Be flowering plants: it is not new to this country, being known 
fed 28th hase Tae 
ApocynuM ANDROS&MIFOLIUM. “Torsan=. 
Leav’ D, OF Fiy-CaTcHinG Docsbane. 
ae ae oo JebMnaeeeidies ee 
Clafs and Order. 
- PenranbriA Dicyntias 
. 
Generic Charager. 
Cor. campanulata. Glandule 5 cum ftaminibus alterna, 
Specific Charaéer and Synonyms. 
APOCYNUM androfemifolium caule reétiufculo. herbaceo, 
; ‘foliis ovatis utrinque. glabris, cymis termi- 
ee nalibus. Linn, Sy/. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. 
“*" p. 258. Ait. Kew. v. 1. p. 303. 
-Aroernumt ehdtnie foliis androfemi majoris. tie = 
zz . Seg: (ioe te eS oe Morif. Hift. 3. p. ae ms 
, J: 1: 7-407, 16. 
In addition to the powerful recommendations of beauty and 
fragrance, the Tutfan-leav’d Dogfbane interefts us on account ~ 
of the curious ftru€ture of its flowers, and their fingular 
_ property of catching flies. 
This fpecies is a native of different parts of North-Amefiéa 3 as 
Mr. W. Ha es, of Alton, Hants, who refided at Halifax in — 
_ Nova-Scotia feveral years, brought me fome feeds of it gars 
__ thered in that neighbourhood, which vegetated, and produced 
_ to Morison who figures it, and to MriLtieR who cultivated 
tin 1731. | 
_ It is a hardy perennial plant, growing to abou the height = 
of a foot and a half, or two feet, and flowering from the 
ee beginning of July, to September; it has a creeping root, 
whereby it increafes greatly in light dry foils, and warm 
fituations, fo as even to be troublefome; it will not thrive in 
 & wet foil; with us it produces feed-veffels but rarely; is 
| propagated by parting its roots in Autumn or Spring; MILLER) 
_ recommends March as the molt proper feafon, or it may be — 
sraifad, from feeds, which in certain fituations and fealous ne 
