mountains correspond with the European Impatiens, 
Noli tangere, in the form and dehiscence of their 
capsules; that is, they split from their base, rolling 
the segments towards the apex ; while those of the 
warmer regions split from the apex, and roll their 
segments towards the base. This difference of 
habit between those of India Proper and the Him- 
alayan forms, is well worthy of notice, as it shows 
that the affinity which exists between the flora of 
the latter, and that of Europe, is stronger than 
between it and the Indian, and extends to even this 
most purely tropical genus. 
Four species of Impatiens have been raised in 
the London Horticultural Society’s garden, from 
seeds sent to it by the East India Company, viz., 
Longicornu, Tricornis, Macrochila, and Glanduli- 
gera, the latter of them, which we now figure, being 
the largest — a splendid plant indeed, having grown 
to the height of twelve feet in little more than three 
months. For the specimen figured we are indebted 
to our friends of the Birmingham Garden. 
The seeds of Impatiens glanduligera must be 
sown on a hotbed, in spring; and when the plants 
come up they should be transplanted into small 
pots, singly, and receive progressive shiftings, until 
the beginning of May, at which time, after having 
been gradually hardened, they may be turned out 
of the pots, with the balls of earth entire about 
their roots, into the open ground, where it has been 
made rich, and is rather moist. Its seeds should 
be gathered before it is quite ripe, or the elastic 
pods, impatient of their charge, will burst, and the 
seeds will be lost. 
Hot. Reg. 22, 1840. 
