THE FOXGLOVE. 



Digitalis purpurea. Kat. On?., 

 Sn-ophjilariacecc. 



EW, perhaps, of our plants 

 excel in beauty the grace- 

 ful foxglove, the subject 

 of the present plate, and 

 it may fairly be con- 

 sidered a general favourite ; 

 for though tastes prover- 

 bially differ, there are yet 

 some points on which there 

 is a very general simi- 

 larity that amounts almost 

 to unanimity. Whatever 

 plants may be the special 

 objects of admiration in the 

 diverse minds and tastes of 

 our readers, all will, we 

 think, place the present 

 plant, if not actually on 

 the throne as queen of all, 

 at least in a position very 



near to it. It is, practically, a better position to stand 

 second in the regard of a numerous body of admirers, 

 than in the first place in the estimation of but few : the 

 latter may be but the result of caprice, the former testifies 

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