Doronicum Bourgaeri (Bourgeau's Leopard's Bane)

Found by M. Bourgean daring 1855, at Barranco de Angostura, in the Canary Islands. It closely re-sembles the Cineraria, and is "a highly ornamental greenhouse plant, flowering during the spring months." The ray florets are lilac, and the disk purple, studded with the golden-colored anthers. - Botanical Magazine, t. 4994.

Dos-Breaking

A third edition of Colonel Hutchinson's capital book on Dog-Breaking (small 8vo., Murray, pp. 328) is before us. - The present edition contains new matter concerning settlers and pointers, Spanish retrievers and bloodhounds, and conveys some useful hints about game. The wood-cuts, of which there is a profusion, are worthy of the letterpress, which is saying a great deal.

Double Balsam Fir

This tree has so strong a resemblance to the common fir, that it is difficult, except by the cones, to distinguish them. They have the same habit, the same kind of bark, and grow in similar situations. The double fir has the leaves usually much more crowded, whence probably its name. It is not often, however, by the common people distinguished. The mature cone presents a ready and certain distinction. It is about half the length and two-thirds the thickness of that of the common fir, and the tracts or transformed leaves inside the scales of the cone, project, and end in a somewhat long point, like the point of a leaf.

From the great richness and luxuriance of the foliage, the double balsam is a very beautiful tree, and its leaves diffuse a peculiarly agreeable resinous odor. It has been successfully transplanted, and is valuable as an ornamental tree; but at the same time is considered one of the most delicate of the fir tribe.

Double Blue Paeonies

These are supposed to be genuine plants of Blue Paeonies in existence in China; for Chinese drawings have made their way to England, and are in the possession of an English horticulturist.

Double Blue, Very Dark

"Albion," late, low; a very beautiful spike of flowers. " King of Wurtemburg," early, tall, very fine. "A la Mode," early, low, a bright blue. "Pasquin," early, tall, a light blue. " Globe Terrestre," late, low, perfect bloom.

Double Chinese Wistaria

A new variety of the old familiar Wistaria has been introduced into America, similar in habit in all respects, except that its flowers are perfectly double, which gives the cluster a more compact appearance and presents a mass of bloom. It is one of the new acquisitions from Japan.

Double Crimson Thorn

This, if I mistake not, was sent out by Wm. Paul. At all events, I procured one five years ago of Ellwanger & Barry, who are sure to have all novelties of this kind. This is the first year it has consented to bloom. And isn't it a beauty! Imagine a handsome shrub eight feet high, and covered from top to bottom with clusters of miniature roses the size of a split pea, and you will have an idea of it. Nothing can be more charmingly beautiful. It is worth waiting for not only five years but twenty-five years. You see, a few years more or less make but little difference to us old fellows if we get a good thing at last, and this Double Crimson Thorn is most emphatically a good thing. I am sorry they called it "crimson," as it is not, but a most charming full rose color. How I wish you could print in colors. - Am. Agriculturist.