The American gardener's magazine Volume 1 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 edition. Excerpt: ...Brugraansia. A shrubby plant; grows 5 to 10 ft. high; a native of South America. Hot. Reg. t. 1739. A splendid species of the genus Brugmansia, which has been separated from Datura by Mr. D. Don. " It is on many accounts one of the most interesting plants that have yet been brought from South America." A very elegant species, according to the plate, and desirable to introduce; the flowers being very large and of a deep orange red color, inclining to a scarlet; it is found " near the village of La Cruz, on the banks of the river Mayo, between Alma-guer and Pasto in New Grenada, where it was found by Humbolt and Bonpland, at nearly 7000 feet above the level of the sea." Requires protection during winter, and would probably, in our climate, if turned out of pots in the spring, bloom from June to November.--(Bot. Reg., Feb.) CCXIV. Acanthdcea. In this order Ruellia elegans, Hook, and Justioin carnea, Lindl. are figured; the former was raised from seeds received from the East Indies. A very pretty species, supposed an annual, with bright blue flowers produced all summer. The latter is a splendid stove species, a native of Rio Janeiro; grows fire feet high, the branches terminated with dense heads of flesh colored flowers; all the Juslicias nre showy and valuable plants fur stove collections. CCXX. Verbendcea!. VERBE'NA. Bulphurea. Don. Sulphur-colored Vervain. A hardy perennial; prows six inches high; propagated by cuttings and layers; a native of Chili. Dot. Reg., t. 1748. "Although not so conspicuous for its beauty as V. Chamcedrifb-lia, it is nevertheless a neat, pretty species, which demands a place in all select collections." We should think a bed of that little gem, the latter species, with its glittering scarlet blossoms, together with one of...