EXTRACTS—FLORICULTURE. 
onagrart^c. —The Evening Piimrose Tribe. 
Clarki4 elegan.s. —Californian Clarkia. An annual with rose-coloured 
flowers. Native of California, where it was discovered by Mr. Douglas. Culture. 
—It will grow in any common light soil, in the open border. It is propagated 
by seed.— Bot . Reg. 
scrophularinae. —The Figwort Tribe. 
Calceolaria Herbertiana parviflora. —Small flowered Herbert’s Calceo¬ 
laria. Flow r ers yellow. A native of the neighbourhood of Valparaiso in Chile, 
where it was found by Mr. Cuming. Culture.—It requires the same kind of 
treatment as Calceolaria Chiloensis, integrifolia, &c. that is to say, an open bor¬ 
der in a dry situation in summer, and a well ventilated greenhouse in winter. 
COMPOSITE. 
Stenactis speciosa. —Shewy Stenactis. A hardy perennial. Native of Ca¬ 
lifornia, whence it has been sent by Mr. Douglas to the Horticultural Society. 
Its flowers are purple and showy. Culture.—Although a perennial, this may be 
treated as an annual, for seedlings flower early enough the first year to ripen 
their seeds. They will grow in any common garden soil, scarcely require any 
care in cultivation, and propagate freely by parting the roots.— Bot. Reg. 
THVMELEiE.—The Mezereum Tribe. 
Pimelea hispida. —Long-stalked Pimelea. A beautiful little shrub, native 
of the South-West Coast of New Holland, where it was originally discovered by 
Dr. Brown. Flowers rose-coloured, growing in larger bunches than the V. rosea; 
the base of the calyx is covered with long stiffish hairs which give the flowers the 
appearance of delicate feathers. Culture.—There is no difficulty either in culti¬ 
vating this species, or striking it from cuttings, provided attention be paid to keep¬ 
ing them during winter in a cool airy place, precisely the same as gompholobi- 
um venulosum.— Bot. Reg. 
ranunculace.e. —The Crow-foot Tribe. 
Helleborus Niger vernalis. —Verual Black Hellebore. Flowers pure 
white, afterwards changing to a pale rose or purple, much clearer, and about 
one-third larger than the other two varietis, that grow in our gardens. Culture. 
It will grow in common light soil in the open border.— Street's FI. Gard. 
fumariacear. —The Fumitory Tribe. 
Corydalis longiflora. —I.ong-flowered Corydalis. Flowers pale rose co¬ 
lour. A native of the Altaic Mountains. Tubers were received from Berlin, in 
1832, at the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.— Bot. Mag. Culture.—It should be 
potted in peat and loam, and kept, in the green-house. 
CLASS IL—MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS, OR F.NDOGENES. 
orchit>e,e, or Orchis Tribe. 
Maxill'arja punct'ata. —Spotted flowered Maxillaria. Flowers yellowish 
white, spotted with red, possesses a very delicate and agreeable fragrance. Na¬ 
tive of Brazil, whence it was introduced a few years ago. Culture.—It requires 
