THE LADIES’ FLORAL CABINET. 
This is one of the many of our native shrubs, useful 
in many places and for various purposes, rarely seen 
under cultivation. It belongs to the natural order 
Ericaceae, and, like most of its class, is very floriferous. 
It is a deciduous shrub, growing from three to four 
feet in height, common from Virginia southward ; it 
bears pure white, bell-shaped, Lily-of-the-Valley like 
flowers in great profusion during the Summer months. 
Unless given a moist situation it will have a scraggy 
appearance, growing dwarf and stunted. It should be 
grown in a partially shaded position, near the water if 
possible. A very distinct variety of this Andromeda is 
JLpulvenUenta, which is remarkable because of its being 
covered all over with a white meal; its flowers are 
larger and more open than those of the typical form. 
Many of the Andromedas form pretty objects for con¬ 
servatory decoration when forced into flower in the 
Spring; the pure white blossoms have a very chaste 
appearance, and this distinct hue of the variety pulveru- 
lenta shows up conspicuously amongst its green leaved 
associates. Like the rest of the family to which they 
belong, the roots of the Andromedas form a dense, com¬ 
pact mass, and therefore the plants can be taken up 
from the open ground and potted without injury. So 
readily, indeed, are all of this class removed at any time 
except when making their growth, and so well do they 
open their blossoms in a warm house that they should 
be more generally cultivated. 
The annexed illustration which we take from the 
Garden (London), gives a good idea of the appear¬ 
ance of this plant. It is there Zenobia Speciosa, its 
synonym. 
Hallock, Son & Thorpe send us specimen blossoms 
of their new seedling Carnations, which comprise some 
of the most beautiful varieties we have seen, and give 
evidence of their success with these plants, so desirable 
for then- beauty and delicacy of fragrance. 
ANDROMEDA SPECIOSA. 
