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5. Maxillaria rufescens. Brownish Maxillaria. A native of 
Trinidad, imported by Mr. Lowe, of Clapton. Was first flowered at 
the Duke of Devonshire’s, at Chatsworth, in 1834, and, since, in other 
collections. It is the same species which is called by some M. fucata. 
6. Godetia lepida . Smart Godetia. A pretty new annual found 
in California by Mr. Douglas, and was raised in the garden of the 
Horticultural Society in 1835. This plant was formerly ranked 
among the CEnotheras till separated and made a new genus by Spach, 
with several other new genera from the same old genus. Dr. L. 
thought that several of Spach’s new genera were merely fanciful, but 
admitted that that botanist had valid reasons for separating the present 
plant, and, therefore, has adopted his generic name Godetia. 
7* Oxyura chrysanthemoides. Ox-eye-like Oxyura. A plant 
belonging to Compositce, and made a new genus by M. De Candolle, 
and by him placed “ in the subdivision Madiace , of the division 
Galinsogece , of the subtribe Helleniecs , of the tribe Senecionidece, 
of his first series Tubulijlorce , which nearly answers to the 
Corymbiferce of Jussieu. ” VI It has been said that the more the 
natural orders of plants are divided, the easier the study of the science 
will be. Here then we have an instance of supka-sub-division, 
which cannot fail to lead the student to the proper point of the 
system. This plant has very much the aspect of chrysanthemum 
coronarium. It is a hardy annual, flowering in August and September, 
and ripens seeds in abundance. 
Sweet’s British Flower-Garden, continued by Professor Don. 
The April number contains:— 
1. Nemophila insignis. Opposite-leaved Nemophila. A very 
pretty annual, native of California, whence it was sent to the Horti¬ 
cultural Society, and raised in the garden of that establishment. The 
genus was established by Nuttall, who found the original species, 
N. phacelioides, near Fort Smith, on the Arkansa. 
2. Zenobia speciosa. Showy Zenobia. A beautiful hardy American 
border-plant, where it well deserves a place among the Kalmias, 
Ledums, &c., from the same quarter of the world. It has been known 
in this country for nearly forty years, and described as Andromeda 
speciosa , or A. casstnefolia, or A. pulverulenta. According to 
Sprengel, it is nearly allied to Enkianthus of Loureiro, but is now 
established as above by Professor Don, in his second subtribe Andro- 
medece , of the natural order Ericacece. 
3. Rhododendron jlavum; var. coronarium. Garland Rosebay. 
This splendid shrub was called Azalea pontica by Linnaeus and many 
of his followers, and Chanuerhodendros pontica by Tournefort, It 
