The cultivators of exotic beauties are indebted for 
the introduction of this choice plant to Mr. Patrick 
Neill of Canonmills, near Edinburgh. Not for this 
plant alone are they indebted to Mr. Neill, for he 
is well-known as an importer of many new plants ; as 
a zealous naturalist; and also, as a successful culti- 
vator of exotics, in a little umbrageous dell, such as 
Adam, within his more ample garden, may have cho- 
sen as a depository for his peculiar favourites. Mr. 
Neill’s garden has, indeed, a rich collection of plants 
in small compass ; which, with its adjoining lake 
and trees, reminds us of Milton’s descriptive lines : 
“Umbrageous grots and caves 
Of cool recess, o’er which the mantling vine 
Lays forth her purple grape, and gently creeps 
Luxuriant : meanwhile murm’ring waters fall 
Down the slope hills, dispersed, or in a lake 
That to the fringed bank, with myrtle crown’d 
Her crystal mirror holds, unite their streams.” 
Most persons are completely unaware of the ca- 
pabilities of a small spot of ground, employed as a 
flower garden. A pretty correct estimate may at 
once be caught sight of, by the simple fact, that by 
pot culture, a space consisting of four yards square, 
with pots three inches diameter, will contain upwards 
of two thousand three hundred plants. How very 
few cultivators can boast of a garden containing 
this number of species ! 
The Nierembergia intermedia is very suitable for 
pot culture, by which its small foliage and rich- 
coloured flowers are shown to advantage. In the 
borders it should have a front place. May be raised 
from seeds, or cuttings. 
Bot. Mag. 3256. 
