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fòlia," turn 1. in " láncea ;" and under F. am. juglandifòlia, in the next column, for " láncea," read "epíptera."

Page 1246. last line but 3, dele “ Theophrasti," and "am. Theophrásti," this kind being the same as nàna.

1247., make the same alterations as in p. 1246.

JASMINA CEE.

Jasminum. 1248., after " Gen. Char., &c.," add: "Puccínia Jasmìni Dec, is found on the leaves of J. frùtieans."

APOCYNA CEE.

Vinca. 1254., add to “ Gen. Char., &c.:" The following fungi are found on these plants :-Sphæ'ria agglomeràta Pers., Urèdo Vincæ Dec., and Puccinia Vincæ Berk., on the leaves.-M. J. B."

1256., before App. I. add:

"Vinca acutiflora Bert. Leaves ovate, acute at both ends; margin glabrous. Segments of the calyx narrow, linear, naked. Segments of the corolla oblique, ovate-acuminate. Flowering in March and April. We are indebted for an account of this species to Signor G. Manetti, of Monza."

ASCLEPIADA CEÆ.

1258., after the paragraph commencing "The Half-hardy Species of Periploca," insert :

Physiánthus álbicans Hort., P. undulatus Hort., is a hardy climber, from South America, which has stood out in the Vauxhall and Fulham Nurseries without any protection."

BIGNONIA CEÆ.

Bignonia. 1259., add to " Gen. Char., &c.:" Sphæ`ria sácculus Schwein., S. Bignònic Schwein., and Dothídea Bignonia Fr.-M. J. B."

Técoma radicans. Varieties. T. r. 2 major. 1259., for "a paler scarlet," read "darker scarlet."

SOLANA CEE.

Solanum. 1266., for " CRABO'WSKIA," read "GRABOWSKIA." Add to " Gen.

syn. S. brancæfòlium Jacq., S. mauritiànum Willd., S. viscòsum Dec." S. littorale Hort. 1269. There is a species under this name in the Horticultural Society's Garden, which Mr. Gordon thinks tole rably distinct.

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Lycium lanceolatum. 1272., add to list of Engravings: "and our figs. 2513, and 2516."

L. turbinatum. 1272., add to list of Engravings: "and

fig. 2517."

SCROPHULARIA CEÆ.

1277., add to the Half-hardy Plants of this order :Pentstèmon Scoúleri Doug., Bot. Reg., t. 1277., and our fig. 2518., is a half-shrubby evergreen plant, discovered by Douglas at the Kettle Falls of the Columbia River, and introduced in 1827.

P. atropurpurea G. Don, Swt. Fl. Gard., t. 235., is a native of Mexico, also half-shrubby; and both are welldeserving a place in rockwork, on account of the great beauty of their purple flowers, which are produced in profusion from May to August, or later.

LABIA CEÆ.

Thymus grandiflorus. 1278., add: "and our fig. 2515."

PLUMBAGINA CEE.

Plumbago capensis. 1287., introduce after "Bot. Reg., t. 417.:"" and our fig. 2520."

CHENOPODIA CEÆ.

A'triplex Hálimus. 1289. This species is abundant in a wild state about King George's Sound, on the ex

treme south-west of Australia, and is eaten by the settlers as an

agreeable food.

Kochia prostrata. 1291., add: "This species is quite hardy in the Horticultural Society's Garden."

POLYGONA CEE.

Tragopyrum. 1294., before the paragraph headed " T. púngens," introduce:"T. maritima Doug. There are plants, raised from seeds sent home by Douglas, in the Horticultural Society's Garden."

LAURA CEE.

Laúrus nóbilis. 1298. 1. 1., add, after "Tauria:

"It is not really wild

in any part of Sicily, though it grows in hedges near the towns. (Comp. Bot. Mag., i. 51.)

End of the paragraph, after "Knights of the Round Table," add: "The flowers of the sweet bay afford the best kind of honey, and are numerously frequented by bees. The blackbirds, in winter, are very fond of the berries. (Host Fl. Aus., ii. p. 66.)"

L. Sassafras. 1303., before "Statistics," insert :

"Insects and Fungi. The Papilio Ilioneus Sm. et Abb. Ins. of Georgia, t. 2., and our fig. 2521., the black swallow-tail butterfly, in its larva state, feeds on the leaves of this tree. The fungi are: Calócera Laúri Brot., Hystèrium Laúri Fr., Sphæria Sassafras Schwein., S. pentagòna Pers., Actinoclàdium penicillus Fr., and Sphæ'ria conférta Schwein.; which last is also found on L. Benzoin."

Page 1306., add, after the paragraph headed " Banksia littoralis :-" B. latifolia R. Br., Bot. Mag., and our fig. 2522., is a tree growing to the height of 30 ft.; a native of New South

Wales; introduced in 1820.

THYMELA CEE.

Daphne Mezèreum. 1308. 1. 15. from the

bottom, introduce: "Dothídea Mezèrei
Fr. is found on the leaves of this
plant."

ELEAGNA CEE.
add

Elæágnus hortensis orientalis. 1322.,

to the last line: "Mr. Lambert has,
in his garden at Boyton, four plants
of this Elæágnus, raised from seeds
received from Persia, which, in 1836,
were 30 ft. high."

E. conferta. 1324., add: "There is a plant
in the Horticultural Society's Garden,
which has stood against a wall in the
open air for six or seven years, but

which is generally killed down to the ground every winter."

In fig. 1205., dele the germen placed horizontally at the bottom of the plate."

Hippophae Rhamnoides. 1325. 1. 4. from the bottom, after full stop,

add: "Professor Link observes that a traveller from the Island of Rügen to Geneva will only find this plant at those two points, where it grows abundantly, but is not found in the whole intermediate space. (Jam. Journ., vol. xii. p. 305.)"

ARISTOLOCHIA CEE.

Page 1328. line 5. from the bottom, add: "Ecídium Aristolòchiæ Schleich. is found on the leaves of both species."

EUPHORBIA CEE.

Euphorbia spinosa. 1331., for "

our fig. 1209.," read "our fig. 1213." Add at the bottom of the page: "E. Myrsinites and E. rígida are in the Horticultural Society's Garden." Búxus sempervirens. 1338. 1. 8. from the bottom, after full stop, add: "The most interesting garden of this kind now existing in England is probably that in the grounds at Holland House. It is of considerable size, and consists of two parts, divided by a high closely clipped hedge. The larger portion contains parterres of embroidery formed of box, in the manner shown in fig. 1217.; and in the smaller garden is the crest of the family, a fox, with a legend below, all formed of box."

1340., add to last line, omitting full stop: ", as are Sphæ'ria Búxi Desm. in Litt., S. atrovirens, S. buxícola Fr., Dothídea pucciniöides Fr., Fusísporum Búxi Fr., and Blennòria Búxi Fr. Sphæ'ria sanguínea var. cicatricum Berk, is found on the bark.-M. J. B."

1341., after the word "Statistics," insert: "The largest box trees in England are, probably, two at Eyford House, near Stow in the Wold, Gloucestershire. The height of both trees is above 32 ft., and the branches spring from the trunks at about 12 ft. from the ground; the trunks are rather more than 2 ft. in circumference; and the diameter of the space covered by the branches of the largest tree is 20 ft., and by those of the smallest about 19 ft."

Half-hardy Species of Euphorbiàceæ. 1342.

Plagianthus divaricatus. Add: "and our fig. 2524."

"Croton rosmarinifòlia Cunn., and our fig. 2523., is a native of New Holland, which was introduced in 1824.

"Adèlia Acidòton L., and our fig. 2325., is quite hardy among a group of American Ericàceæ at Syon. It is a native of Jamaica, and introduced in 1768."