4 ADONIS 



Ado'nis — continued. 



species are perennial rock plants, but the follow- 

 ing are annuals suitable for the mixed border : — 

 A. oestiva'lis, popularly known as Flos Adonis, is 

 Ij ft. high, and produces brilliant scarlet 

 flowers on finely cut foliage, blooming about 

 June. S. Eui'ope, 1629. Syn., A. Miniata. 



A. autumna'lis, Red Camomile, Red Morocco, com- 

 monly called Pheasant's Eye or Corn Adonis, 

 is found in some parts of England growing 

 wild, though it is supposed by some to be an 

 escape. The flowers are bright crimson, that 

 fable says were stained with the blood of 

 Adonis. They bloom from June to October, 

 about 1 J ft. from the ground. 



A. citi'i'na is 1 ft. high, with orange flowers. S. 

 Europe, 1819. 



A. Jla'mmea, with scarlet flowers, is a native of 



Austria. 

 A. Minia'ta. See A. wstiva'lis. 



Sow the seed tV in. deep in ordinary good soil 

 in the open ground in March or April. 



^thio'nema (from Gr. aitho, to scorch, and nema, a 



filament, in reference to the burnt appearance in 



the stamens). Nat. Ord. Cruciferce. 



M. Buxhau'mi. A dwarf unassuming annual but 



seldom seen, only 6 ins. high, having pale 



rose-coloured flowers. Of small consequence 



for the garden, but is suitable for the rockery in 



sandy loam and grit. From the Levant, 1823. 



