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stove plant, with small yellow flowers, has long been cultivated in England. 
Pteris C'alomeldnos, — a new and very beautiful fern, was sent to Messrs. Lod- 
diges, in 1830, by their friend, Mr. Otto, of Berlin. T'ernd»ia Jxillcejidni, — a 
handsome stove plant, with purple flowers, lately introduced from Brazil, 
by the late invaluable friend to Botanists, Robert Barclay Esq. of Bury Hill, 
whose loss will be long felt and not easily replaced. 
Part 170, for June, contains, 
EpAcris Imjrreitsa; — this is a plant of real beauty, its colours are not so hand- 
some as the E. Grandiflura , but from the abvindance of rose-coloured flowers 
it bears, it makes a much better show; it is a native of Van-Dieman's-Land, 
and was introduced in 1825, by Mr. Baxter; it requires the shelter of the 
greenhouse. Audesmiu ilicrophijUa; — a low, shrubby, greenhouse plant, with 
many branches, producing solitary yellow flowers at various seasons of the 
year: it is supposed to have been first discovered by Mr. Menzies. Cdniia 
Puteiis, — a beautiful species; Mr. Roscoe considers it to be a native of St. He- 
lena, it is usually kept in the stove, and flowers in March and April. Camellia 
Japonica, variegdta simplcjc; — this is a pleasing variety, it was raised from seed 
by Mr. Press, at E. Gray's, Esq., Hcrnsey ; its flowers are freely produced, and 
are white beautifully streaked wilh red. Erica Freestans; — the growth of this 
plant is bushy, and rather short, it produces delicate white flowers, is a native 
of the Cape of Good Hope, and was introduced in 1810. Erica f'esfita Car' 
Ilea; — this is a rich flesh-coloured and beautiful variety of the T'esftta. Ficus 
llrophylla; — a dwarf stove plant, bearing orange-coloured berries, which give 
it a very gay appearance; it was brought from India, by Dr. Wallich. Otimnna 
Abrotanijdlia\ — this is a yellow-flowering greenhouse plant, rather ornamen- 
tal : it is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. Saxifraga J Irginihisis; — a little 
white-flowering hardy plant, a native of North America; it grows freely in 
light soil mixed with a portion of old mortar. Asplenium Moridnthemum ; — 
a beautiful fern ; it has been cultivated in the stoves, by Messrs. Loddiges, for 
some time. 
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No. '24, FOR May, contains, 
Dictdnnms AngiisfifouHs, Narrow-leaved Fraxinella, Diosmetr, — this is a very 
interesting plant, the flowers resemble in colour, D. Fraxinella, but are more 
tinted with purple; it is growing in the open border in the Apothecaries' Com- 
pany's garden at Chelsea, and was raised from seed by Mr. Anderson, in 1821 ; 
it was sent by Dr. Fischer, and is believed to be a native of Siberia: — it suc- 
ceeds well in the open border, in a rich light soil, and may be increased by 
seed. The generic name, according to Linnsus, is derived from the Greek 
word, Tiktein, to bring down or pull down, perhaps from its glutinous mat- 
ter in catching flies ; when rubbed, it has a scent like lemon-peel; the root 
is said to be of great use as an opiate and drastic. — If a lighted candle be put 
under the leaves of the plant, in dry weather, on a dark night, the small resin- 
ous glands with which it is covered, will emit flames. Mahonia Diversifolia, 
DiiFerent-leaved Mahonia, Berbcrideie, — a small yellow-flowering shrub, the 
^eeds of it were collected by Mr. Anderson, in the neighbourhood of Monte 
Video, in a late voyage to the Straits of Magellan and various parts of South 
America: it thrives very well in a pOt, or on the border, requiring but a slight 
protection during winter, and increases by suckers from the root. The generic 
