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EXTRACTS—FLORICULTURE. 
RANUNCULACEE lindl. pceoniace. 
Pce'onia officina'lis var. anemonIflora. —Anemone flowered variety of 
the common Poeony. This plant is well deserving a place in any garden. Flow¬ 
ers of a rich deep crimson colour. The stamens are converted into narrow, 
acuminated, and spirally twisted petals, bearing the same relation to the original 
stock as the Anemone-flowered, or Warratah Camellia does to the true Camellia 
r aponica, and it is scarcely less beautiful in its appearance.— Bot. Mag. 
ERICEE. 
Arb'utus pilo'sa. Hairy Arbutus. Flowers white, streaked with reddish 
brown, stem very hairy. Native of Mexico, was raised from seeds received from 
Mr. Don, by Mr. Neil. Culture.—It is perfectly hardy, and will grow in sandy 
peat soil, and may be propagated by layers.— Bot. Mag. 
Rhododendron indicum, var. Smithii. Smiths hybrid Indian Rhododen¬ 
dron. This splendid hybrid is the offspring of R. phamiceum, that had been 
fertilized by R. indicum, and was raised by Mr. Smith, at Coombe wood, in the 
spring of 1828. It partakes of the characters of both parents, and like them is 
rather tender, but it appears to be a more desirable plant than either, is of free 
growth, and produces its flowers in great abundance. Flowers of a rosy salmon 
colour, large and spreading, expansion from two and a half to three inches, spot¬ 
ted in the inside with darker spots.— Brit. FI. Gard. 
camelliee. 
Camellia Japonica var. compacta. —Close flowering Camellia. This is 
a neat flowering shrub, distinct from every other white flowerer, having a good 
deal of the character of the C. Sasanqua in the flowers, but the leaves of the 
Japonica, it is thought to have been raised by Messrs. Young.— Lvdd. Bot. Cab 
MALVACEAE. 
Hibiscus splendens. —The resplendent Hibiscus. A handsome plant, bears 
ing magnificent rose coloured flowers. Native of New Holland, where it grows 
to 20 feet high. Culture.—It may be increased by cuttings or seeds, and should 
be planted in a mixture of loam and peat, and be preserved in a warm green¬ 
house.— Lodd. Bot. Cab. 
PRIMULACEE. 
Pri'mula verticill'ata. —The whorled Primrose. Flowers yellow, leave¬ 
growing in whorls on the flower-stalk, hence its specific character. Native of 
mount Kusma, near Kurman, in Arabia Felix, where it was discovered by Fors- 
kael: it grows, according to him a foot or more in height. Culture.—It will 
thrive in a pot filed with a mixture of peat, loam, and rotten dung, and may 
be sheltered in a frame during winter.— Lod. Bot. Cab. 
PASSIFLOREE. 
TacsAnia pinnatistipula. (fig. 116) Pinnated Stipuled Tacsonia. This elegant 
passion-flower is well deserving a place in any collection of plants, the flowers are 
of a bright rose colour, and very showy. It is a native of Talcahuano, and Val¬ 
paraiso, in Chile. The genus is principally distinguished by the long tube of 
the Perianthemum. The name is of Peruvian origin, Tacso being applied to 
several species of this genus in Peru, and was first employed by Jussieu, to denote 
this group. Culture.—It requires the same treatment as the Passiflorae generally 
and seems likely, in favourable situations, to prove quite as hardy as the Passi- 
flora caerulea.— Brit. Flower Garden , 
