108 THE FLOEIST AND 
IPOMAEA RUBRO COERULEA. 
The plant of whicli we have a figure this month, was collected in the 
province of Guanaxato, in Mexico, some years ago. It is, like its congener 
Ipomaea Leari, (now we believe a Pharbitis,) very beautiful when trained to 
the rafters of a hot-house ; although like it, it may be planted out to advan- 
tage during the summer. It is by no means a scarce plant, but it is never- 
theless a very handsome one. - 
AMYGDALUS PERSICA FL. PLENO. 
The white and red double flowering peaches figured in No. 3 of this 
volume, were introduced from China, by Mr. Fortune. They are perfectly 
hardy, several large plants having been under our notice for several years 
in a garden in this city, where they have been without protection. 
ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE FUCHSIA FULGENS. 
How is it' this fine plant is not more generally distributed, and grown 
to something like the style in which it is capable of being done ? It cannot 
be there is nothing to recommend it, for its foliage is always beautiful while 
growing, and when in flower the whole plant is really superb. Our green- 
houses are not too crowded with fine distinct looking flowers during the 
summer months, to warrant the expulsion of an object like this ; on the 
contrary, is it not too often the case, that this department of the flower 
garden is all but neglected, for at least four months of the year ? We 
suspect the real cause of the neglect of this plant to be, that to see it in its 
greatest perfection, a plant requires to be somewhat prepared in the first 
place ; and in the next, that the first season of its trial not being satisfac- 
tory, the plant is given up, while in reality its beauty will enhance as it 
becomes a more woody subject. There is but one feature that we know 
against it, and that is, it does not remain a very long time in flower, but 
this will not warrant its being discarded, or a host of favorites, by the same 
rule as much deserve the same fate. The old plants will be found to flower 
