222 BRECK'S NEW BOOK OF FLOWERS. 



G. anglllatum, Angular-stalked Cranes-bill. This spe- 

 cies is a native of Europe, and has been cultivated since 

 1789. A plant of easy culture, eighteen inches high, 

 with a profusion of pink flowers, in June and July. It 

 is highly ornamental. It may be appropriately planted 

 among low shrubs, or strong herbaceous plants ; it will 

 succeed in rather shady places, which renders it oftentimes 

 a desirable plant. 



All these species are hardy perennials, and deserve a 

 place in large collections, as do a number of other species 

 not described. 



GILIA. 



[Named from a Spanish botanist, Gilie or Gileo.] 



This genus has been much divided up, and the syno- 

 nyms are numerous ; the plants called by various botan- 

 ists and florists : Ipomopsis, Cantua, Fenzlia, Leptosi- 

 phon, and Leptodactylon, all belong under Gilia. 



Gilia coronopifolia, Ipomopsis. Standing Cypress. 

 First introduced into England about the year 1720, from 

 seeds collected by Catesby, in the upper districts of 

 Georgia and Carolina ; but as the seeds are seldom per- 

 fected .in England, it was at one time lost from the Eng- 

 lish gardens ; we do not think that its beauty will 

 allow it to share this fate again, while the attention to 

 horticulture remains in its present state. 



It is a biennial, of most elegant appearance, but is very 

 subject to damp off, and difficult to keep through the win- 

 ter. Much protection is sure to kill the plants. It has gen- 

 erally been considered a tender plant, and treated as such. 

 At one time having many fine plants, I distributed them in 

 various exposures, in hopes to save some. About half of 

 the whole number were in fine condition in the spring. 



