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consists of about eight prickly leaves, pale greyish blue, and the 

 head of flowers is a darker shade. Flowers in July and August. 

 A common sea-coast plant in Britain and other countries of 

 Europe. 



The following species are no less worthy of notice, but as 

 they possess little that is distinct ornamentally from the fore- 

 going, it is unnecessary to describe them : E. alpiniivi, blue; 

 Bourgati, blue; cceruleiim^ blue; pla?ium, blue. 



Meum Athamanticum {Spignel). — This plant is worthy of 

 a brief notice on account of the beautiful masses of finely-dis- 

 sected leaves which it produces. It rivals the most delicate 

 Fern in the intense green and fineness of its leaves, which are 

 produced in dense rounded masses, and have a graceful attrac- 

 tive appearance amongst flowering plants. Native of Britain, 

 and succeeds in any soil. 



CORNACE.^. 



The t>-pical genus of this tribe is the only one comprised in 

 it that contains any ornamental herbaceous species. Corniis 

 is not an extensive genus, but is very diverse. The common 

 Dogwood (C sanguinea) is a familiar example of the tree or 

 shrub section ; and C. caTiadensis is the only worthy repre- 

 sentative of the herb section, w^hich comprises, so far as I am 

 aware, only t^vo species ; the second one, C succica, being a 

 native of Britain, and not very ornamental, though often culti- 

 vated by lovers of curious alpine plants. 



C. canadensis {Ca?iadiau Cornel). — Grows about 6 inches 

 high, with unbranched herbaceous stems, having whorled leaves 

 on short stalks, and little umbels of flowers accompanied by 

 involucres of pretty white bracts suffused with purple. Flowers 

 throughout summer and part of autumn. The plant is best 

 adapted for culture on moist rockwork in sandy peat, and 

 requires moderate shade and a cool situation. It is frequently 

 cultivated in pots in frames, but is more interesting on rock- 

 work, and should have no encroaching neighbours. Propagate 

 by division. 



CAPRIFOLIACE.E. 



Linnaea borealis {Twm-Jloiver) is the only subject that this 

 tribe offers for our selection. The genus comprises no other 



