342 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



warehouses in London for Orange-trees, without any 

 peculiar name, are for the most part either Shaddock or 

 Citron-trees, as these sorts make stronger shoots and 

 more showy plants than the true Orange. 



SNOW-DROP. 



GALANTHUS. 



NARCISSE.E. HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Galanthus is of Greek origin, and signifies Milk-Flower : the flower 

 being very white. Its name of snow-drop expresses the same thing, 

 and is, at the same time, applicable to the time of its appearance, 

 often when snow is on the ground. In mild seasons it will blow in 

 January, but it usually appears in February, on which account it has 

 also been named Fair-Maid of February. — French, la galantine; — 

 Italian, galanto. 



The Snowdrop is a native of Switzerland, Austria, 

 Silesia, and England, in meadows, and orchards ; but 

 doubts are entertained whether it is really indigenous, or 

 whether it is a relic of cultivation. Every third year, the 

 roots should be taken up in June, when the leaves have 

 decayed, and kept in a dry place till August ; they should 

 then be replanted ; and the best way to make them look 

 well, is to plant twenty or more together in a clump, which 

 has a very pretty effect when they blow. They should 

 not however be less than an inch and a half apart, and 

 should be set two inches deep. 



There is a flower called the Leucojum, or great Snow- 

 drop, very similar to this, but twice its size. Of this there 

 are three kinds, commonly called the Spring, the Summer, 

 and the Autumnal Snow-drop. Some to distinguish them 

 better, being of a dificrent genus, have named them Snow- 



