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STAPIIYLEA COLCIIICA. 
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give seeds, tliis species is still in the 2 :)iimitive 
state ; and those which man has known how to 
ameliorate and transform into very useful plants, 
are doubtless derived from the latter. The 
seeds ^lave been gathered on Mt. Singalang, in 
the island of Sumatra, at the height of 5,000 
ft. above the level of the sea, where the ther¬ 
mometer in the morning fell to + 10° or -|- 
12°, [probably Centigrade = 50-55° Fahr.] It 
is a species of great scientific interest, and its 
beautiful form and superb leaves render it 
ornamental in gardens, since it will contribute 
much to their outdoor decoration during 
summer.—M. 
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STAPIIYLEA COLCIIICA. 
j have in this plant a hardy free- 
growing deciduous shrub, which may 
be recommended, as being of an orna¬ 
mental character. It is of bushy branching 
habit, and has rather pretty compound foliage, 
the leaves being trifoliate, of elegant form, and 
of a nice fresh green colour ; the more vigorous 
of the branches terminate in rather dense pani¬ 
culate heads, of elegantly formed white flowers. 
It is the Eastern representative of the Euro¬ 
pean Bladder-nut, S. jnnnafa, and is a native 
of the Caucasian provinces to the East of the 
Black Sea. It differs from the European plant in 
its wider leaflets, its generally erect clusters, and 
its larger flowers with spreading sepals. Like 
its congener, it blossoms naturally in spring, 
and is therefore a desirable plant for choice 
shrubberies. It is, moreover, a very beautiful 
subject when forced into early bloom some 
month or two in advance of its natural season, 
rivalling the Syringas and Deutzias commonly 
employed for this purpose. Sir. Bull has 
obligingly given us the use of the accompany¬ 
ing illustration of a branch.—T. SIooee. 
