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ROSEBAY WILLOW HERB, oe FRENCH 

 AVILLOAV. Epilohium Amjustlfolium. 



Natural Order Calycanthema;. Onagrce, Juss. A Ge- 

 nus of the Odandria Mojiogynia Class. 



This beautiful rustic plant, so ornamental in land- 

 scape-gardens by its tall spikes of showy flowers, is 

 admirably adapted to embellish the banks of our 

 streams, the foreground of our woods, and wilder- 

 ness scenery in general, since its amaranth-coloured 

 calyx and its amethyst-tinted corolla contrast as 

 happily with the blue waters of the lake, as agree- 

 ably with the green foliage of the forest. There is 

 an elegance in the rusticity of this plant, and a 

 liveliness in its flower, that are seldom surpassed by 

 the choicest gifts of Flora ; yet it has been too gene- 

 rally rooted out of the parterre, without being ad- 

 mitted into more suitable situations. Its rapid in- 

 crease by its creeping root, renders it unfit for the 

 quarters of choice plants, as well as its height, which 

 is usually from four to six feet ; but these objec- 

 tionable qualities in the flower-garden are admir- 

 able properties in other situations, which should be 

 made subservient to the pleasure-grounds ; and we 



