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The second species has t'ac stem slender, up- 

 ri-'ht, covered with leaves, from an inch and 

 half to six inches in lieigl.t, and somc-hmes 

 •more, somewhat anaular, very simple, sniootb, 

 one-flowered. 'I'lie root-leaves are numerous, 

 like those of the daisy, but thicker, petioled, 

 placed in a ring, ovate, obtuse, quite entne, 

 tinarsinate, the ^lerve produced into a small 

 a\\ nor point : the stem-leaves alternate, nearer to 

 sessile, smaller, ih.-ce- toothed, lour lines broad, 

 from an inch to an inch and a halt in length, 

 ■all smooth, and of a bright green. The flowers 

 are in a globular head, and of a blue colour. It 

 •is a native of many parts of Europe, flowering 

 •in May and June. 



It varies with a white flower, and with a leaf- 

 Jess stalk or stem. 



CitUure. — The first species may be increased 

 by planting cuttings of the young branches in 

 April, just before ""they begin to shoot, in pots 

 of lia;ht fresh mould, plunging them in a very 

 moderate hot-bed, giving ihem due water and 

 shade i ill tbev have stricken root. After this they 

 should be removed from the bed, and gradually 

 hardened to the open air. The plants should 

 afterwards be protected during the winter. 



The second sort is readily increased by parting 

 the roots as in the Common Daisy, planting 

 them out in the early part of the autumn in 

 moist shady situations. They succeed best in 

 such loamy soils as are rather moiit. 



These plants are ornamental, the first sort 

 .among potted plants, the latter in the fronts of 

 the more moist and shady borders or clumps of 

 pleasure-s;rounds. 



GLORTOSA, a genus containing a plant of 

 the herbaceous flowering perennial kind. 



It belongs to the class and order HexanJiia 

 Moiioaynia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Earmentaccce. 



The characters are : that there is no calyx : 

 the corolla has six petals, oblong-lanceolate, 

 waved, very long, wholly reflex : the stamina 

 have six subulate filaments, shorter than the co- 

 rolla, from straight patulous: anthers incum- 

 bent : the pistillum is a globular germ : style 

 filiform, longer than the stamens, inclined : 

 stigma triple,"obiuse : the pcricarpium is a su- 

 perior capsule, oval, three-lobed, three-celled, 

 thrcc-valvcd: the seeds several, globular, berried, 

 in two rows. 



The species is G. superha. Superb l.ily. 

 It has a long fleshy root of a whitish colour, 

 and a nauseous bitter taste, from the middle of 

 which arises a round weak stem, requiring sup- 

 port, and with that growing to tlie height of 

 eight or t n feet. The leaves are smooth, about 

 eight inches long, and one inch and a half 

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broad at the ba~e, growing narrower till within 

 two inelKS of the end, which runs out in a nar- 

 row point, and ends in a tendril : the flowers 

 are at the upper part of the stem, from the side, 

 on slender peduncles, hanging do\vn, at first of 

 a herbaceous colour, but ehangino; to a beau- 

 tiful flame- colour. It is a native of Guinea, 

 flowcrinp" in June and Jidy. Hie roots and 

 other parts are poisonous. 



Culture. — This plant is capable of being in- 

 creased by planting theoilVcts from the old roots, 

 either in the autumn alter the stems decay, or 

 in the early spring before they shoot, in pots 

 filled with light earth, plunging them in the 

 bark-bed ( f tlie stove. The old roots, when 

 taken out of the ground, should be preserved in 

 dry sand during the winter in the stove, or in a 

 dry warm room. It is the practice of some to 

 let the roots remain during the winter in the 

 mould, keeping the pots in the tan-bed ; ])lant- 

 ingout the off"scts carlv in the spring. In cither 

 way they should have very little water. 



When the stems appear, they should be sup- 

 ported by sticks, and in hot dry weather a little 

 water be sparingly given, as there may be occa- 

 sion. 



The pots in which they arc planted should be 

 small, that they may be confined and put forth 

 stronger stems. Twopennv pois will be large 

 enough for roots of the greatest size. 



These plants are highly ornamental on account 

 of their beautiful flowers among others of the 

 stove kind. 



GLOXINIA, a genus comprising a plant of 

 the herbaceous flowery perennial kind. 



It belongs to the cla^s and order Didynamla 

 jliigiosperitlia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Pcrsoiialce. 



The characters are : that the calvx is a supe- 

 rior pcrianthiuni, five-leaved: leaflets equal, 

 lanceolate, serrulate at the tip, the three upper 

 ones nerved, the two lower bent down with the 

 nectary, permanent : the corolla is monopeta- 

 lous. Irregularly canipanulate : tube scarcely any: 

 border oblique, five-cleft, segments roundish, 

 ihe four upper spreading and entire, the lowest 

 , straight, concave, toothed : the stamina have 

 four filaments, with the rudiment of a fifth, t\\ o 

 scarcely shorter, inserted into the receptacle, 

 fastened to the lower margin of the corolla, 

 sicklcd, pubescent, converging laterally above . 

 anthers ovate, two celled, pe-ltate, united with- 

 in the opening of the corolla : the pistillum is 

 an inferior germ, turbinate, striated : stvle fili- 

 form, the length of the stamens : stigma capi- 

 tate, the length of the anthers : tlie pericarpium 

 is a one-celled capsule (or half-celled) : recep- 

 tacles two,, opposite, two- parted, fastened to 



