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abundantly in various parts of Chili, by the sides of hills and in rather moist 

 situations. In this country it grows freely in the open air in the summer, 

 but requires protection iu the winter, it, however, thrives better if constautly 

 kept iu a greenhouse, especially if it be planted in the open soil, where it can 

 be freely exposed to light and air, without which the beautiful spots of its 

 petals are scarcely developed. It is propagated by seeds aud offsets. Francoa. 

 So called by Cavanilles after a Spanish botanist of the sixteenth century, 

 named Francisco Fraucoa. 



9. Aster puniceus ; var demissus. Dwarf blue Aster. Syn. A. amoenus, 

 A. hispidus. This variety has long been known in the English Gardens, and 

 is one of the commonest and most generally known of all the North American 

 species. Its tall hisped racemose stem will at once distinguish it from others 

 that are generally met with. Flowers of a violet blue colour. It is a very 

 compact herbaceous plant, not exceeding a foot and a half, or two feet in 

 height. The flowers appear in August, long before those of the true. A 

 puniceus. It is among the handsomest of the genus. Aster, from a Star, 

 resemblance of flowers. 



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1. Verbena sulphurea. Sulphur-coloured Vervain. Didynamia Angiosper- 

 mia, Verbenaceae. This pretty little Vervain was raised from Chilian seeds 

 received from Mr. Hugh Cuming, by Mr. William Christy, Jun., in whose 

 collection of plants at Clapham, it bloomed iu August, 1833. The plant is 

 apparently perennial, and forms a close spreading patch. It appears to prefer 

 a loamy soil, and grows luxuriantly in the open border during Summer, but 

 requires the protection of a pit in Winter. Cuttings of it root readily. In 

 appearance, the growth aud form of the plant is like V. pulchella. Flowers 

 of a good sulphur colour. Verbena, from Ferfaen, its Celtic name. 



2. Adcsmia uspalatensis. Thorny. Decandria Monogynia. Leguminosa?. 

 An upright, branched, thorny, shrub, seldom exceeding a foot iu height. The 

 plant is grown iu the Chelsea Botauic Garden, seeds of it had been received 

 from Mr. Hugh Cuming, having been collected in Chili. It is a very pretty 

 little shrub, its small, abruptly pinnate leaflets, mostly in five pairs, with its 

 rich yellow papilionaceous flowers, render it a desirable plaut. The pods, 

 when full grown, are particularly pretty, from the long feathery hairs with 

 which they are adorned. The plaut is fond of a light loamy soil, it requires 

 protection in Winter, and may be increased by cuttings. Adesma, the name 

 has reference to the separation of the stamens, aud is compounded of a priva- 

 tive, and desmos, union. 



3. Francua ramvsa ; white-flower»d. Octandria, Monogynia. Francoaceai. 

 This species grows abundantly on the hills near Valparaiso, in Chili. It has 

 been collected by Mr. Cuming and Mr. Bridges. It blossomed in July, 1833, 

 in the Nursery of Mr. Knight, King's road, Chelsea. The scape of flower* 

 rises from 2 to 3 feet high, erect, and blanched, flowers white, occasionally 

 a very slight tinge of rose colour. The plant appears to thrive best iu a mix- 

 ture of sandy peut aud loam, and is readily increased by seeds, which it per- 

 fects freely, i'raucoa, (see page 41.) 



4. Petromarula pinnata, wing-leaved, Candiot Rampion. Syn. Phyteuma 

 piuiiata. Ranunculus creticus, Petromarula, Uapunculo, Candiota. Pen- 

 taudria, Monogynia. Campanullacua-. This remarkable plant is frequent 

 00 the rocky shores and mountainous parts of Candid, and also on Mount 



lo, iii Italy. It is now cultivated in the very rich collection of Messrs. 

 VODMO, of Epsom, where it blossomed in September, 1833; it was there 

 planted in the open ground in May, in a rich loamy soil, where it grew vigor- 

 ously, throwing up 10 to .00 item*, which bewail to blossom towards the end 

 of August. Btenu, en <-t, branched from 3 to 4 feet high, or more; branches 

 ong erect; Flowers fasciculate, disposed iu very loug, terminal, loose, spiked 



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