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three delicate growers, whose stems and leaves 
are small, and which form good green-house 
plants, there are none really handsomer than 
the best varieties of the common Nasturtium, or 
Tropasolum Majus ; and especially where 
pains have been taken to save seed from good 
colours, and the best-formed flowers. 
T. Lobbianum. — This new and beautiful 
species or variety is almost a perfect scarlet. 
It has but a tinge of orange about it, and 
though the petals are deeply indented all 
round, it is what may be called a round flower. 
It is said to be nearly related to T. Tuber- 
osum. The character of the bloom is open, like 
T. Minus, opening nearly flat ; and as to size, 
it is larger than one, and less than the other ; 
perhaps half way between them. The leaf is 
like that of T. Majus, but apparently smaller. 
It has been exceedingly well figured in Mr. 
Paxton's Magazine of Botany, where the 
following account is given : " Messrs. Veitch 
Tropcsolum Lobbianum. 
and Sons, of Exeter, have introduced this 
plant by the agency of their collector, Mr. 
Lobb, who gathered it in Colombia. It has 
an obvious relationship with the much older 
and now neglected species, T. Tuberosum ; 
and, like it, probably, it will come into distaste, 
in consequence of an improper course of treat- 
ment being adopted. The leaves are similar 
in shape to those of the common Nasturtium, 
but with a soft mucro at the apex. The 
flowers are about one and a half inch 
across, with fringed petals, and of a brilliant 
scarlet colour." The T. Peltophdrum of Ben- 
tham, discovered by Mr. Hartweg in fields 
near Loxa, agrees in description with this 
plant, except in being called an annual. The 
present is a perennial, and would doubtless 
flower most successfully in the open air, in sum- 
mer, if properly managed. One good property 
about the plant is the abundant flowering. 
Of this now varied family (so varied, that 
we fully expect by and by to have it split into 
more than one) there will of course be many 
hybrids ; and if the blue and tricolor, or any 
of the others, happen to mix, they will form 
singular changes. Theonly species mentioned 
by Paxton and Lindley are: — 
Tropcsolum Aduncum. Yellow, blooming 
August; evergreen, climber. 
T. Brachyceras. Yellow, blooming August; 
tuberous perennial. 
T. Ilybridwm. Orange, blooming July ; 
evergreen, trailer. 
T. Jarrattii. Scarlet and yellow ; green- 
house evergreen, climber. 
T. Majus. Yellow, or orange, hardy, July; 
annual. 
T. Majus atrosavguinum. Dark red, in 
August; annual. 
T. Majus fiorcpleno. Orange and yellow. 
Ditto, (double); evergreen, climber. 
T. Minus. Yellow, ditto; annual. 
T. Minus fiore pleno. Ditto, (double) ; 
green-house evergreen, twiner. 
T. Pentaphyllum. Yellow orange, ditto; 
evergreen, twiner. 
T. Pinnatum. Yellow, in June; green- 
house evergreen, climber. 
T. Polyphyllum. Orange, or yellow, June, 
ditto. 
T. Tricolorum. Orange and purple, July; 
frame evergreen, climber. 
T. Tuberosum. Yellow red, September; 
frame tuberous perennial. 
Nor is there any mention of others, except 
such as may be considered garden varieties. 
DOMESTIC GARDENING. 
PLANT STRUCTURES FOR DWELLING-HOUSES. 
By this term we infer all the situations 
which are available by a large class of amateur 
cultivators, who yet have not the advantage of a 
regularly constructed green-house, in which to 
place and cultivate their favourite plants. 
The range of our subject is from the balcony 
and window-ledge, on the one hand, to the 
Wardian case, and even the inverted bell glass 
on the other ;• and simple as at first sight such 
a subject may appear to be, both in its nature 
and its results, we feel assured that with such 
means very great satisfaction may be obtained, 
and very much instruction, too, may be con- 
veyed to the majority of those to whom these 
remarks will be made to apply. 
In order that what we may have to advance 
may be rendered sufficiently clear and intelligi- 
ble, we shall adopt a very obvious division of our 
subject, and treat — first, of the peculiarities of 
the situations which we may have to enume- 
rate ; secondly, of the kinds of plants adapted 
for cultivation in such situations ; and thirdly, 
