FOX-GLOVE. 181 



The Great Yellow Fox-Glove, DujitaUs Amhi- 

 fjua, is a native of the southern parts of Europe, 

 espeeially of Germany, chiefly affecting mountain- 

 ous situations. It is found in considerable quanti- 

 ties on the Alps of Switzerland. Although this is 

 a hardy and ornamental species, which has been 

 cultivated in our gardens since the time of Queen 

 Elizabeth, yet it is but seldom seen at present even 

 in the plantations of the curious. 



The Small Yellow Fox- Glove, Dig I falls Lutea, 

 is indigenous to the shady situations of the stony 

 mountainous places of France, Italy, and also of 

 Transylvania. This species was cultivated in Eng- 

 land by Parkinson in 1629. 



The Canary Shrubby Fox-Glove, Digitalis Ca- 

 7iariensis, with gold-coloured corollas, was culti- 

 vated in this country by the Duchess of Beaufort 

 in 1698 3 and the Small-flowered Fox-Glove, Digi- 

 talis parviflora, was first introduced by Sir Joseph 

 Banks in 1798, who obtained the seed from the 

 botanic garden at Vienna, but from whence it was 

 originally procured is not known to us. This 

 species has the smallest flowers of any of the Fox- 

 Gloves yet discovered, and it has an appearance 

 resembling some of the American heaths when in 

 flower. It is a tolerable hardy perennial plant, that 

 will thrive in any sheltered part of the open garden. 



The Madeira Fox-Glove, Sceptruin, is a beauti- 



