144 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



438. LUPINUS LAXIFLORUS. Lax-flowered Lupine. 



Class 17th. Diadelphia Decandria. 



A small, slender, Perennial species, a native of Colum- 

 bia. The flowers are blue, mixed with pink, and though 

 not equal in appearance to some of the larger species, yet 

 extremely beautiful ; they appear in August and September. 

 It grows readily in common garden soil ; it has not yet 

 produced seeds, but may be increased by division of the 

 root. 



439. (ENOTHERA PALLIDA. Pale-stemmed (Enothera. 



Class 8th. Octandria Monogynia. 



A handsome, hardy, creeping-rooted Perennial, a native 

 of North America. The flowers are at first white ; after- 

 wards they change to pale purple, and at night deliciously 

 fragrant. It flowers from June to September. It is in- 

 creased readily by its creeping roots, and also by seeds. It 

 flourishes more in peat than in a loamy soil. 



440. TULIPA OCULIS sons, var. PERSICA. Persian 



Sun's Eye Tulip. 



Class 6tb. Hexandria Monogynia. 



This beautiful and rare bulb is a native of the South of 

 Europe, and, at the season of its blowing, may be seen in 

 the Garden of the Horticultural Society at Chiswick. It 

 blossoms in June. 



This should be cultivated in a warm border, under a wall 

 with a southern aspect, consisting of light loamy soil. 



