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Calceolaria Fothergillii. Fothergill's 

 Slipper-Wort. 



Cfo/> W Order. 



DlANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Generic Char after. 



Corolla ringens inflate. Capfula 2-locularis, 2 vaivis. Calyx 

 4-partitus aequalis. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



CALCEOLARIA Fothergillii foliis fpathulatis integerrimis, 

 pedunculis fcapiformibus unifloris. Ait. 

 Kew. v. t. p. 30. tab. 1. Linn. Syjt* 

 Nat. ed. 13. Gmel. p. 39. 



To this fpecies of Calceolaria the trivial name of Fothergillii 

 has been given in honour of Dr. John Fothergill, wM 

 introduced it in 1777, with feverai other rare plants from 

 Falkland-Iflands, where it is a native. 



In the Hortus Kewenfis of Mr. Aiton it was firit figured, 

 and minutely defcribed. 



This plant of great Angularity and beauty particularly merits 

 a place in the collections of the curious -, its principal flowering 

 feafon is in May, but it will often bloffom much later in the 

 Summer. 



It is not to be had in perfection, nor even preferved, without 

 great attention, joined to a peculiar treatment ; feverai times It 

 has been nearly loft from this country. Mr. Aiton makes it 

 a biennial greenhoufe plant ; it, no doubt, is one of thofe plants 

 which are liable to be killed in very fevere weather, and there- 

 fore it is neceflary to keep a pot of it at pall, during the 

 Winter, either in the greenhoufe or a well-fexfured frame ; but 

 the plant will be found to fucceed belt in the %en ground, pro- 

 vided it be planted in bog-earth, in a fituation that is moift and 

 moderately fhady ; with us it has proved perfectly perennial. 



With care it may be propagated by layers and cuttings, but 

 with moft certainty in the former mode ; poffibly it may be 

 raifed from feeds, they ripen here, but are as fine as duft. 



