EXTRACTS—FLORICULTURE. 
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RUBIACE®. 
Mane'ttia cordif'olia. —Heart-leaved Manettia. Flowers Vermillion orange. 
Native of Buenos Ayres. Lately introduced by Mr. Neill. Culture—It is a stove 
climbing shrub, and will thrive in loam and peat, and may be increased by cut¬ 
tings.— Bot. Mag. 
LOASE®. 
Mentzelia hispida. —Hispid Mentzelia. Flowers bright yellow. Native 
of Peru, from whence seeds were sent by Mr. Cruckshanks.— Bot. Mag. Culture 
—It will probably thrive in sandy loam, and may be found to require some 
slight shelter. 
STYLIDE®: 
Styli'dium hirs'utum. —Hairy Stylidium. Flowers rose coloured. Native 
of the south coast of New Holland, whence it was lately introduced.—Culture 
—It requires the greenhouse, will thrive in sandy peat, and is increased by 
seeds.— Bot. Mag. 
SCROPHULAR1N®. 
Calceolaria Atkinsiana. —Mr. Atkin’s Slipperwort. A splendid hybrid. 
Flowers yellow, and fulvous red; raised between C. corymbosa, and C. arachnoi- 
dea, by Mr. James Atkins, Nurseryman, Northampton.—Culture. It is perennial 
and apparently quite hardy, thriving well in peat, and is increased by dividing 
the roots.— Sweet F. Card. 
Schizanthus retusus. —Blunt-petalled Schizanthus.—(Fig. 6.) —A splendid 
annuai. Flowers of a rich rose colour blended with yellow. Native of the Andes 
of Mendosa, from whence specimens were received from Dr. Gillies. Culture— 
Wc are ignorant whether it is capable of bearing our summers so well as S. pin- 
natus, hitherto it has been cultivated in the greenhouse, where it flowers for four 
months successively. It is easily increased by cuttings.— Bot Register. 
MALE SHE RBI ACE®. 
Malesherbia coronata. —Crowned Malesherbia. Flowers violet. Native 
of Chili, where seeds were collected by Mr. Hugh Cumming. Culture—It is a 
hardy annual, requires a light sandy soil, and is increased by seeds.— Sw. F/. Grd. 
COMPOSITE.®. 
Aster fragilis —Brittle Aster. Flowers white. Native of North America. 
Introduced by the means of Dr. Tovy, of New Fork. Culture—A hardy per- 
rennial, thriving in common soil, and may be propogated by division of the 
roots.— Bot. Reg. 
