22 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



It belongs to the 6th Class, under the head " Hexan- 

 dria Monogynia." 



66. IBERIS GIBRALTARICA, or Gibraltar Candituft. 



This is a hardy greenhouse plant, though some plants 

 may be placed in a sheltered situation in the garden, but it 

 will be necessary to guard it from the severity of the 

 winter ; it should have but little water in the winter, and 

 preserved from snow, as that would destroy it. It blows in 

 June. 



It is a native of Spain, and first brought to England in 

 1732. 



It belongs to the 15th Class, under the head " Tetrady. 

 namia Siliculosa." 



67. ALYSSUM DELTOIDEUM, or Purple Alyssum, or 



Madwort. 



This a hardy Perennial, increased by parting the roots 

 in the spring ; it delights in a dry, sandy soil, and blows in 

 April, and continues till June. 



It is a native of the Levant, and first brought to England 

 in 1739. 



It belongs to the 15th Class, under the head " Tetrady- 

 nainia Siliculosa." 



This plant is now named the " Tarsetia." 



68. SCILLA CAMPANULATA, or Spanish Squill. 



This is a hardy Perennial, raised either by seeds or off- 

 sets ; it blows in the month of May, and is of easy culti- 

 vation. 



It is a native of Spain, and first introduced into England 

 in 1759. 



