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MOUNT LEBANON CANDYTUFT. 



HE charming plant here figured is a close ally of 

 the well-known iberis of our garden, and nearly resem- 

 bles the ^vetij Iheridifolia rotundifolia, which, like it, is 

 a native of the East. The Lebanon candytuft, JEthio- 

 nema coridifolium, is a cruciferous plant, originally met 

 Labillardiere on Mount Lebauou, whence it has lately been 

 for cultivation in this country. Messrs. Backhouse and 

 York, have secured it through the aid of the Botanic 



Morira Lebanon Candttuft (JEthioxkma coRrDrFOLiTiJi). 



Garden at Vienna, and it now has a place in their catalogue. It is 

 a genuine alpme, quite hardy in English gardens, growing in neat, 

 dark green tufts, and producing h.andsome heads of rosy-purple 

 flowers. A dry position is essential for its preservation, but it can 

 endure any amount of cold. 



