28 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



85. C AC A LEA COCCINEA, or Scarlet- flowered Cacalea. 



This is what is termed a half hardy Annual, it is raised 

 in a moderate hotbed in the Spring, and planted in the 

 open borders about the middle of June, where it will ripen 

 its seeds. It blows in July. 



It is a native of South America, and first introduced 

 into England in 1798. 



It belongs to the 19th Class, under the head " Synge- 

 nesia ./Equalis."* 



86. CLEMATIS VITICELLA, or Purple Virgins Bower. 



This is a beautiful climber, and blows in June and July. 

 It is raised by seed or layers. 



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

 in 1569. 



It belongs to the 13th Class, under the head " Poly- 

 andria Polygynia." 



tSU^ There is another, but it is more scarce, called 

 " Clematis Florida Pleno, or the Double White." 



87. IXIA FALCATA, or Sickle-leaved Ixia. 



This is a bulb about the size of a pea, and is propa- 

 gated either by seed or offsets. It requires a small pot, and 

 will thrive in no soil so well as in bog earth, like the rest of 

 this tribe. When the bloom is gone it should be kept from 

 moisture, otherwise it will soon rot. It should be placed 

 in the greenhouse through the winter, and when set out 



* All Annuals raised in hot-beds, and afterwards planted out ia 

 the borders to blow, are termed half-hardy Annuals. 



