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NEW PLANTS, 
NEW GLOXINIAS. 
W. B. in referring to tliis important class of plants, has great satis- 
faction in stating, that his efforts in hybridizing for the improvement 
of this flower has been crowned with the utmost success, and un- 
hesitatingly affirms that among those now ofiered by him are flowers 
of the finest substance and most perfect form ; these lovely wax-like 
flowers rank high amongst the pleasing ornaments of Flora’s gifts, 
presenting as they do such variety in colour and shade ; they also give 
two distinct classes of shape, the one with flowers erect and the other 
drooping ; the markings in some of the kinds are so beautifully varied, 
that although the descriptions may read somewhat similar, the flowers 
■differ materially one from the other. 
AZALEA INDICA. 
A great authority once said “ it is always satisfactory to grow Boses, 
for speaking comparatively, there never was a bad one,” the same 
might almost be said of Indian Azaleas, for the worst kinds are showy 
and useful for decoration, what then shall be said of really good kinds ? 
simply, that they are the most beautiful and desirable plants that can 
be cultivated ; several new kinds are now offered for the first time and 
are of such unquestionable merit, that too much can scarcely be said in 
their praise ; in this category are the superb varieties that elicited such 
universal admiration at the International Exhibition held at Brussels, in 
April last. Queen of Beauties can be strongly recommended, and my 
own namesake (a variety by the way it may be as well to say, was 
named in Belgium,) is a thoroughly distinct kind, and so is Maximilian 
the First, and for a pure white nothing can be compared to Louise 
Von Baden. 
CAMELLIAS. 
If those flowered in the summer they would vie favourably for 
beauty with any class of flowering plants, but blooming in the winter 
they are invaluable, what would Bouquets in Febraary be without 
them? several rare kinds are offered at page 39, that have proved 
themselves to be of superlative excellence. 
