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racemes” of flowers. It has also red fruit, without any bloom. It is 
quite hardy, and flowers in June. 
In the miscellaneous notices, three new annuals are noticed—one a 
Phacelia, and the others Godetias; and two new bulbs, Rigidella imma¬ 
culate and Tigridia molacea , the latter only differing from the common 
tiger flower in the colour, which is a rich purple. There is also a fine 
new Scutellaria, or skullcap. 
The Botanist contains— 
Osbeckia canescens , Meyer. A showy stove-plant, introduced in 1838, 
and before figured in the Floral Cabinet. 
Brachycome iberidifolia , Benth. The great Swan-River daisy. Already 
twice figured during the present year. 
Galeandra devoniana , Lindl. A handsome orchideous plant, from 
Brazil, introduced in 1840. 
Epacris impressa, End. A well-known plant, frequently figured 
before. 
The Botanic Garden contains— 
Ribes fragrans , Lodd. A species with yellow fragrant flowers, before 
figured, several years ago, in the Botanical Cabinet. 
Rhodododendron dauricum , Ker. A well-known plant, frequently 
figured before. 
Cistus lusitanicus , var. decumbens . One of the innumerable kinds of 
gum cistus. 
Trollius americanus. The American globe flower, introduced in 
1806, but very seldom seen in gardens. 
EXTRACTS FROM BOOKS. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FOR 1840. 
It was reported by Mr. Thompson that Madia sativa , a new oil plant, 
had been sown in the month of September 1839, as directed in the in¬ 
structions received with it from Germany; but that all the plants had 
perished during the following winter. Those plants, however, which had 
been raised from a sowing in the middle of March 1840, withstood slight 
spring frosts, and were in flower in the beginning of June. 
Read a report by Mr. Gordon, upon acclimatizing plants . From the 
