206 green-house — repottixg. [March. 
dark red ; C maculata, superbly marked with red or crimson. 
There are many others of very great merit of the shrubby 
kinds cultivated in Europe, such as whites of different shades, 
dark crimsons, with white capes, and others blending into 
almost every description of colour and character. Any quan- 
tity of new sorts may be obtained by cross impregnation be- 
tween any two of very different colours ; the seeds will ripen 
in July, when they may be sown on light soil, and they will 
flower the following season. Flowering plants require to be 
greatly encouraged, and must be shaded during summer from 
the violent noonday sun. (Soil No. 10.) 
C'alofhamnus, four species. This genus is named in allu- 
sion to the splendid appearance of the branches, covered with 
scarlet flowers, of curious construction, which come out of the 
old wood. All the species are of easy culture, and very like 
dwarf pines. 0. quadinffida has the largest flowers ; ( '. dn- 
vata the most abundant. They are all evergreens, and flower 
from April to November, and are very desirable in a collec- 
tion. (Soil No. 6.) 
Callieoma serratifblia, the only species, and remarkable 
for tufted yellow heads of flowers, which come out at the 
axils, and continue from May to July. The foliage is ovate, 
lanceolate, deeply serrated and opposite. (Soil No. 6.) 
Camellias. There are about eight distinct species of 
this plant known in our collections ; and the varieties of 
japonica approach to one thousand, to which many are 
yearly added ; but, unfortunately, their merits are not fully 
scrutinized before they are sent forth to the floral world, 
under names representing and expressing every quality 
that is grand or beautiful in floral imagination. Such has 
been the rapid increase of varieties in Europe, and even in 
this country, that, in many instances, three or four distinct 
plants have come out under the same name ; consequently, 
a great confusion of names has been the result, which has 
caused much difficulty in attaining the best of the names. 
The collections of this country were kept comparatively 
pure till within the last few years, when the anxiety of our 
cultivators to obtain variety caused them to import from the 
French and German markets, which has thrown the no- 
menclature into an almost impenetrable chaos. But still 
we can unite in saying, "What species of plant is there 
which better merits the intelligent and vigilant care of the 
