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errcn flowers. It is a native of Fiance, &c. 

 flowering in March and April. 



Tlic fourth has a small but bent root, with apro- 

 disrious number of slender dark-coloured fibres : 

 the stem is from eighteen inches to near a yard in 

 height, towards the bottom rounri, strong, na- 

 ked, marked with altL-rnate scais, tlie vestiges of 

 former leaves ; dividing and subdividing at top 

 into many branches, producins;- great al)undanec 

 of flowers pendent, of a pale yellowish colour : 

 the leaves composed of eight or nine long 

 narrow lobes, jomed at their base, commonly 

 four on each side, united at the boliom, and 

 one in the middle of the foot-stalk, serrate, 

 and ending in acute points ; those on the lower 

 jiart much larger than those on the upper, of a 

 deep green colour. It is a native of Italy, &c. 

 flowering from November or December to April. 



The fifth species resembles- the third, but- dif- 

 fers in having trifoliate leaves, broader and en- 

 tire, their surface beins smoother, and the stalks 

 rise higher than either of the common sorts. 

 It flowers frwTi January to May. 



Cidlure. — The first sort is increased by plant- 

 ing the ofl"-sets from the roots after the leaves are 

 decayed, in the latter endofthesummer season, in 

 the places where they are to flower, in patches of 

 several roots together. They have the best effeci 

 when intermi.xed with the Snow-drop, as being; 

 of similar growth, and flowering about the same 

 time. The off-sets may be separated from the 

 old plants every three or four years. 



The second sort is increased by parting the 

 roots in the autumn, and planting them out in 

 moist warm sheltered situations, in the borders 

 or other parts where the soil is fresh and un- 

 irianured. And to have it flower well, it should 

 be protectetl by glasses in the winter. Some 

 plants may be potted in this intention. 



The third and fourth sortsare raised by sov/- 

 ing the seeds in the autumn or early sprinsr,. 

 eitner in the places where they are to grow, or 

 in beds for the purpose, afterwards thinning them 

 out to a few plants, or transplanting them into 

 crther beds, at the distance of a foot in the rows. 



They rise well from self-sown seed, and succeed 

 in shady situations very well. 



The last sort is increased by seeds and parting 

 the roots. 



The well ripened seeds should be sown, or tho 

 roots planted out, in the autumn, either in 

 pots of light fresh earth, or in warm protected 

 situations in the borders. The plants should 

 afterwards be protected in the green-house, or 

 by hand-glasses in the winter. But they do not 

 increase fast in either of these ways. 



These are all ornamental plants ; the first sort 

 in the fronts of beds, borders, and clumps ; and 

 the third and fourth in the large borders and 

 wilderness parts of pleasure-grounds. The se- 



cond and last sorts produce a fine effect among 

 collections of potted plants. 



IIHLMET-lLOWf.U. See Aconitim. 

 IlKLONIAS, a genus containing plants of 

 the hardy herbaceout flowerimr perennial kind. 



It belongs to the class andOidcr llr.iriinlna 

 Trigi/iiid, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Coroiiariff. 



The characters arc : that there is no calyx : 

 the corolla has six petals, oblong, equal, deci- 

 duous : the stamina have six subulate (ilanients, 

 a little longer than the corolla: anthers incum- 

 bent : the pistillum is a roundish germ, three- 

 cornered : styles three, short, reflex : stiiimas 

 blunt: the pericarpiiim is a roundi.sh capsule, 

 three-celled : the seeds roundish. 



The species are: l./f. bidlata. Spear-leaved 

 Hclonias; 2. li. asl^hodeloides, Grass-leaved 

 IIeloiiias» 



The first has a perennial root, composed of 

 many thick flcrhy fibres : the le.ives spreadino- 

 near the ground, and sitting close to the root at 

 their base, of a light green colour, having si.x 

 longitudinal nerves, which appear strongest on 

 the under side ; they are four or five inches loni"-, 

 two or three broad in the middle, narrowino- ora- 

 dnally to both ends, and continuing green all 

 the year. In the centre of the.=(e sp'rings up a 

 single erect stalk, a foot in height, having a few 

 vestiges of small leaves, ending in sliarii •oints, 

 standing alternately close to the stalk : this is 

 terminated by a close obtuse spike of dark-red 

 flowers, with petals spreading opsn, flat : the fila- 

 ments are twice the length" oP these; arul the 

 anthers are four-cornered, (;f a blue purple 

 colour. It is a native of Amcrica,-flowerin<T the 

 latter end of June (April and Mav). 



The second species has the stem extremely sim- 

 ple, two feet high.: the leaves alternate or scat- 

 tered, upright,even, but rugged at theedje: the 

 flowers are white, in a siniple, terminailna; ra- 

 ceme, on peduncles longer than the flowersT It 

 is a native of PennsylvanTa, &;e. flowering in May 

 and June. 



Cul/uic. — These plants arc increased by plant- 

 ing off-sets taken from the roots in autumn ; or 

 by sowing the seeds as soon as they ar >, in 



a light fresh soil : they are hardy eii> n to 

 thrive in the open air ; but must not be rejiioved 

 oftcner than once in three or four years. They 

 require the same length of time in coming to 

 flower when raised from seed. 



'I'hese plants afford variety among others of 

 similar growth in the principal flower com- 

 partments. 



H EMEROCALLIS, agenus containing plants 

 of the herbaceous flowery perennial kinds. 



It belongs to the class and order Hcxandria 

 MonogT/nia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Liliaccce. 



