148 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



451. GILIA CAPITATA. Capitate Gilia. 

 Class 5th. Pentandria Monogynia. 



A pretty, hardy Annual, with lively blue flowers ; it blos- 

 soms about the middle of June, and remains in perfection 

 nearly three months. 



It is a native of North America. 



452. AMELANCHIER SANGUINEA. Red-wooded 

 Amelanchier. 



Class 12th. Icosandria Pentagynia. 



A handsome, hardy shrub, growing from 3 to 4 feet 

 high, with red branches ; resembling the Snowy Mespilus 

 in general appearance, but distinguished from that, and all 

 other species of the genus, by its young leaves being per- 

 fectly destitute of pubescence. 



It is a native of Hudson's Bay. 



453. COLLOMIA GRANDIFLORA Large-flowered Collomia. 



Qass 5th. Pentandria Monogynia. 



It is a hardy Annual, flowering abundantly in June and 

 July. It grows about 2 feet high, and should be culti- 

 vated in a shady border, in any poor soil, among other 

 plants. If in hot, dry, and exposed places, it is apt to 

 perish before flowering, or ripening its seeds. If in rich 

 soil, it produces too many leaves, and but few flowers. It 

 is a pretty microscopic object. 

 It is a native of North America. 



