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EXTRACTS--FLORICULTURE. 
EXTRACTS. 
FLORICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. 
New and very Rare Plants, figured in the Periodicals for January. 
CLASS I.—PLANTS WITH TWO COTYLEDONES. (Dicotyledones.) 
order leguminos.e, or Pea Tribe. 
Ad'esmia uspallatensts, Thorny Adesmia. A dwarf thorny shrub, rarely 
exceeding a foot in height. It has been raised from seeds collected iu Chili, by 
Mr. Cuming. The plant requires protection in winter, is fond of a light loamy 
soil, and may be increased by cuttings. The pods, when full grown, are parti¬ 
cularly pretty, from the long feathery hairs with which they are adorned. The 
flowers are orange coloured, or deep yellow.— British Flower Gard. 
Lupines albifrons. —A shrubby species with purple flowers, lately introdu¬ 
ced to the Horticultural Society’s Garden, from California.— Botanical Register. 
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VERBENACEjE. 
Verbena sulphurea. —This pretty little vervain was raised from Chilian 
seeds received from Mr. Hugh Cuming. It is apparently perennial, and forms 
a close spreading patch bearing sulphur coloured flowers. It appears to prefer a 
loamy soil, and grows luxuriantly in the open border during summer, but re¬ 
quires the protection of a spit or frame in winter. Cuttings of it root readily.— 
British Flower Gard. 
ranunculace.e, the Crowfoot Tribe. 
Hell'eborus od'orus, Sweet Hellebore. A very desirable addition to the 
scanty store of winter blowing flowers, lately introduced from Hungary, by the 
Horticultural Society. The flowers are green, and have a faint and most agree¬ 
able fragrance, which, perhaps, can be compared to nothing so well as to newly 
gathered Frontignan grapes, or to wine of Luuel. It thrives in a peat border, 
among bushes, where it is probably quite hardy, but being extremely rare, it 
would be better to protect it with a little litter.— Bot. Reg. 
COMMELINE.E- 
TradEscantia pilosa, Hairy Tradescantia, or Spiderwort. This plant was 
raised from roots sent by Mr. Drummond, from Louisiana, to the Glasgow 
botanic garden. It has purple flowers, and requires similar treatment to the 
other hardy species.— Bot. Mag. 
LOBE LI ACE ^E. 
Lobelia pubErula, Blue Downy Lobelia. This is a highly interesting addi¬ 
tion to our garden Lobelias, and was introduced last year, by Mr. Drummond, 
who sent the seeds from Jacksonville, in Louisiana. The root is perennial; the 
flowers are small, of a bright purple blue, the spike rising to ten inches or a foot 
^• 0 .^._ Bot. Mag. The soil, we presume, should be light loam or peat. 
COMPOSITE. 
Helianthus specioscs, Showy Mexican Sun-Flower, Mr. Edward Leeds, of 
Manchester, Nursery and Seedsman, lately received a packet of seeds from the 
botanic garden, Mexico; the present plant is the only one which has yet flowered. 
The flowers are a rich orange colour, and very showy.— Bot. Mag. 
