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of the corolla are bearded. Flowers appear in June, July, and 

 August. Native of Carinthia and Styria, in high mountain 

 positions. Flourishes in rich light loam, and is adapted for 

 either border or rockwork. Height about 6 inches. 



Jasione {Sheep's Scabious). — A small genus, very distinct in 

 structure and aspect from all other genera of the order. It is 

 not a striking or showy family, and is introduced here chiefly 

 on account of the close approach it makes in the structure of 

 its flowers to the Composites, which will furnish it with a special 

 interest to those who would trace the aflinities of plants. The 

 anthers are, as in Composites, united at the base, and form a 

 ring or sheath around the style. The heads of flower are in 

 the way of some of the ScabioscE, and are pretty, though not 

 conspicuously beautiful. 



J. humilis {Lowly Sheefs Scabious) is of creeping, some- 

 what tufted, habit, rarely exceeding 8 inches high, bearing on 

 short stalks compact heads of blue flowers about July and Au- 

 gust. The plant is quite hardy, but found at high elevations 

 on the Pyrenees, and enjoying there a blanket of snow during 

 winter ; it often succumbs to the combined influence of damp 

 and frost unprotected in our climate. A little fern, dr)^ litter, 

 or other similar material, is all that is necessary to keep it safe. 

 It should be cultivated on rockwork, in light rich loam on the 

 driest possible bottom, but libemlly supphed in summer with 

 water during drought. 



J. perennis {Perennial Sheep's Scabious) is a taller species, 

 reaching the height of 10 or 12 inches, with stems bent at the 

 base, but afterwards erect, bearing on long stalks compact heads 

 of bright-blue flowers, surrounded at the base with a broad ros- 

 ette of bracts. The flowers appear in June, July, and August. 

 This is a good useful rock-plant, requiring the same treatment 

 as the preceding. In well-drained light loam it flourishes, also 

 in the open border. It is from the mountains of central and 

 southern Europe. 



Phyteuma {Rajnpioii). — One of the prettiest, though not the 

 most showy, of Ca7?ipanulacece. It is nearly allied to Ca?npa?i- 

 ula; but the species are easily distinguished at a glance from 

 any of those of that group, bearing the flowers in heads ; and 

 from Jasione by the curved cylindrical form of the corolla 

 in the bud. They are not destitute of beauty of colour, but 

 they cannot be said to be striking in that respect; they are, 

 however, undoubtedly pretty and highly interesting. They are 

 adapted for culture on the rockwork or in the mixed border, 

 and flourish in rich light loam., and are propagated by division 

 in spring. 



