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This variety is quite hardy, flowers very freely, and requires the 
same treatment as the other kinds. The splendid crimson colour of 
the flowers of this variety accords but ill with the specific name; it is, 
however, only another instance of the impropriety of designating plants 
by their colour or other fugitive property. 
4. Crocus suaveolens. Fragrant Crocus. This very pretty vernal 
crocus is found wild about Rome, and in other parts of Italy, and was 
first recognised as a distinct species by Professor Bertoloni, from whose 
elaborate work the specific character is copied. The drawing was made 
from the collection of the Hon. W. T. Fox Strangways, at Abbots- 
bury, Dorsetshire. 
Paxton’s Magazine of Botany. The number for September 
contains :— 
1. Rhododendron chamcecistus. Gronnd-cistus Rhododendron. This 
humble, but very pretty, little plant resembles in growth a Helianthe- 
mum rather than one of its own genus. It bears, at the extremities of 
its strongest branches, two or three showy flowers, of a pale pink 
colour, having a circle of deep pink in the throat of the flower. 
It seldom exceeds a few inches in growth, the branches being thickly 
set with leaves; and though it stands uninjured in the open air, at 
Chatsworth, it is recommended to be kept in pots set on a frame in 
winter, and removed to the greenhouse to flower in May and June. It 
is a native of Carniola, and was first cultivated in this country by 
the Messrs. Loddiges. It is propagated by cuttings, and belongs to 
Rhodoracece . 
2. Dryandra longifolia. Long-leaved Dryandra. This genus of 
New Holland evergreen shrubs belongs to the natural order Proteacece, 
and is nearly allied to Banksia; the leaves are of the same harsh tex¬ 
ture, and the manner of inflorescence is not very dissimilar. The figure 
here given (and it is a most difficult task for an artist to give with pre¬ 
cision) was taken from a fine specimen which flowered in the Man¬ 
chester Botanic Garden some time ago. A mixture of turfy loam, 
sand, and moor-earth, is the proper compost for them ; and they may 
be increased by cuttings, properly treated. 
3. Rhodanthe Manglesii. Captain Mangle’s Rhodanthe. A very 
beautiful annual, introduced by Captain Mangles, R. N., from the 
colony of Swan River, in Australia. Mr. Paxton speaks highly of 
this plant, not only as a handsome ornament for the flower-garden, 
greenhouse, or conservatory, but for its accommodating nature in 
flowering at any season required by the sower. The seed requires to 
be sown two months or ten weeks before a bloom is wanted; therefore 
