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position of the com mom laburnum. Dr. L. thinks it may be hardy 
enough to stand our winters, if trained afgainst a south wall. 
8. Lapeyrousia anceps. Two-edged Lapeyrousia. An herbaceous 
plant, bearing rather pretty pale-blue coloured dowers; belonging to 
Iridece. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and has borne 
several generic names by different authors, but is now settled as above. 
It is usually cultivated in the greenhouse, but will thrive perfectly in 
a cold frame, well-drained in winter, and exposed on a south aspect 
in summer. It dowers in June and July, and ripens seeds about 
October. 
Sweet’s British Flower-Garden, continued by Professor Don. 
The October number contains - 
1. Rosa lutea; var. plena. Williams’s Double Yellow Brier. An 
interesting variety, raised about ten years ago by John Williams, Esq., 
of Pitmaston, near Worcester, from seeds obtained from the single 
yellow rose, which but very rarely matures its seed in this country. 
Among the seedlings raised at Pitmaston, three proved to be double, 
one of which is the present subject, which, from its dowering freely, 
and from the size, form, and colour of its blossoms, is justly esteemed 
a most valuable addition to our collection of hardy roses. It may be 
increased by layering, or by being budded upon stocks of our native 
roses. 
2. Nierembergia phoenicia; var. rosea. Pink-dowered Nierem- 
bergia. A genus belonging to Solanece. A great variety of hybrids 
have been lately obtained from the intermixture of N. phoenicia and 
N. nyctaginijlora, and all of them proving fertile, and yielding seed 
much more abundantly than phoenicia. The present variety was raised 
by Mr. Rogers, at Battersea, where the drawing was made. It grows 
and dowers freely in the open borders. 
3. Centaurea balsamita . Costmary-leaved Centaurea. A hardy 
herbaceous perennial, belonging to Compositce. It is a native of 
America, and was collected there by Szovits, and sent by Dr. Fischer, 
of St. Petersburgh, to Mr. Anderson, of Chelsea Botanic Garden, 
who raised and dowered it last year. It is of a coarse-looking 
habit. 
4. Lupinus macrophyllus. Large-leaved Lupine. A tall robust 
perennial herb, the whole clothed with copious pubescence. It is a 
highly ornamental plant, as all the lupines are, and well deserves 
a place in every dower-garden. It is nearly related to L. polyphyllus , 
but is in every respect a much more robust plant. 
