HAWKWEED. 319 



flower, which continues from Midsummer to the 

 end of autumn. It grows naturally in Scotland, 

 and is also a native of France, Switzerland, 

 Austria, and Silesia. 



It is propagated by parting the roots in the 

 spring, or by seed, which should be sown in 

 March on a border with an eastern aspect, the 

 young plant will be ready for transplanting in 

 June, and they prosper best in a substantial soil 

 free from dung, for, when the earth is either 

 richly manured or too moist, the plants are apt 

 to perish in the winter. 



This species of Hawkweed may be planted in 

 clumps to divide China Asters or other flowers, 

 whose height and colour is calculated to create 

 harmony with these orange-coloured blossoms, 

 but, from its rusticity, it seems better calculated 

 for the foreground of the shrubbery than the par- 

 terre. 



