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JEsculus Hippo- 
castanum, flop.e- 
pleno. Double- 
flowered HorseChest- 
nut. — Nat. Ord., Sa- 
pindaeeas § Hippocas- 
taneae. — A rather 
uncommon, and very 
ornamental tree, 
equalling in vigour 
the common sort, 
from which it differs 
only in its double 
flowers. These are 
very showy, having 
a strong resemblance 
to those of a good 
double Hyacinth ; 
they are pale blush, 
with deeper red at 
the base of the petals. 
Our figure was made 
from a specimen com- 
municated by Mr. 
Rivers, nurseryman 
of Sawbridgeworth, 
who informs us that 
he "received it from 
the Continent some 
seven or eight years 
since." The spike of 
flowers we have re- 
presented was not so 
long as is usual, ow- 
ing to the tip having 
been killed by frost 
in May. The trees 
flower when quite 
young. 
PUYA UAIDrFOLIA, 
Dccaisne. Maize- 
leaved Puya. (Aim. 
de Gand., v., t. 289). 
—Nat. Ord., Bro- 
meliaceee. — A very 
handsome stove per- 
ennial, with an erect 
stem, terminated by a 
long spike of flowers, 
and clothed on tho 
lower part by acute 
subcylindrical scale- 
like leaves. The root- 
leaves are elongato 
lanceolate, somewhat 
wavy on the margin, 
resembling those of 
the [ndian corn. The 
flowers arepale green- 
ish yellow, about two 
inches long, issuing 
from the axils of 
