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implicit respect, as I have upon all occasions for his 

 judgment. 



To this class and order belong the Saxifraga, an 

 Alpine genus, remarkable for growing and thriving 

 well in the smoke of London, and better than most 

 other plants, though their native soil and climate are on 

 the tops of the highest mountains : that which is called 

 London-pride, is a good illustration of this fact. 



CORN CATCHFLY. This plant is a native of order *. 



r Three Pi sulfa. 



Kent, and not known to be a native of any other part 

 of Britain 5 it is an annual, blossoms in July, and thrives 

 most in a barren sandy soil. In the evening it emits 

 a sweet smell, like that of a honey-suckle, but weaker. 



The Night-flowering Catchfly is another species of 

 this genus ; it has cream coloured petals tinged with 

 red, which roll themselves up during the day, and un- 

 fold in the evening while warm weather continues, and, 

 like the Corn Catchfly, are sweet scented. 



These plants are, as the Nightingales among the 

 feathered tribe, unattractive in their appearance, and, 

 when nature has retired to rest, cheer the peaceful 

 itillness of the dark. 



