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instead of standing erect in the usual manner, is curved down¬ 
wards over the rim of the pot, and, by rolling up the lower edge, 
the visible part assumes, with very little trimming, the form be¬ 
fore mentioned. Thus the label fits closely to the pot, in fact, 
clasps it by the outer and inner surfaces, is consequently safe 
from removal by accidental causes, and offers no obstruction in 
handling the pot. The name may either be painted on the lead, 
or, what is preferable, the letters may be punctured in, and then 
painted, or numbers may be struck on it, and the name entered 
in a book. They may be easily adapted for any purpose, and 
will last for a century. 
REMARKS ON A FEW PAPILIONACEOUS PLANTS. 
It has long been a matter of surprise to me that this very 
handsome section of the ornamental portion of the vegetable 
kingdom should suffer so much neglect, and the more so since 
the encouragement offered for their adoption by one of the prin¬ 
cipal metropolitan societies. I am quite unable to account for 
the apathy with which they are regarded, and as a probable 
means of removing at least some part, beg to hand you the fol¬ 
lowing brief remarks on a few of the most deserving. 
Among those which belong strictly to the sub-order Papiliona- 
cecBj the following are conspicuous : 
Chorizema , among whose species the most beautiful are varium , 
Henchmannii , cordata, and DicJcsonii, all remarkably free flower¬ 
ing subjects, among whose blossoms red of various shades and 
yellow prevail. 
Gompholobium, the best of which are polymorphum , venustum 
splendens, and the varieties of versicolor ; these are neat little 
climbers, requiring a trellis attached to the pot, their flowers 
are of various shades, of reddish purple and orange, excepting 
those of splendens , which are bright yellow. 
Baviesia, whose species latifolia and virgata are extremely pretty 
on account of their numerous small yellow flowers, borne on 
dense spikes, and having on the upper portion a blotch of deep 
red. 
