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Alyssum Saxatile. Yellow Alyssum, 



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C/tf/i and Order, 

 Tetradynamia Siliculosa, 



Generic Character. 



Filamenia quaedam introrfum denticuio notata. Silicuk 

 emarginata. 



Specific Character and Synonyms, 



ALYSSUM foxatile caulibus frutefcentibus paniculatis, folii* 

 lanceolatis molliffimis repandis. Linn. Syjl. /$ 

 ed. 14. Murr. p, 590. Ait, Hort. Kcw.p. 381. 



ALYSSUM Creticum Saxatile, foliisundulatis incanis. TottA* 

 cor. 15. 



THLASPI luteum leucoji folio. Bocc. viuj. 79. /. 93* 



As this plant has very generally obtained in gardens and! 

 nurferies the name of yellow Alyfium, we have retained »\ 

 for though it is not the only one of the genus which produce 5 

 yellow flowers, it may {till be called yellow by way of emi- 

 nence, fuch is the extreme brilliancy and profulion of ^ 

 bloflbms. 



It is a native of Crete, and was firft cultivated in this 

 country by Mr. Miller, in 1731*, at Chelfea garden. 



It begins to flower about the latter end of April, and con- 

 tinues to bloffom through great part of May ; and it is n ot 

 uncommon for it to flower again in autumn. 



If it has a pure air and a dry fuuation, it will grow in alrnou 

 any foil. 



The ufual mode of propagating it is by flips, or cuttings. 



As it is a fmall, fhewy, hardy plant, and not difpofed W 

 over-run others, it is very fuitable to embellifh rock-work. 



* Ait. Hort. £p& 



