PART III. ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM.
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thinks the same as S. argentea. There is also a plant named S. taurica,a very distinct upright species, which flowers sooner than any otherof the genus; and there are two species from the Himalayas, whichare without names.”
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Ilubus. Page 735., after line 12. introduce: —
“ The Fungi on the different kinds of bramble are : Peziza plagopus /3Wormslc., on Piibus triflorus ; P. clandestina Bull. P. rufo-olivacea A. et F .;Sphae'ria rostellata Fr., also on roses; S. clypeata Fees, 8. callimorphaMont., S. Chamaemori Fr. ; Dothtdca impressa Fr., on living leaves ofR. Chamasmorus; D. Chaetomium Fr., on leaves ; Phacldium ftiiiji Fr., alsoon leaves; P. rugosum Fr., Hysterium Pubi Pers., Excipula Alibi Fr.,Leptostroma ^pirm'se Fr., Diderma depressum Fr., Physarum flavum Fr.On the leaves grow Aregma bulbosum Fr., A. acuminatum Fr., t/redo R li-borum Dec., U. interstitialis Schlecht., U. gyrosa Reb., Sclerdtium PubiCarm. ; and on the leaves of Piibus strigosusiEcidium nitens Schwein. — M. J. B.”
R. idai'us. 737., to the list of Engravings, add: “ andour Jig. 2454.”
R. fruticosus L. 742., at the end of the para-graph headed “ R. f. 4 flore roseo pleno,”for “ but we have not seen it,” &c., substi-tute, “ and there are plants in the Horticul-tural Society’s Garden.”
Polentilla fruticosa. Varieties. 748., to the para-graph headed, in the preceding page, “ P.f. 2 dakiirica,” add: “ There are plants inthe Horticultural Society’s Garden and in
It is a much smaller plant than the species, and has smaller leaves.”
To the paragraph beginning “ P.f. 3 tenuiloba,” add: “ There are plants inthe Horticultural Society’s Garden, under the name of P. floribunda.”
748 .insert: —
Epsom Nursery.
“ Genus X. a.
COWA'NZd D. Don. The Cowania. Lin. Syst. Icosandria Polygynia.
Identification. D. Don in Swt. Brit. FL-Gard., 2d. eer., t. 400.
Gen. Char., §c. Calyx 5-cleft. Petals 5. Ovaries 5—14. Ovule erect. Stylesterminal, continuous. Achenia awned with the plumose persistent styles.Embryo erect.—Evergreen, leafy, much-branched shrubs; natives of Mexico.Leaves lobed, coriaceous. Stipules adherent. Flowers terminal, solitary,almost sessile; red, and very handsome. (D. Don.)
“ j* 1. Cowa'nui plica'ta D. Don. The plaited-feacerf Cowania.
Identification. Don in Sweet’s British Flower-Garden, t. 400.; Gard. Mag., 13. p. 452.
Engravings - Swt. Brit. Fl-Gard., t. 400. j and our fig. 24 55.
Spec. Char., $c. Leaves wedged-shaped, oblong, pinnatifid, plaited. Ovaries,14. (D. Don.) A rigid, evergreen, decumbent, much-branched shrubabout 2 ft. high, and furnished with a dark brown bark. Branches copiouslyclothed with stalked glands ; scaly below, from the remains of past leaves.Leaves cuneately oblong, pinnatifid, plicate, J in. or more in length; darkgreen, minutely glandular, and shining above; white and downy beneathwith adpressed cottony pubescence: the nerves prominent: lobes varying