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6. Collomia coccinca. Brick red Collomia. Peiitandi-ia, Monogyiiia. Pole- 

 mouiacea;. A hardy aunual, resembling Collomia linearis (see page 181), 

 from which it is distinguished by its deep red flowers, and by the frequent 

 division of the points of the leaves into three sharp segments of unequal 

 length. It is a native of Chile, whence its seeds were brought by Mr. Cdjiing. 

 If sown thick in a large mass, it is tolerably pretty; but single plants have 

 very little to recommend them. It is, however, a good plant to mix with 

 other flowers for bouquets. The seeds should be sown in March in the open 

 border, when the flowers will appear in June; if again sown shortly after that 

 time, a second crop of flowers may be had iu September and October, seasons 

 which suit it best. The plant is grown iu the Loudon Horticultural Society's 

 Garden. Collomia, see page 181. 



Sweet's British Flower Garden, coloured, 3s. ; plain, 2s. 3d. 

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1. Clarhia elegans, elegant Clarkia. Octandria, Monogynia. Onagraria" 

 It was discovered by Mr. Douglas in California, and introduced last year to. 

 the gardens of the Horticultural Societ)'. It is a hardy aunual, producing 

 Keeds abundantly, of very easy culture; and is taller and more straggling than 

 C. pulchelia, and much iuferior to it in beauty. Clarkia, from Capt. Clark, 

 who accompanied Capt. Lewis to the Rocky Mountains. 



2. Mimulus roscus, pink Monkey-flower, Didynamia, Angiospermia. Scro- 

 phularina-. This very distinct species was discovered by 5lr. Douglas, in 

 Northern California, and but recently introduced by him to the garden of the 

 Horticultural Society. The plant is a perennial, with a somewhat woody 

 stem, and is increased by cuttings or seeds. It thrives well in the open border 

 during the summer months, but it should be protected in the greenhouse 

 during winter. The flowers are produced, but sparingly, in the bosom of the 

 leaves. Mimulus, from Mimo, an ape; the seeds appearing like the face of 

 an ape. 



3. Pentstimon ovt'ilus, ovate-leaved. Didynamia, Angiospermia. CheloneaD. 

 The whole plant of a dark green. Stems upiight, from one to three feet high. 

 Leaves oval or cordate, acute, serrate with sharp nearly equal teeth. Flowers 

 numerous, rather crowded, disposed in a thyrsiform panicle; of a bright azure 

 blue, afterwards changing to purple. A hardy perennial, native of limestone 

 rocks on the high mountains about the Grand Rapids of the Columbia River, 

 from whence it was introduced by Mr. Douglas to the garden of the Loudon 

 Horticultural Society in 1826. It delights in a calcareous or light loamy 

 soil, and is increased by slips or by seeds. None of this genus of plants 

 equals the present species in richness of colour. Pentstemon, from Penle, 

 five; and stemon, stamen. 



4. Lupinus urnulim. Ornamental Lupine. Diadelphia, Decandria. Legu- 

 minosx. A native of mountain valleys on the Columbia River, where it was 

 discovered by Mr. Douglas, and introduced by him to the London Horticul- 

 tural Society's garden in 1827. Flowers numerous, varying from a bright 

 blue to a pale purple ; the disk of the ve.iilluiii white, with a yellow s|)ot ; keel 

 white, wirh a dark purple point. A hardy i)erennial, flowering from May to 

 October; delights in a sandy soil. (;rown by Mr. Knjght, Nurseryiiian, 

 Kiug'it Itoad, Chelsea. Lupiaus, see page 11 G. 



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1. Viola Irirolur, Heart's ease; varioly, Lady Dath, Pentandria, Mono- 

 gynia. Violurie.x'. A native of lirilain ; perenniul ; inhabits curn-llelds; 

 bi-iglit, six inchc^i flowers fioin April to (Jclober. A very bmuliful variety, 



