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grow in their own way, or be trained so as to form festoons round the base. 
Lophospermums, two or three kinds, Maurandyas, blue, red, and white, 
Tropa3olum pentaphyllum and speciosum, Calystegia pubescens, Lysimachia 
nummularia, white (Loose-strife), Campanula fragilis ; Lobelias Erinus and 
unidentata, and some others, although they do not grow so tall as the 
former, are useful for small vases. F. — Lond, Florist. 
ACHIMINES LONGIFLORA, AS A PLANT FOE BEDDING. 
It is quite within the range of possibility, to suppose that many plants 
usually termed hot-house plants, in other words, those natives of tropical 
climes, may be found highly useful for decorating the flower garden during 
summer. At any rate, it is a subject quite worthy the attention of all 
engaged in horticultural pursuits, from the dissimilarity there is between 
those usually grown, and any of the plants now under notice. It would be 
introducing a new feature into our pleasure grounds, especially if some of 
the large leaved plants were here and there introduced, — as the banana, for 
example, which is known to grow thrifty during the summer months, and 
the roots of which may be preserved, doubtless, in a common green-house 
during winter, or even perhaps in a dry cellar. 
However this may be, from an experiment on a small scale the present 
season, we are quite sanguine of success with the Long Flowered AcMmines, 
and perhaps there are others would do equally well on trial. Although the 
bulbs were still dormant when put out, they have nevertheless been in flower 
some two weeks now, (Aug. 24th,) which makes it probable that if started 
previously in a hot-bed, they would be in flower soon after midsummer. 
They are exceeding dwarf, and have a very pretty eflect. It strikes us, 
such plants would grow and do well amongst an artificial rockery, where the 
heavy rains would not be so likely to spatter the foliage with dirt, as it does 
in ordinary borders. 
The G-esnera Zehriana might also be planted, and which would form 
respectable sized leaves, during summer, of the most beautiful velvety tex- 
ture. Ail this tribe of plants, having scaly tubers, are easily kept through 
the winter, and where there are any grown in pots, there is always abun- 
dance for planting for this purpose. 
Edgar Sandees. 
Albany, N. Y. 
