210 SELECTION OF PLANTS. 



any kind of light earth. It is increased by seeds and cut- 

 tings. 



It is a native of the Sphachian mountains in Candia. 



654. CALCEOLARIA CRENATIFLORA, var. KNYPERSLIENSIS. 



Knypersley Slipperwort. 



Class 2nd. Diandria Monogynia. 



This beautiful variety thrives best in a mixture of vege- 

 table mould and sand, and like the rest of the genus it 

 loves the shade. It can only be increased by slips put 

 under a bell-glass, and shaded. 



655. ALSTRCEMERIA SALSILLA. Small-flowered 



Alstrcemeria. 



Class 6th. Hexandria Monogynia. 



This very elegant species is a native of Chile, it requires 

 a warm sheltered border, and thrives best in a soil com- 

 posed of peat and loam, with a proportion of well rotten 

 manure ; may be increased by parting the roots, and by 

 seeds. It blossoms in May, and may be seen in Mr. 

 Knight's collection, King's Road, Chelsea. 



656. LINUM MONOGYNUM. Monogynous Flax. 



Class 5th. Pentandria Pentagynia. 



A very pretty Perennial species, a native of New Zea- 

 land, and apparently almost hardy, flowering and perfecting 

 its seeds freely in the open border. 



The plant should be protected in a pit or frame during 

 the winter. A mixture of peat and loam will be found to 

 suit it best, and it may be increased either by slips or by 



