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in the border till frosts appear. It succeeds well in either 

 loam and sand, or common garden mould. It should be 

 planted in the border the latter end of May. 



503. LIMNANTHES DouGLASii. Douglas Limnanthes. 



Gass 10th. Decandria Monogynia. 



A neat little Annual, with flowers of a delicate yellow 

 colour, bordered with white, and most agreeably fragrant. 

 It affects rather a moist and shady situation. It flowers in 

 autumn, and ripens seeds in tolerable plenty. 



504. MIMULUS SMITHII. Smith's Monkey Flower. 



Class 14th. Didynamia Angiospermia. 



This beautiful and hardy plant is a Perennial, which 

 flowers in July. It thrives best in bog earth when placed 

 in an open situation. 



It is supposed to be a native of North America. It may 

 be propagated either by seed or by parting the root. 



505. PERNETTIA MUCRONATA. Pointed-leaved Pernettia. 



Class 10th. Decandria Monogynia. 



A hardy evergreen shrub, of considerable beauty. It is 

 usually cultivated in peat soil, as an American plant. In 

 three years it will rise above two feet high, forming itself 

 into a bushy appearance. The dark colour of its foliage 

 adds greatly to its beauty. 



506. GILIA ACHILLE^EFOLIA. Milfoil-leaved Gilia. 



Class 5th. Pentandria Monogynia. 



A new hardy Annual, which flowers in August, It will 

 continue in perfection till the beginning of December, 



