CLAYTONIA 67 



Cla'rkia — continued. 



C. pulche'lla. Height 1^ it. Magenta, pnrple, and 

 other shades. There is a double form, and a 

 dwarf variety only 1 ft. high. Blooms at the 

 beginning of June. The pulchella varieties 

 are not as choice as the elegans tribe. 



Sow seeds i in. deep in the open ground in 

 March, and thin to 8 ins. apart. Successive sowings 

 may be made in April, May, and June. Or sow the 

 previous September, protecting with branches in 

 frosty weather in exposed situations, and transplant 

 in spring. Ordinary soil, well dug. They generally 

 drop their seed and come up of their own accord in 

 autumn. 



Clary. See Salvia. 



Clayto'nia (named after Dr John Clayton, a botanist 

 of Virginia). Nat. Ord. Portulacece. 



The Claytonias are a family of low-growing, 

 humble herbs, suitable for the rock garden in sunny 

 positions, but not of a high decorative order. The 

 two named below are treated as hardy annuals, and 

 flower from June to the end of August. 



C. perfolia'ta, or Winter Purslane, is a little plant 

 only 6 ins. high, having small spikes or 

 racemes of white flowers, spreading widely 

 where it is once grown. Native of N. America, 

 1794. Syn., C. cubensis. 



C. sibifrica, or Siberian Purslane, is also a dwarf of 

 6 ins., producing erect little white flowers, 



