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plants which rewarded the toil of the traveller in traversing the snow- 
clad mountains in North America. It belongs to Primidacece, and has 
been raised in the garden of the Horticultural Society, and promises to 
be an addition to our alpine beauties, rivalling both the Erinus alpimts 
and the Saxifraga oppositifolia. For the sake of the discoverer, it will 
be a plant much sought after as soon as it is in the trade. 
7. Oncidium Lanceanum. Mr. Lance’s Oncidium. An orchideous 
plant, and one of the most beautiful of the order. It was introduced 
from Surinam, by John H. Lance, Esq., and being distributed by that 
gentleman, flowered soon afterward at Messrs. Loddiges’, and in the 
garden of the Horticultural Society. The flowers are large ; sepals and 
petals greenish yellow, spotted with brown : lip bright violet; column 
purple, and variously shaded. The flowers are fragrant, resembling 
the garden pink, and altogether very beautiful. 
Sweet’s British Flower-Garden, continued by Professor Bon. 
The August number contains :—- 
1. Pceonia tenuifolia; v var. plena. Double-flowered, fine-leaved 
Pseony. A variety introduced some years ago from the Imperial 
Garden at St. Petersburgh. The single variety is common, but the 
present plant is much more showy and valuable. It affects a light 
loamy soil. 
2. Lasiopus sonchoides. Sonchus-like Lasiopus. A common-look¬ 
ing herbaceous plant, introduced by Mr. Anderson, of the Botanic 
Garden, Chelsea, and raised from seeds received from St. Petersburgh. 
To the botanist it is of some importance, but of no attraction to the 
florist. 
3. Verbena erinoides; var. Sabini, Dwarf Erinus-like Vervain. 
A dwarf, tufted, herbaceous perennial, bearing crowded spikes of 
purple flowers. It is a creeping plant, and continues flowering through¬ 
out the summer and autumn, and is worthy a place in the flower- 
garden. 
4. Pentstemon Cobcea. Cobsea-flowered Pentstemon. This is a very 
elegant plant, and was first discovered by Mr. Nuttall, in the meadows 
on the banks of the Red River, and subsequently by the late Mr. T. 
Drummond, in the interior of Texas, who sent seeds to this country, 
whence plants have been raised in several collections. It is a very 
remarkable-looking plant, and will be eagerly sought by all lovers of 
flowers. 
Paxton’s Magazine of Botany. The number for August 
contains :— 
1. Acacia vestita. Cunningham’s Acacia. This species was dis- 
