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and pelioled. The peduncles are axillary, long and naked, sup- 

 porting a cluster of red flowers, which arc tubulous, swelling at 

 their base like those of the hyacinth, and contracted at their neck ; 

 they are divided at the top into five equal segments, which spread 

 open. The five stamens and style are much longer than the petals, 

 and stand erect. It is a native of Virginia. 



There are varieties of this plant with scarlet flowers; with pale 

 red flowers; with curly white flowers; with red and white flowers; 

 and with variegated flowers. 



The second is a low shrub, rising with several slender stems near 

 four feet high: the leaves come out in clusters at the ends of the 

 shoots without order: they are spear-shaped, and narrow at their 

 base; their edges are set with very short teeth, which are rough: the 

 flowers come forth in clusters between the leaves at the extremities 

 of the branches; they are white, with a mixture of dirty yellow on 

 the outside: the tube is an inch long, and at the top they are pretty 

 deeply cut into five segments; the two upper are reflex, the two side 

 ones bent inward, and the lower one is turned downward: the sta- 

 mens are a little longer than the petals, and support oblong saffron- 

 coloured anthers. The style is much longer than the stamens, and 

 is crowned by an obtuse stigma. These flowers have much the ap- 

 pearance of those of Honey-suckle, and are as agreeably scented ; 

 more so than the foregoing sort. They appear the middle of July, but 

 are not succeeded by seeds in this climate. It is a native of North 

 America. 



This plant has varieties, with white striped flowers; with narrow 

 petalled flowers; and with clustered flowers. 



Culture. These plants may be raised without much difficulty, in 

 rather moist soils where the situation is shady. As they never pro- 

 duce seeds in this climate, they must be increased by layers from the 

 young shoots, or by offsets from the roots. The best season for 

 either of these methods is the early part of the autumn, when they 

 should be set out where they are to grow, or be planted in rows in 

 the nursery manner. It is useful to protect the roots during the win- 



