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secured, as if he were the owner of an estate and farm surrounded by a highstone wall.’ (Head's Continuation of Home Tour, p. 1710”

Page 574., after the last paragraph, introduce: —

“ Fungi. Polyporus lentus Berk., and Sphm'ria elongata Fr., syn. Cucur-bitiiria elongata Grev., t. 195.; the last being found on all the Leguminosa:—M ../. BP

Spurtium junceum. 576., add to “ Varie-ties —

“ * S. j. 3 odoratissimum D. Don in Swt.

Brit. FI. Gard. 2 ser., t. 390., andour Jig. 2436., is distinguishedfrom the species by its more slen-der and spreading habit, its moresilky leaves and shoots, and itssmaller and more fragrant flowers.

It was raised by the Rev. —

Duke, of Lake House, near Salis-bury, from seeds stated to havebeen received from Persia .”

577., before Genus VII. introduce :

“ S. acutifblium Lindl. in Bot. Reg. There are plants under this name in

the Horticultural Society’s Garden, which were raised from Turkish seeds;and the flowers of which are very fragrant. Dr. Lindley doubts whether thisplant may not be a variety of .S'.y'unceum. He describes it as having longerand taper-pointed leaves, laxer racemes, and a more graceful habit of growth.It is probably the same as the S.j. odoratissimum of Don.”

G enisla parvijldra. 578., add to the paragraph headed “ Spec. Char,,%c. “ There are plants in the Horticultural Society’s Garden.”

G. mnbelldta. 578., add to the paragraph headed “ Spec. Char., $c. “ Thereare plants in the Horticultural Society’s Garden; from which Mr. Gor-don thinks it nearly related to G. radiiita.”

G. monosperma. 582., add to the paragraph headed “ Spec. Char., Jc. “ Mr.

Gordon informs us that this species is not more than half-hardy.”

G. cclhnensis. 582., add to paragraph headed “ Spec. Char., tyc. “ In the Com-panion to the Botanical Magazine, it is stated that G. aethnensis inhabitsthe woody regions of Mount Etna , between 3,200 ft. and 6,200 ft.above the level of the sea, where it was found growing in companywith .Peer villdsum and A. monspessulanum. (Comp. Bot. Mag., vol. i.p. 91.) There are plants of this species in the Horticultural Society sGarden, raised from seed sent there by the Honourable W. FoxStrangways, which are not more than half-hardy.”

583., dele the whole of G. scariosa, and add to the synonymes of G. anxan-

tica: “ G. scariosa Viv. Ann. Bot., i. p. 2.175. ; G. januensis Viv.Cat. , p. 10., Bert. PL; G. genuensis Pers. Ench., No. 5.”

Add to the paragraph headed “ G. t. 2 latifdlia Dec.“ There is a sub-variety with double flowers in the Horticultural Society’s Garden.

G. sagittalis. 585., add to the paragraph headed “ Spec. Char., Sfc .“ Thefungi Dothidea genistalis Fr., and Helminthosporium Genista; Fr., arefound on this species.”

G. procumbens. 585., insert: “Engraving. Bot. Reg., t. 1150.” Add to para-graph headed “ Spec. Char., §c. “ It is a pretty little hardy shrub,well adapted for growing on rockwork.”

588., before App. ii. introduce : —

“ In the Companion to the Botanical Magazine, it is stated that M.Durien, in a botanical excursion to the mountains of Asturias , found abeautiful species of Genista with white flowers, which would prove ahighly ornamental garden shrub. The seeds, however, were not sufficientlymature to afford hope of their germination.”