yellow flowers, with the centre petals tipped with deep crimson, and very showy from the contrast of colors. The habit is more robust than the L. formosa, and the flowers are produced in the same profusion as in that species. It is a native of Swan River, and requires the same treatment as formòsa. (Flore des Serres, &c., April.)

25. IXO`RA SALICIFO LIA De Cand.

(Cinchonacea.)

Willow-leaved Ixora.

A stove plant; growing two feet high; with bright rose-colored flowers; appearing in spring; a native of Java; increased by cuttings; cultivated in peat, loam, and sand. Flore des Serres, pl. 217. 1847.

This is one of the prettiest of this family, which, we regret to say, is very little known in our collections, though the old I. coccinea has been introduced many years. I. salicifòlia has very long and narrow leaves, and the flowers, which at first. are of a bright nankeen, change, as they open, to a rose vermilion. The corymbs are ample, and, by the variety of tints, form a showy object. Introduced into the collection of Van Houtte from Java, where it first flowered in March last. It requires the same treatment as the I. coccinea. (Flore des Serres, April.)

26. Gloxínia TEUCHLERI (hybrid) Hort. Teuchler's Gloxinia.

(Gesnerdcec.)

A greenhouse plant; growing a foot high; with blue and scarlet flowers; appearing all summer; a hybrid; increased by cuttings; cultivated in peat, leaf mould, and loam. Flore des Serres, pl. 20. 1847.

This is one of the most magnificent hybrids which has been produced, having the ground color of the old G. rùbra, and distinctly marked with large bands or stripes of deep blue, of the color of G. cauléscens. It is said to have been obtained from seed by M. Teuchler, of Bohemia, between the G. cauléscens and rùbra, the flowers being the size of the former. Recently, many amateurs have visited the garden of Van Houtte to see it in flower, doubting the remarkable coloring which has been given in the plate. We hope soon to see it in our collections. (Flore des Serres, April.)

27. L'ILIUM CALLO`SUM Zucc.

àcea.)

Hard-bracted Lily. (Lili

A greenhouse bulb; growing two feet high; with scarlet flowers; appearing in summer; a native of Japan; increased by ofsets; cultivated in peat, leaf mould, and loam. Flore des Serres, pl. 230. 1847.

A

very delicate species of lily, with linear, grass-like leaves,

and small scarlet flowers, having two bracts, terminated in a small roundish hardened point. It is a native of Japan, and was found by Siebold at an elevation of one or two thousand feet above the sea, where it grew in abundance in a volcanic soil. It is a very pretty addition to the lily tribe, flowering as it does at the same time of the larger Japan kinds. It is cultivated in the same manner. (Flore des Serres, May.)

28. HE'NFREYA SCA'NDENS Lindl. Climbing Henfreya. (Acanthacea.)

A greenhouse plant; growing three or four feet high; with white and rose-colored flowers; appearing in spring; increased by cuttings; cultivated in peat, loam, and sand. Flore des Serres, pl. 231. 1847.

A beautiful species of a new genus, remarkable for its climbing habit,unusual in this family,-its beautiful foliage, and terminal clusters of large white flowers, tinted with rose. Its native country is not given; but it flowered in Eugland last spring in the collection of Mr. Knight, and a medal was awarded by the London Horticultural Society for a fine speciIt is increased by cuttings, and grown in a rich light soil. (Flore des Serres, May.)

men.

29. CE`REUS GRANDIFLO`RO-SPECIOSISSIMUS MAYNARDII Nob. Maynard's Cereus. (Cactaceae).

A greenhouse plant; growing four feet high; with orange scarlet flowers; appearing in spring; an English hybrid; increased by cuttings; grown in rich soil. Flore des Serres, pl. 233. 1817.

Many attempts have been made to produce new varieties of the cereus, between grandiflòrus and speciosíssimus; but we are not aware of any successful accomplishment of the object, except the plant now under notice. It has been thought that some singularly fine kinds might be the result of the union of these two. The specimen before us is certainly very showy; having a stem similar to the grandiflorus, and flowers somewhat like it in form, but of a deep orange scarlet shade the pale tint of the former having neutralized the rich violet hue of the speciosissimus. The flower has two rows of numerous petals, the outer ones standing erect, and the inner ones with the ends curved inward. Their diameter is 9 to 10 inches.

This variety was produced from the seed of speciosíssimus, impregnated with grandiflorus, by Mr. Keynes, gardener to Viscount Maynard.

It is of vigorous habit, flowers freely

and abundantly, and the flowers remain in beauty two or three days. It is a fine addition to this showy and brilliant family. (Flore des Serres, June.)

30. AZALEA INDICA EXQUISITA Hort. Charming Azalea. (Eri

caceae.)

A greenhouse plant; growing three feet high; with variegated flowers; appearing in spring; a garden hybrid. Flore des Serres, pl. 239. 1847.

The production of seedling azaleas has greatly increased during the last few years, and the English, French, and Belgians, have raised many superior varieties; our own amateurs have also given this fine tribe much attention, and some of their seedlings are among the best in our collections. The variety now under notice is one which well represents its name, being exquisitely beautiful: the flowers are of a delicate rose, mottled with a deeper shade, striped with crimson, and edged with white. It is of a robust habit, and an abundant bloomer, and must rank among the very choicest which have yet been produced. It was raised by Mr. Smith, of Norbiton, near London, who has been one of the most successful cultivators of seedling azaleas and rhododendrons. (Flore des Serres, June.)

31. AZALEA INDICA STRIATA FORMOSI'SSIMA Hort. Beautiful striped Azalea. (Ericàcea.)

A peculiarly delicate and unique variety, raised by Mr. Van Geersdale, of Ghent. The flowers are white, elegantly and irregularly striped with pale rosy violet; they are large and of handsome form, and abundantly produced. It is a fine companion to the exquisita, Gledstanèsii, and others of the same style of flowers, being distinct from either. The plant is of good habit. (Flore des Serres, June.)

CALCEOLARIAS. Van Houtte's Seedlings.

Amateurs, who have seen the ordinary seedlings which have been shown at our exhibitions, can form no conception of the beauty of the new ones, raised by M. Van Houtte, of Ghent. About twelve varieties are figured in the Flore des Serres, for June, and they are of the most remarkable character, both for the variety of their spots, blotches, bands, and pencillings, as well as for their brilliant colors.

REVIEWS.

ART. I. The Culture of the Grape. By J. FISK ALLEN. Embracing Directions for the Treatment of the Vine in the Northern States of America, in the Open Air, and under Glass Structures, with or without artificial heat. Pamphlet, Svo. 56 pages. Boston, 1847.

THE Culture of the grape, under glass, is rapidly extending every year. In our northern climate, where, except in cities, this delicious fruit cannot be produced in the open air, in any perfection, a grape-house, either with or without heat, will soon be a necessary appendage to every garden of any extent. A few years since, a bunch of handsome grapes, even as early as September, was quite a rare production, and commanded a very liberal price. Now our market is supplied with them from April to December, and at such reasonable rates, as to greatly increase the consumption of such a healthy fruit.

The increased attention which has been given to its cultivation, has demanded more information in regard to the treatment and management of the vines. With the exception of Prince's Treatise, there has been no elementary work, adapted to our climate, to which amateurs could refer, and the principal information has been given through the pages of our Magazine. A book, of the character of that before us, has been wanted, and Mr. Allen, whose experience as an extensive cultivator for the supply of large quantities of fruit, has been extensive, and his practice successful, has been so often applied to for information in regard to this subject, that he has been induced to give the results of his experience in the pamphlet now under notice.

The cultivation of the grape in England has been extensively pursued, and many treatises have been written upon the subject: one of the best of these is that of Speechly, who has been considered the best cultivator. But neither his, nor other treatises of foreign writers, are wholly adapted to our climate, and the young tyro who follows them, is often sadly disappointed in his crop. The difference of climate requires different modes of management, and although valuable hints and

suggestions may be learned from Speechly, and other writers, yet there will be much judgment to be exercised in applying their practice to our own.

Mr. Allen has thus alluded to this:

"There are several works published in England, written by practical men, giving ample directions for the cultivation of the grape in that country; but the climate of the Northern States of America is so different from that of England, that, however well calculated these directions may be for the latter, they can hardly be expected to suit the former. The temperature of England is milder, and is not subject to the great extremes of heat and cold which we experience. The searching northwesterly winds, which prevail with us in New England in the winter and early spring months, with the mercury often at zero, and even below that point, and the sudden changes we are liable to, in this season of the year, often equal to forty degrees in a few hours, render the care requisite, for the successful forced culture of fruit, very great, and the process a more difficult one, in this country, than in England.”—p. 2.

In regard to the "more difficult" process of producing the grape, in this country, the author undoubtedly alludes to early. forcing; for we apprehend that in cold houses the process requires as little care, if not much less, than in England.

The directions, Mr. Allen remarks, "are intended for those who may desire to cultivate this fruit, for their own pleasure or convenience, and do not wish to incur the expense of a regularly educated gardener, and who have felt the want of a concise and simple explanation of the process, and the rules by which the operations of forcing and of growing grapes, under glass structures, can be carried out."

Mr. Allen thus alludes to some of the advantages of our climate over that of England :

"The disadvantages we labor under, in this country, in forcing fruit, from the extreme coldness of the weather in winter, are counterbalanced, in some degree, by the superior brilliancy of the sun, and consequent dryness of the atmosphere, at the time of ripening, which gives a flavor to the fruit, such as it can rarely be made to attain, in the moist, dull, and cloudy weather of England. The variations of the temperature are always indicated by a Fahrenheit thermometer.”—p. 4.

Having just written our article upon the treatment of the grape in the greenhouse, (p. 293,) and having given our