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rough seeds, appear to bring this .plant nearer to the Sulanee than the Bignonie; Dr. Sims has 
not ventured totouch upon the subject. 6. Clethra arborea. {tis remarkable if this hand- 
some flowering shrub, which fot twenty bee past has net been uncommon in this country, 
should not have been before figured. 7. Melaleuca neriifolia. A plant «newly introduced 
from New South Wales, by Mr. Barr, ui Ball’s-pond, Islington. [hough the fruit of this 
piant has never been seen by Dr. Sims, he does not hesitate:tu decide that it does not. belong 
to the genus with which it is here arranged. It hasneither the habit nor the aroma of a Me- 
laleuca ; but being undoubtedly a congener of Dr. Smith’s Melaleuca /aurina, is at present left 
in the genus. 8. Rosa multiflora, or the bramble-flowered rose. This new rose was im- 
ported from China by Mr. Evans, of the East-India house, and was expected to have produced 
yellow flowers, a deception of the cunning Chinese to Saharee its value. Should it be found 
to bloom freely. it will prove a valuable acquisition to our gardens, especially if it will bear the 
Severity of our winters, which is highly probable, as most of the Japan plants aré found tu do 
so. It corresponds, except in colour, in every respect, with the description of Rosa Muitiflora, 
in Thunbery’s Flora Japonica, whence it was thought necessary to retain that ndme, otherwise 
rubiflora would have been much better; indeed it does not appear certain that.it does not be- 
long to the genus Rubus. Number 28 ef the Paradisus Londinensis (not received last n.onth) 
contains, 1. Rhododendrum chrysanthum, hete called offcinale, the flowers being of a pale 
ptimrose, net a golden colour. An infusion of the young leaves is said to be a Very valuable 
remedy in rheumatic affections. Mr. Salisbury does not approve of Jussieu’s division of the 
natural order of the dicornes of Linnzeus into two, and remarks very justly, that such division 
separates plants so very nearly related, as to have been hitherto very. generally considered as 
belonging tothe same genus. ‘This very rare plant, native of the coldest parts of Siberia, was 
communicated by Mr. Woodford. 2. Ipomzea repanda, native of the West Indies, worthy of 
culture for the sake of its fine scarlet flowers, but?will hardly bloom without there is room in 
the stove to train its branches to a great length. 3. Myroboma jragrams, the Epidendrum 
rubrum of Lamarck, and one of the species of Vanilla. We have repeatedly criticised this 
author’s proneness to give new names, but did this disposition show itself only as in the pre- 
sent instance, to the exclusion of the vulgar appellations by which plants are called in the 
countries, where they are indigenous, our controversy with him would soon cease. Though 
we must still think that the same objection will not hold against words which have nothing 
offensive to the ear in their sound, such as Vanilla from the Spanish word Vainaa Sheath, as 
against Rotterump, Skogsfioler, Retschumuchta, and many other equally barbarous words here 
enumerated,as names for which sa ta countries havea claim to participate with Spain 
in the honour of an adoption. This plant flowered for the first time in this country, in April 
last, in the gollection of the Right Honourable Charles Greville, esq. at Paddington, _Num- 
ber 29 of the same work contains, 1. Corybas aconitiforus, a singular little plant rat the Orchis 
tribe, from New-Holland, communicated by the Countess of Essex, here supposed to be a new 
genus. 2. Pancratium she here called P. nervifolium. 3. Prenanthes alba of Michaux, 
here named P. swavis. A native of North America. It is here ed that Geertner alone 
has fixed the proper limits between Prenanthes and Chondrilla, the former having a sessile, 
the latter astipitate pappus, and seeds more wedge-shaped, compressed and furrowed, according 
to which our Prenanthes muralisis a real Chondrilla. 
In English botany, besides six cryptogamous plants, we have Schenchzeria palustris, an al- 
pine boggy plant, not known as a native of Britain till discovered by the Reverend Mr. Dale , 
tony last June, in Lakeby-Car, near Borough bridge, Yorkshire. 2. Sedum forsterianum. A. 
new species of Sedum, hitherto confounded with rupestre, found by Edward Forster, jun. esq. 
on the rock at the fall of the Rhydoll, near the Devil’s Bridge, Cardiganshire. 5. Valaspi 
Sirtum, a scarce species, very near to campestre, and as the latter is found with hairy fruit, 
and the former with smooth, not to be distinguished by the usval specific character. Met 
Leathes, as Dr. Smith says, justly observes, that the elongated style, projecting far beyond the 
lobes of the pouch, willalways distinguish this plant trom campestre, whose short style is just 
equal to those lobes. The Airtum has a perennial root,and flowers a month or six wecks earlier 
than carpestre. 4. Brasscaorientalis. 5. Salix pentandra. 6. Salix bicclor. Since the death of Mr. 
Crowe, who paid particular attention tu the willows, Dr. Smith has suspended his labours en 
this genus, which he now resumes with reluctance, but thinks himselé called on to take care 
that the treasures which his late friend Mr. Crowe had collected, should not be lost to the public. 
Namber 99 of the Botanist’s Repository, contains 1. Crinum /atifolium, as itis here called, 
but undoubtedly a species of amaryllfs, and only referred to the tormer genus, in consequence 
of bearing bulbs instead of capsules, which cannot afford a specific, much less a generic dis~ 
tinction. %. Fragaria indica, has very much the habit of Pote.gilla reptans, and its flowers 
a bright yellow, but the fruit is fleshy, though too insipid to be eatable; from the collection of 
the Right Honourable Mr. Greville. 3. Vaccinium nitidum, a very pretty little shrub from 
the nursery of Messrs. Whitley and Brame. 4. Cinchena caridcea, from the collection ‘of 
Mr. Lambert, whe has written a Monograph on this genus. 45. Dianthus alpinus, a_ 
beautiful 
