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Pentandria Monogynia—Rubiaceae. 
Rondeletia Oclorata. A very splendid stove plant, intro¬ 
duced from Havannah.— Bot. Mag. 
Gynandria Diandria—Stylidese. 
Stylidium Pilosum —also called S. Dicksonia. A neat little 
greenhouse perennial, from the Swan River Colony; it requires 
to be grown in sandy peat and a small proportion of loam, and 
also to be kept in small pots, with the treatment of a sub-aquatic 
during the growing season, but rather dry during the winter, and 
in a cool, airy part of the greenhouse : it is easily increased 
from seed .-—Edwards' $ Bot. Reg. 
Didynamia Gymnospermia—Gesneriese. 
Gesneria Longiftora. A native of Guatemala, from whence 
it was sent by Mr. Hartweg to the Horticultural Society. The 
plant grows about two feet high, and is closely covered with a 
dense, gray down ; the flowers are produced, long, terminal, 
whorled racemes; colour brick red; requires the treatment 
usual for gloxinias, &c.— Edwards's Bot. Reg. 
THE FLORIST’S LETTER-BOX. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Mr. J. Stewart’s Pansies. —Our opinion of them is : No. 1, 
Emily: colours good and distinct; tolerably good form, but not 
first-rate; flat edge, a little serrated; worth keeping. No. 2, 
Anne: form very good; smooth edge, flat, and colour sufficiently 
distinct to make it a desirable variety; rather small, but will 
probably improve. No. 3, La Candeur : worthless. No. 4, 
Duchess de Palma : good size and very rich colour, but deficient 
in shape; serrated edge; not worth keeping as a show variety. 
No. 5, Prince of Wales: too far gone to enable us to judge. 
No. 6, Grande Monarque: shape, edge, and general form un¬ 
exceptionable; beautiful bright blue and primrose; quite a first- 
rate. 
