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the len^h of the stamina : the stigmas obtuse : 

 no pcricarpium : the calyx contracted at the 

 neck, and iiardened : the seeds are two, and of 

 a roundi?h form. 



There are several species, but those that de- 

 scn'e to be cuhivated as ornamental plants are, 

 1. y/. odorata, Sweet-scented Agrimony ; 

 Q. A. refwns, Creeping - rooted Agrimony ; 

 3. jI. a^rimniioides, Three-leaved Agrimony. 



Tlie first sort rises to near four feet m height, 

 the leaves having more pinnas than in either 

 the conmion or white kinds; and they are also 

 longer and narrower, ending in acute points : 

 the serratures are sharper, and when handled 

 they emit an^reeable odour. The flower-stems 

 are branching, and the flowers stand on longer 

 peduncles than in the common sort. It is a 

 native of Italy. 



The second species is of a more humble 

 -CTor^'%h, seldom rising above two feet high : the 

 pinnas of its leaves are longer and narrower than 

 those of the former, and the spikes of flowers 

 verv short and thick. The roots spreading 

 widely, it multiplies faster than the common 

 sort : the seeds also are much larger and rougher. 

 It nmch resembles the foregoing, but the stems 

 are shorter, thicker, and hirsute : the stipules, 

 being the length of the interstices, are reflected, 

 and almost cover the whole steni, and the end- 

 lobe is not pedicelled. The spike is short, dense, 

 sessile, with bractcae the length of the flower. 



In the tl)ird, the root-leaves are pinnate, with 

 two or three pairs of pinnas, and smaller ones 

 intermixed ; the end-lobe larger than the others: 

 the pinnas ovate, villous, and toothed : the 

 stem-leaves are ternate : the bracteae ovate and 

 acuminate : the flowers in corymbs ; small, 

 yellow, rarely six : the calyx is ten- or twelve- 

 cleft : the petals ovate, obtuse : the stamina 

 seldom more than eight, tender, yellow . This 

 attains the height of about three feet. It is a 

 native of Italy and Carniola. 



Culture. — ^"riie cultivation of these plants re- 

 quires no difliculty, as they are of a hardy nature, 

 and thrive in almost any soil or situation. They 

 may be readily propagated by parting the roots, 

 wh'icli should be performed in the autumn, in 

 <5rder that ■thepUmts may be wdl established be- 

 fore the spring. As their roots spread extensively, 

 they shoidd not be planted out nearer together 

 <han two or three feet. They are lik^'wise capa- 

 ble of being raised from seed, which shoukl be 

 put into the ground at the same season as ii» the 

 other method .; for where the sowing is Jeforred 

 till the spring, thcFe are seldont any phujts pro- 

 duced that season. The first mode is, however, 

 the most expeditious. 



All the sorts may be fo^md useful as plants of 



ornament and variety, when placed in assem- 

 biao-e with those of other kinds, in beds and 

 borders where various plants of easy culture are 

 required. The first sort, besides the ornament 

 which it afl^ords by the tallness of ils growth 

 and the beauty of its flowers, is held in esteem 

 for the fragrance which is emitted hum ils leaves, 

 flowers, and other parts. 



As these plants, though perennial in root, are 

 only annual in the stems, they should be cut off" 

 and cleared away every autunm, as soon as they 

 have perfected their seed. 



AGR0STF:MMA, nihlLyclmU or Rose Cam- 

 pion. The plants of this genus areof the hardyher- 

 baceous, annual, and biennial-perennial kinds. 



It belongs to the class and order of Decandria 

 Perifagt/nia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Caryophylh'i. 



The characters are : that the ca!\ x is a one- 

 leafed, coriaceous, or leather-like, tubulous, five- 

 toothed, permanent perianthium : the corolla 

 has five petals, with claws of the length of the 

 tube of the calyx ; and border spreadmg, obUise, 

 and undivided : the stamina are ten awl-shaped 

 filaments, five alternately later than the other 

 five, inserted into each claw of the petals : the 

 antheree simple : the pistillum is an ovate germ, 

 with filiform, erect styles, of the length of the 

 stamina, and simple stigmas : the pericarpium an 

 oblong-ovate, covered, one-celled, five-valved 

 capsule : the seeds are very numerous, kidney- 

 shaped, and dotted : the receptacles free, sji 

 many a» seeds; the interior ones gradually longer. 



There arc a number of difterent species, but 

 those for cultivation as ornamental plants are, 

 1. A. corotiaria. Rose Campion: 2. A. Flos 

 Jovis, Umbellate Rose Campion. 



The first of these species, in its natural state, 

 has the corolla white, with the middle red ; and 

 it has the habit of the species below, but is har- 

 der, more pulpy, and more tomentose. The 

 calyxes are much harder, callous, and covered 

 with a white pile, with hard thick ribs, not 

 green hairy lines as in that : the petals are much 

 broader, slightly emarginate : the auricles bifid : 

 the flowers not heaped into an un)hcl, but scat- 

 tered on the branches of the stem on verj' long 

 peduncles. Native of Italy and the Valais. 



There are three varieties of this plant : one with 

 deep red, another with flesh-coloured, and a 

 third with white flo'vers : and the Double Rose 

 Canq^ion, with a large crimson flower, which 

 is ehieflv cultivated as being an elegant and 

 beautiful flower. 



In the second, the stem is erect, dichotomous 

 at the top, arid covered with a white nap. The 

 leaves are conji'.gate, connate, ovate-lanceolate, 

 quite entire, erect, and pressed to the stem, being 



