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blossoms, of the most delicious fragrance, changing, however, in age to a 
cream or ivory colour, tinged with blush; the outside deep blush, and the 
tube red. 
It was raised from seeds received from Nepaul by Air. Pince, at his nur¬ 
sery, Exeter, and is cultivated in the greenhouse. — Bot. Mag. 4132. 
AItrtaceje. — Icosandria Monogynia. 
Backhousia myrtifolia. This pretty greenhouse shrub, its conspicuous 
petaloid calycine segments giving the idea, at first sight, of large corollas to 
the flowers, was found by ATr. James Backhouse in the Illawara district of 
Xew South Wales. It is a plant with the general appearance of a Myrtle, 
bearing yellowish-white flowers, and may be treated in the same manner. — 
Bot. Mag. 4133. 
Malvaceae. — Monadelphia Polyandria. 
Sida graveolens. A handsome species, with soft pale-green foliage, and 
yellow flowers, with a deep blood-coloured eye. It is a native of the East 
Indies and of Jamaica, whence seeds were sent by Mr. Purdie to the Royal 
Gardens, Kew, which produced plants that bloomed in 1844. It bears a 
distant resemblance to Abutilon striatum , though not quite so handsome. — 
Bot. May. 4134. 
Tub.nerace.ze. —Pentandria Trigynia. 
Turnera ulmifolia. There are in the West Indies two striking varieties of 
Turnera ulmifolia; one is already figured in the present work, under the 
name of T. angustifolia. The much finer state, and that which is considered 
the type of the species, is that now given, drawn from the rich collection at 
Syon Gardens. Its seeds were sent over by Mr. Purdie; and its very showy 
flowers and ample glossy foliage were in perfection in the stove, in July, 
1844. It appears to be a plant well deserving of cultivation, but of short 
duration, requiring to be renewed from seed. It is a strong-growing, spread¬ 
ing plant, with herbaceous stems, having large, alternate, broadly-lanceolate, 
oblong leaves ; these are rather flaccid and pendent: the flowers are solitary, 
composed of five nearly-round, spreading petals, of a full yellow, and are very 
showy. — Bot. Mag. 4137. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
The Ranunculus, Sir John Graham. — Since our last we have written to 
Mr. G. Lightbody, of Falkirk, the raiser of this flower, who, in reply, says 
that our correspondent “ H. H. D.’s” description is correct, and that we are 
quite right with respect to the name; as to the derivation of it, he says, 
“ There are three different tombstones erected over each other in the church- 
vard here, in memory of this hero. On the most ancient the name is “ Sir 
John de Greame ; ” on the modern one “ Sir John Graham.” 
Viola. — In our opinion, assisted by that of a first-rate cultivator of this 
favourite, the following twelve Pansies may be considered indispensable : — 
Cook’s Alicia, Welsh’s Blue Perfection, West’s Conqueror, Brown’s Cother- 
stone and Countess of Orkney, Cook’s Delight, Forsyth’s Dr. Horner, King's 
Exquisite, Thomson’s Lilac Queen, Fryer’s Standard, Brown’s Maid of the 
Mill, and Thompson’s Pizarro. 
T. Jackson. — It is sometimes practised by florists who desire to increase 
their stock unduly, but the result is generally puny, unsatisfactory plants. 
A Sub. — The effect of late planting on tulips is usually a finer strain in 
the flower, at the expense of the root; your seedlings will probably break a 
year, or two sooner through its adoption, but be careful of them afterwards. 
Cantab. — The article on Liliums next month. 
Florista. — The following Verbenas will afford a considerable diversity 
