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plants, so that a small selection will suffice to embrace the 

 cream of them. They succeed best in light, rich, sandy loam, 

 rather dry than otherwise, and may be propagated by division 

 in autumn or spring. 



L. elegans {Elegant L.) — This species grows about 2 feet 

 high. The stems are stout and leafy and hairy, terminating 

 in handsome spikes of pale-purple flower-heads, i foot or more 

 in length. The leaves are narrow, lance-shaped, rough to the 

 touch, and dotted. The scales of the involucre are hairy. 

 Flowers in July and the two following months. 



L. pycnostachya [Dense-spiked L.) — This species grows from 

 2 to 3 feet high. The leaves are narrow, linear, and downy. 

 The spikes are long, and often divided into lateral spikes of 

 shorter length. The flower-heads small, but densely clustered 

 in the axils of the leaves. Flowers deep purple, appearing in 

 August and two following months. 



L. scariosa {Membranous - scaled L.) — The stems of this 

 species rise about 3 feet high, and are hair}'. The leaves are 

 lance-shaped, destitute of hairs, but roughish on the margin. 

 The spikes are irregular, and not so long as in either of the pre- 

 ceding, as compared with the height of the plant; but the flower- 

 heads are large, and are pale purple. They appear in autumn. 



L. spicata {Spiked L.) — This is one of the handsomest and 

 neatest of the species, and at all times while in growth it is a 

 dressy and attractive border-plant. It grows i foot or 2 feet 

 high, with erect leafy stems. The leaves are lance-shaped, 

 destitute of hairs, but slightly fringed on the margin about half 

 their length. Spikes long, the flower-heads stalkless, bright 

 purple, and closely arranged on the stems. Flowers in July 

 and two succeeding months. 



Linosyris vulgaris, syn. Chrysocoma Linosyris ( Goldilocks). 

 — This plant resembles in habit some of the Galatellas, but is 

 easily distinguished from any of them by the colour of the 

 flowers, which are yellow, and by other more scientific but 

 obvious features. The plant grows about i foot high, with 

 elegant numerous stems, clothed with linear leaves, dark green 

 and dotted. The flower-heads are bright yellow, in terminal 

 corymbs, which appear in August and continue till November. 

 It is a handsome border-plant, and flowering so late, is a 

 valuable and desirable peculiarity. Native of Europe and the 

 Caucasus, and a rather rare native also of Britain. It is 

 perfectly hardy, and succeeds in any ordinary garden-soil. 

 Propagate by division in autumn or spring. 



Othonna cheirifolia {Stock-leaved Ragivori). — This is the 

 only tolerably hardy species of this genus, which is composed 



