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flowered: the flowers erecl, sessile. It is a native of Euro{>e, 

 flowering in July. 



The lliirleenth species has the habit of the preceding sort, l)ut 

 is somewhat larger: the leaves are suljcylindrical ; not ovate, and 

 come out mostly by threes in a double row, and hence appear to be 

 imbricate in six rows; this is most obvious in the young shoots: 

 they are very spreading, loose at the base, and scarcely gibbous: 

 the cyme is leafy: the flowers of a golden->'ellow colour. It is not 

 acrid. It is a native of many parts of Europe, flowering at the end 

 of June. 



The fourteciilh has an annual, fibrous root: the stems in lufts, 

 decumbent at the base, smooth, red, leafy: the leaves mostly alter- 

 nate or nearly opposite, blunlish, somewhat glaucous, produced and 

 loose at the base: the cymes terminating, solitary, almost leafless, 

 racemed; the flowers erect, five-cleft. It is a native of Britain and 

 Norway. 



The fifteenth species is also an annual plant, with an erect stalk, 

 seldom rising above two or three inches hioh; the leaves are of a 

 grayish colour: the flowers are small and while, and grow at the top 

 of the stalk, in a rellexed spike. It is a native of the North of 

 Europe. 



Culture. — These plants are all raised without much difliculty, by 

 proper care and attention to have the soil dry and of the poor sandy 

 kind. ' . - , ., - 



Culture in the Orpine sorts. — These may all be readily increased 

 by planting cuttings, during the summer months, in light mould in a 

 shady situation, or in pots placed in similar situations. The plants 

 in the open ground, as well as those in pots, should be kept clean 

 from weeds, and be watered frequently when the weather is dry. 



Tliey niay likewise be raised by parting the roots, and planting 

 them in a similar manner in the spring or autumn. AVhen the 

 plants are onqc well established, they spread rapidly, and require 

 little or no care. 



Culture in the Stonecrop kind. — These are raised without much 

 trouble, by planting out their trailing stalks in the spring or summer 



