196 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



612. CLARK i A ELEGANS. Elegant Clarkia. 



Class 8th. Octandria Monogynia. 



A hardy Annual, producing seeds abundantly, and is of 

 very easy culture. 



Is a native of California. 



It rises from one to two feet ; the branches long, purple, 

 smooth, and shining, and covered with light blue blossoms. 



613. PENTSTEMON OVATUS. Ovate-leaved Pentstemon. 



Class 14th. Didynamia Angiospermia. 



A beautiful and hardy Perennial ; a native of the moun- 

 tains about the grand rapids of the Columbia river ; it de- 

 lights in a calcareous, or light loamy soil, and is increased 

 by slips, or by seed. This highly ornamental genus has 

 been greatly enriched by recent discoveries, but none of 

 the others surpasses the present in the rich colouring of its 

 blue flowers. 



614. LUPINUS ORNATUS. Ornamental Lupine. 



Class 17th. Diadelphia Decandria. 



A hardy Perennial, flowering from May till the com- 

 mencement of winter, and appearing to delight in a sandy 

 soil. 



A native of Columbia ; propagated by seeds, which it 

 produces in abundance. The colour of the flowers vary, 

 though in general it is a pale purple ; it is one of the 

 hardiest of the genus, and may be seen in the garden of 

 the Horticultural Society. 



