COREOPSIS TINCTO'RIA. 



ARKANSA COREOPSIS. 

 Class. Order. 



SYNGENESIA. POLYGAM1A FRUSTRANEA. 



Natural Order. 



CORYMBIFEREJE. 



No. 13. 



Coreopsis, from two Greek words, signifying the 

 appearance of a bug or tick, in allusion to the fancied 

 resemblance of its seed to such insects. Tinctoria, 

 from the Latin tinctura, a colour or dye, expressive 

 of the colouring properties of its petals. 



The appellation Arkansa, indicates the situation, 

 in North America, where it was discovered by 

 Professor Nuttall, during his travels through that 

 country. Nearly all the individuals belonging to 

 the genus Coreopsis, are interesting hardy subjects, 

 chiefly natives of the same inexhaustible, and com- 

 paratively unexplored, source of the wonders of 

 nature. 



The Coreopsis tinctoria is a remarkably pretty 

 slender- growing annual, and having been lately in- 

 troduced amongst us, is by no means common. It 

 will flourish in any rich soil, and may be treated as 

 are the usual annuals of our gardens, by being 

 sown at the end of March. If early flowers are 

 desired, the seed may be sown a fortnight sooner, 

 in a hotbed, and the plants removed into the borders 

 in April. In dry situations autumn-sown plants 

 will frequently endure the winter. 



4 Dot. Mag. t. 2512. 



