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under almost all circumstances, best; and the period, except for some very pe¬ 
culiar varieties, should never be later than the middle of the month of April.— 
T. A. Knight, Esq. — Br. Far. Mag. 
To prevent Caterpillars attacking Fruit Trees, &c. —Let a hole be 
bored in the stem of the tree, penetrating as far as the heart, in a direction 
sloping downwards, about a foot from the surface of the ground. Into this hole, 
pour a little mercury. Close up the hole with a peg, not very tightly fitted in. 
Cut the top of the peg smooth with the bark of the tree, and then put a little 
tar over it to prevent water getting into the hole. This I have found to be a safe 
and sure method, not only of preventing the attacks of caterpillars, but of driving 
them oft' the tree; and it is not yet, I believe, publicly known.—W. Brown.— 
Jour. Agricul. 
FLORICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE. 
New and Rare Plants, Figured in the Botanical Periodicals for August. 
CLASS I.—DICOTYLEDONOUS PLANTS OR EXOGENES. 
legumin'osae. —The Pea Tribe. 
Ciioriz'ema spartio'ides, a native of New Holland, raised by Messrs. 
Loddige from seeds, in 1832. The plants grow between two and three inches 
high. The flowers are large, and of a splendid orange and crimson colour. It 
has been kept in the green-house, potted in sandy-peat earth. It will probably, 
like others of the same genus, strike by cuttings.— Bot. Cab. 
Or'obus A'uREUS,the Golden-flowered Bitter Yetch, a native of the northern 
parts of Europe. It is perennial, and of course quite hardy; it produces its 
orange coloured flowers in abundance, in May. The stems are not more than a 
foot high. The root may sometimes be separated for increase, although seeds 
are much more preferable, and we have no doubt they will occasionally be ripened 
in this country. It will grow in any good garden soil. — Bot. Cab. 
Platyl v obium obtusa'ngulum. —Obtuse-leaved Flat Pea. Seeds of this 
beautiful plant were sent from Van Dieman’s Land by Dr. Scott, to the Glasgow 
Botanic Garden. The flowers are large, and of a rich orange colour. The 
plant has hitherto been treated as a hardy inmate of the green-house.— Bot. 
Mag. It should be potted in sandy peat, and may be propagated by seeds. 
Platyl'obium Murray'anum. —Mr. Murray’s Platylobium, a handsome bush, 
growing about one foot high, bearing a great number of bright orange flowers, 
which expand during the day and close as the evening approaches. It is a 
native of Van Dieman’s Land, and requires the same treatment as the last.— 
Bot. Mag. 
sol'aneas. —The Nightshade Tribe. 
Sol'anum cri'spum, Curled Nightshade, a native of Chili, very lately intro¬ 
duced. It has been known for many years from the figure in the Flora Peru¬ 
viana. Its flowers are light purple, and expand during May and June. It is 
supposed to be hardy enough to bear our winters. It grows fast in almost any 
soil, and will increase by cuttings without difficulty.— Bot. Cab. 
Salpiglo'ssis ltne'aris, Linear-leaved Salpiglossis. The habit of this plant 
is wholly that of Nierembergia; the flower both in shape and structure is exactly 
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