
The season having now arrived for sowing tender annuals, we beg to remind 
our readers of that beautiful species the Martynia fragrans, which was introduced 
some years ago to Mr. Marnock, from Mexico. It is very justly remarked by 
Dr. Lindley to be one of the handsomest annuals that has been brought into this 
country for many years. It has a solitary stem, which begins to flower when at the 
height of a foot, and continues branching, and flowering from all its branches, till it 
forms a specimen three feet high, and the same in diameter ; the foliage is large 
and copious, and the flowers are borne on upright racemes. In form and colour 
they resemble those of Gloxinia rubra, but the red is much darker, and mixed 
