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interesting plant, and beautiful as it is rare. It is of low growth, of 

 very neat habit, and produces its lovely white fragrant flowers in July 

 and August. It is occasionally found wild in moist woods in this 

 countrj'. In the garden it should be grown in a shady situation, and, 

 in regard to soil, we may remark that it cannot be given an over-rich 

 soil. The following compost may be likely to do well with it. Tho- 

 roughly rotted leaf mould two-sixths, peat earth two-sixths, old cow- 

 dung one-sixth, and not over-coarse river sand one-sixth. This plant 

 would succeed well in a cool Auricula frame, and treated in the same 

 way as Auriculas generally are ; and indeed its beauty will be greatly 

 enhanced by pot culture. It should be particularly well drained when 

 grown in pots, but kept always somewhat moist, and much in the 

 shade. The other British species of this genus are all very lovely, and 

 worthy of cultivation, and may be cultivated in the same manner as 

 we recommend for the present species ; we will not therefore repeat 

 tlie mode of treatment, but content ourselves with noticing them 

 shortly, as follows : — 



Pyrola media, or Intermediate Winter Green, flowers in 

 July and August, grows in woods, but is more common in Scot- 

 land than in England or Ireland. 



Pyrola minor, or Lesser Wiiiter Green, flowers at the same 

 season as P. media, and grows in woods, &c., in the north of 

 England and Scotland, common. 



Pyrola secunda, or Serrate Winter Green, flowers in July 

 and August ; is not common, but of occasional occurrence in fir 

 woods, &c., in Scotland. 



Pyrola uniflora, or One-Jloivered Winter Green, flowers in 

 July ; grows in woods in Scotland ; but rare. It is a small, but 

 very beautiful species, bearing one large white fragrant flower on 

 the top of its little stalk. 



CiCENDiA FiLiFORMis, or Least Gentianella. A very graceful 

 little plant, with yellow flowers. It grows in sandy turf bogs in the 

 .south and south-west of England, and in some places in Ireland. It is 

 an annual, and the seeds should be sown in April, in moist peaty soil 

 and shady situation, and the flowers will appear in July. This plant 

 might do better in a cool frame, and kept well watered, than in the 

 open border. 



Gentiana pneumonanthe, or Marsh Gentian. A perennial 

 plant, growing in moist heathy places in several parts of England, and 

 bearing large blue flowers, very similar to those of our common culti- 

 vated Gentian. It flowers in August and September, and, if removed 

 to the garden in the spring or early part of summer, will blossom the 

 same season. It requires a moist peaty soil, and plenty of sunshine. 

 It should be well attended as to watering in dry weather. 



Gentiana amarella, or Small-flowered Autumnal Gentian. A 

 very showy annual, which grows abundantly in Scotland, flowering 

 from April to near the end of autumn. It likes a rich soil, and should 

 be sown in tlie autumn. A rather dry situation should be chosen, but, 

 by ail means, let the soil be rich. 



Gentiana campestkis, or Field Gentian. An exceedingly beau- 



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