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448. CRAT^EGUS HETEROPHYLLA Pariousrleaved 

 Hawthorn. 



Class 12th. Icosandria Di-Pentagynia. 



A beautiful kind of Hawthorn, very little known in our 

 English gardens. It is bv far the handsomest of the white- 



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flowered species, and is remarkable for its black berries in 

 the autumn. It is supposed to be a native of North Ame- 

 rica, but some Botanists imagine its origin to be the East. 

 It may be propagated by grafting or budding on the com- 

 mon Hawthorn. It may be seen in the garden of the Hor- 

 ticultural Society. 



449. LINUM SIBERICIUM, var. LEWISII. North-west 

 American Flax. 



Class 5th. Pentandria Pentagynia. 



A handsome, hardy Perennial ; native of the North-west 

 country of North America It is about a foot or foot 

 and a half high, and flowers during May, June, and July. 



450. ERIOPHYLLUM C^SPITOSUM. Spreading 

 Eriophyllum. 



Class 19th. Syngenesia Polygaraia Superflua. 



A handsome, herbaceous, Perennial plant, flowering in 

 May and June, a season when there are few yellow border 

 flowers to be seen ; it is well adapted for rock- work. 



It is a native of North-west America, and thrives best in 

 a dry situation. 



