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and pelioled. The peduncles arc axillary, long antl naked, sup- 

 porting a cluster of red flowers, wliicli an- luhulous, swelling al 

 their base like those of the hyacinth, and contracted at their neck ; 

 they are divided at the top into five c(|ual segments, Avhich spread 

 open. The five stamens and style are much longer than the petals, 

 and stand erect, it is a native of Virginia. 



There are varieties of this plant with scarlet flowers; with pale 

 red flowers; with curly white flowers; with red and white flowers; 

 and with variegated flowers. 



The second is a low shrub, rising Avith several slender stems near 

 four feet high: the leaves come out in clusters at the ends of the 

 shoots without order: they are spcar-sluipctl, and narrow at their 

 base; their edges are set with very short teeth, which are rough: the 

 flowers come forth in clusters between the leaves at the extremities 

 of the branches; they are white, with a mixture of dirty yellow on 

 the outside: the tube is an inch long, and al the top they are pretty 

 deeply cut into five segments; the two up[)er are reflex, the two side 

 ones bent inward, and the lower oik; is turned downward: the sta- 

 mens are a little longer than the petals, and support oblong saffron- 

 coloured anthers. The style is much longer than the stamens, and 

 is crowned by an obtuse stigma. These flowers have much the ap- 

 pearance of those of IJoney-suckle, and are as agreeably scented ; 

 more so than the foregoing sort. 'J'hey appear the middle of July, but 

 are not succeeded by seeds in this climate. It is a native of North 

 America. 



This plant has varieties, with while striped flowers; with narrow 

 petallcd flowers; and with clustered flowers. 



Culture. — These plants may be raised without much difliculty, in 

 rather moist soils where the situation is shady. As they never pro- 

 duce seeds in this climate, they must be increased by layers from the 

 young shoots, or by oftsels from the roots. The best season for 

 either of these methods is the early part of the autumn, when they 

 should be set out where they are to grow, or be planted in roAvs in 

 the nursery manner. It is useful to protect the roots during llie win- 



