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THE florist’s JOURNAL. 
Pentandria Monogynia—Ericacese. 
Azalea Altaclerensis. A beautiful hybrid, raised at High- 
clerc, a seat of the Earl of Caernarvon, from seed of A. sinensis; 
impregnated with A. rubescens major ; it is an excellent union 
of the two, possessing the deep glaucous foliage and inflorescence 
of sinensis with the colouring of rubescens major. It is a pro¬ 
fuse bloomer and highly odoriferous.— Bot. Reg. 
Didynamia Angiosperma—Verbenacese. 
Lantana Sellovia?ia, var. Acutifolia. Raised from seeds sent 
from Monte Video, by Mr. Tweedie, to the Glasgow Botanic 
Garden—chiefly distinguished by the foliage being larger and 
longer.— Bot. Mag. 
THE FLORIST’S LETTER-BOX. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
K. D., Hornsey road.—The entire genus Thunbergia are per¬ 
sistent plants, though T. alata, alata alba, and aurantia are 
frequently treated as annuals, yet each and all of them may be 
readily increased by cuttings during any of the spring or summer 
months. To do this, take off* the cuttings when about three inches 
in length, put them in a pot filled with light peat earth and fine 
white sand in equal quantities ; give them a gentle watering when 
first inserted, cover them with a small bell-glass, and plunge 
the pot in a gentle bottom heat; they speedily emit roots when 
they should be potted off, using a similar compost with the ad¬ 
dition of a little loam, a warm situation in the greenhouse will 
preserve them through the winter. To perfect seeds, the plants 
had better remain under glass all the summer, with a free ex¬ 
posure to the sun and air, frequent syringing is necessary, as 
the plants are very subject to attacks from red spider. 
Abutilon striatum will be found to succeed best in a situation 
similar to that recommended for Thunbergia, namely, a warm 
greenhouse, the soil most suited is a mixture of loam, peat, and 
leaf-mould, in equal quantities, well incorporated, and a thorough 
drainage must be secured. If large specimens are desired, abun- 
