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NEW PLANTS. 
Chap. XIII. 
our gardens. Curiously enough I found at this 
time the pretty Spiraea callosa , a shrub which I had 
first seen on the Bohea Mountains in China, and 
which I had imported thence into Europe. It 
grows wild on the hill-sides in Japan, and is also 
cultivated in gardens and much esteemed by the 
Japanese. Another Spiraea — a herbaceous kind, re- 
sembling our own “ Queen of the Meadow,” but with 
deep-red flowers— was also met with at this time. 
Lychnis senno , a plant which I had known from a 
figure in Siebold’s ‘ Flora Japonica,’ was also found 
in bloom, and added to my collections. It is culti- 
vated in every cottage-garden, and is very showy 
and handsome when in bloom. Its leaves have a 
kind of violet hue somewhat resembling a Trades- 
cantia, while its flowers are of a bright fiery red 
colour. There are three varieties of this — a red, 
a white, and one with striped flowers. They are 
all very ornamental, particularly the striped one. 
Hydrangias were also met with, and a beautiful new 
honeysuckle, since named Lonicera areo-t'eticulata. 
Summer chrysanthemums were now hawked about 
the streets in great variety, many of them with 
large flowers, and some belonging to the class called 
Pompones. Irises too are carried about in the 
same way ; the natives are very fond of these, and 
have a number of fine kinds. 
In the markets of Kanagawa and Yokuhama 
there were now some good cucumbers and brinjals ; 
two or three kinds of peas were in season, also 
French beans of first-rate quality. The summer 
