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lady, top knot. Tangier peas, as Lord Anson's red. Lord Anson's white, 



large scarlet, small scarlet, yellow winged, red winged, &c. 

 Lobelia erino'ides, pale blue and white, 6in., July, September, rich sandy loam. 



This plant is biennial, but flowers freely the first season. 

 Do. bicolor, pale blue, 6in., July, August, rich sandy loam. 

 Liipiuus luteus, yellow, 2ft., July, September, rich loam. 

 Do. bicolor, pale blue, 6in., July, September, do. 

 Lotus arenarius, yellow, 6in., April, May, do. 



Do. arabicus, pink, 6in., July, September, do. 



Do. conguatus, purple, 6iu., July, August, do. 



Lychnis coeli rosa, rosy flesh, I ft, July, September, do. 

 Malope trifida, deep rose, 2ft., June, September, do. 

 Macropodium laciniatnm, white, Ift, June, September, sandy rubbish. 

 Madia elegans, yellow, 1ft. 6in., July, August, rich loam. 

 Nigella hispanica, 1 ft. 6iu., June, September, rich sandy loom. 

 Oxalis Dilleuii, yellow, 2ft., Blay, August, sandy peat. 

 Papaver (poppy) somniferum, 1ft. to 3ft., June, October, rich loam, colours 



and varieties numerous, as carnation, picotee, new fringed, double white, 



double black, scarlet, flesh coloured, broHin Ranunculus, dwarf Chinese, 



dwarf French, Flemish, &c. 

 Prismatocirpus, (Venus' looking-glass) speculum, purple and white varieties, 



May, August, sandy loam. 

 Plectocephalus Americauus, lilac, 3ft., August, September, sandy loam. 

 Ptcrocephalus Taillantii, blue, 1ft., July, August, do. 



Saponaria calabrica, red, I ft., August, September, do. 



Silene Armeria, rose, 1ft. 6in., June, September, do. 



Do. do. white, 1ft. 6in., do. do. do. 



Tropoelam, (Nasturtium) new dwarf. 



Do. majus, orange and yellow, 2ft. July, October, do. 



Valerianella congesta, rose, 1ft., July, August, do. 



REFERENCES TO PLATES. . 



(For the Scldzanlhus, — see No. 1. Page 14.) 



[We have reason to think that we were not clearly understood last Month as to the 

 number of Plates intended to be given iu this work, — on that account we have 

 been induced to give what we consider an extra Plate this Month. In future, 

 every number will liaro one leaf of Plates, containing from one to four Plants 

 coloured, which, considering the price of our Publication, will, wo have no doubt, 

 be satisfactory to our numerous friends. Occasionally an citra one will bo 

 given.] 



Phw/uiciila vulff/iris, common Butterwort, Diandria, Monogynia, Spur cylin- 

 drical. Plant smooth, covered with small transparent grains; leaves radical, 

 egg-shaped, fleshy, with the edges involute, pale green; flowers drooping, 

 purple, scape slightly hairy towards the top. Perennial; flowcrsiu June, July : 

 grows in marshy places, especially wet heaths, common in the North of Eng 

 land and in Scotland. Pinguicula, from Pinguis, fat, greasiness of the leaves. 



Veronica officinalis, comuKui Speedwell, Diandria, Monogynia, Schrophu- 

 larina;. Clusters si)iked, lateral stems procumbent, (lower stalks shorter than 

 the bracteas, capsules inversely heart-shaped. Perennial; plentiful on dry 

 sandy banks, in open pastures, heaths, and in dry woods; flowers in May and 

 June. Veronica, name of a I'rincess'. 



OxAlis crenata, Crenale j)italled Wood Sorrel, Decandria Pentagynia, nat. 

 ord. Oxalide;r. 'I'his plant is a native of Lima, and was brought to this 

 country in IK3(), by Mr. Douai.AS. 'I'he plant is very productive of tubers 

 exactly resembling ])Otatoes. The flowering stem dies annually; when the 

 tubers are found entirely separate, they are about two inches long, and an 

 inch in diameter ; when raw, th-y are slightly subacid, but on being boiled 



