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the open border, as it blows better there than in the green- 

 house, the proper soil should be composed of equal parts 

 of loam, sand, and vegetable mould or peat, and may be 

 increased either by a division of the root or by seeds, which 

 it affords freely. 



It is a native of Chile, and blows the beginning of 

 June. 



629. NUTTALLIA PAPAVER. Poppy-like Nuttallia. 



Class 16th. Monadelphia Poiyandria. 



An exceedingly showy plant and quite hardy, thriving 

 well in a soil composed of equal parts of peat and loam, 

 and increased by seeds though sparingly. 



It blows in August, and may be seen at Mr. Knight's 

 Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea. It appears to be a Bien- 

 nial, and a native of a place near Covington in the state of 

 Louisiana. 



630. GILIA ACHILLE.EFOLIA. Milfoil-leaved Gilia. 



Class 5th. Pentandria Monogynia. 



This is a showy plant, and a hardy Annual, growing in 

 almost any soil, and producing seeds freely. It blows in 

 July, and may be seen at Messrs. Allen and Rogers's 

 Nursery, at Battersea. 



It is a native of California. 



631. RHODODENDRON INDICUM, var. SPECIOSUM. Showy 

 Indian Rosebay. 



Class 10th. Decandria Monogynia. 



This splendid variety is nearly hardy, and a very free 

 flowerer, beginning to blossom the beginning of May. It 

 is increased by seeds. The plant may be seen at Mr. 



