198 SELECTION OF PLANTS* 



and may be seen when in blossom at Mr. Wm. Christy's 

 Nursery at Clapham. 



618. ZAPPANIA NODIFLORA, var. ROSEA. Pink-Jlowered 



Knotted Zappania. 

 Class 14th. Didynamia Angiospermia. 



A Perennial, which when in blossom has a very pretty 

 effect, being then adorned with innumerable heads of pink 

 blossoms marked with yellow spots ; it is nearly hardy, and 

 is highly ornamental, whether in pots or in rock work. It 

 affects a sandy peat and loam, and is increased by slips. 

 It is a native of America, and blows in July. 



619. PETROMARULA PINNATA. Wing-leaved Candiot 

 Rampion. 



Class 5th. Pentandria Monogynia. 



This beautiful Perennial is scarce, but it may be seen 

 at Messrs. Young's Nursery at Epsom, where it blows 

 in the month of August and September. It should be 

 planted in the open ground in May, where it will blossom 

 in abundance, but it requires protection in the winter, and 

 is increased slowly by division. It affects a rich loamy 

 soil, and is a native of the rocky shores and mountainous 

 parts of Candia, and also on Mount Baldo in Italy. 



6'20. PERICALLIS TUSSILAGINIS. Coltsfoot- leaved 

 Pericallis. 



Class 19th. Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua. 

 A highly ornamental Annual, a native of TenerifFe. 

 Though it is usually regarded as an Annual, yet if they 

 are kept in the greenhouse in the winter, they may survive 



