102 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



This flower is too well known to need description ; but 

 its exquisite loveliness impels one to linger over it with 

 admiration. 



All the kinds here specified are annual plants. The 

 Five-petaled, the Major, and the Minor, may be raised at 

 home with little trouble. The seeds may be sown about 

 an inch asunder. As some may fail, they may at first be 

 scattered more closely ; and, as they come up, thinned 

 where they crowd each other. If sown in the autumn, 

 they will flower in May : those sown in spring will be a 

 month later. They may be sown in September and 

 March; and, for a longer succession, in April and May 

 likewise. The other kinds must be raised in a hot-bed, 

 and will not bear the open air in the winter. 



The Dwarf Convolvulus is a native of France, Spain, 

 and Sicily. It has deep rose-coloured flowers, is a 

 perennial plant, and will live in the open air. It may 

 be increased by parting the roots, either in spring or 

 autumn. 



The Canary Convolvulus, with pale blue or white 

 flowers, blowing in June and July, is a native of the 

 Canary Islands. 



The Silvery Convolvulus, with pale rose-coloured flowers, 

 opening in June, July, and August, is found in Spain, Si- 

 cily, the Levant, &c. 



The Arabian — but there will be no end of enumeration 

 at this rate. The Canary and Silvery kinds must be 

 housed in the winter. With respect to the variegated 

 kinds, if a plain flower appear, care should be taken to 

 pluck it immediately, in order to prevent the succeeding 

 blossoms also from degenerating from their natural beauty. 

 The earth should be kept moderately moist, and the water 

 given in small quantities at one time. The plants, being 

 mostly tall and slender, should be sheltered from heavy 



