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name was given by Mr. Nuttall, in memory of Mr. Bernard M’Mahon, of 
North America, an ardent lover of botany. Rhododendron Farreri, Mrs. Far- 
rer’s Rhododendron;—a rare and handsome bushy dwarf shrub, with solitary 
flowers, of a pale purple or lilac colour, elegantly spotted at the back with 
bright red spots, much resembling in appearance, the Azalea Indica: it was 
brought into this country in 1829, from China, by Captain Farrer, and pro¬ 
mises to be a great acquisition to the cultivators of rare plants: it thrives best 
in soil composed of two-thirds of peat-earth and about one-third of sand, and 
it will doubtless endure our winters in the open air, as it is sub-deciduous, 
Ojcdlis Deppii, Deppe’s Wood Sorrel;—this is a most beautiful species, the 
colour of the flower is a bright red with a shade of copper, it blows freely from 
March to November; in winter it loses its leaves, it may then be taken up, 
and kept in a dry place until spring. It was named after D. Deppe, a Mexi¬ 
can traveller and botanical collector. 
No. 25, FOR June, contains. 
Till/pa Rcpens, Creeping-Rooted Tulip;—this is a rare and beautiful species 
of a blight yellow colour; it was received several years ago by Mr. Anderson, 
from Dr. Fischer, curator of the Botanic Garden, St. Petersburgh. Croeics 
Lnperdtiiy Imperati’s Crocus;—this is a very handsome early spring-flowering 
bulb, of a purple colour, and is well worth a place in any collection. Gany- 
medes T*idcheUus.y White-Cupped Ganymedes;—this is the Narcissus Tridndrus 
var. Lufeus, of the Bot. Mag. and the N. Pulchellus of Sweet’s Hort. Brit. 2nd 
ed. p. 515.—All the plants of the present genus are very delicate, but none 
of them are more beautiful than this, it has delicate pale yellow flowers. 
BMeris Diilcis, Sweet-Fruited Berberry;—the plant from which the drawing 
was taken, was collected in the Straits of Magellan, the fruit is there used as 
gooseberries, both green and ripe, for making pies and tarts, &c. for which 
it is most excellent; the berries are black, and the size of black currants, 
and are produced in abundance. The blossoms are of a bright yellow colour, 
and make a very elegant appearance; it will form a very valuable addition to 
gardens, as it will doubtless be quite hardy. The best soil for it is a mixture 
of sandy loam and peat. 
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5.— The Florist’s Guide. By Robert Sweet, F.L.S., &c. 8vo. 
Monthly. Coloui’ed, 3s. Plain, 2s. 
, . No. 47, FOR May, CONTAINS, 
The Rose Bacchus Tulip, Tiilipa Gesneridna, var. Bacchiisiiy —a very handsome 
flower belonging to the collection of Mr. Pile, Cambridge Road, Mile End; 
Hogg’s Magnificent Auricula, Prinmla Auricula, . Magnijicam \—:this is a 
choice and very desirable plant, it was grown by Mr. Hogg, Florist, Paddington 
Green, and is indispensable in a collection. Robert Bruce Ranunculus, Ritnun^ 
ctdus Asidticusj var. Brucedmfs. The flowers are of a pale straw colour, edged 
W’ith a brownish purple, very double, of a handsome form, and was grown from 
seed by Mr. Waterson, of Paisley. Prinz Von Oranien Picotee, Didnthus Cary- 
ophyllus, var. insignis ,—a brilliant flower with yellow ground, edged with red, 
and striped with dark purple, it was grown by Mr. Hogg, of Paddington Green. 
No. 48, FOR June, contains, 
Duke of Wellington Rose,'^J2o5a JVellingtdni \—this beautiful hybrid Rose was 
raised from the seed of thfl 'Bosa Indica, that had been fertilized by the pollen of 
Rosa Damascena, itscdloUFis a rich dark red, and there is scarcely a more splen¬ 
did rose grown, for its abuhdance*of flowers all through the summer is scarcely 
to be equalled. Caledonian Hero, Tullpa Gesneridna, var. this 
