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is more tender. It is a very handsome growing plant, and 

 produces an abundance of flowers in May and June. 



It is managed and propagated as the rest of the species. 

 When raised from cuttings, the glass should not be kept 

 over them too long, when they are struck, as they are apt 

 to get mouldy. 



18. HELIANTHEMUM PULVERULEXTUM, Powdered 



Sun Rose. 



This plant is very hardy, and will grow freely in the 

 open air, taking care not to plant it in too moist a situation. 



It is propagated by cuttings, and managed the same as 

 the rest of the species. 



19. HELIANTHEMUM ERIOCAULON, Woolly -stalked 



Sun Rose. 



This plant is a native of Spain, and only requires to be 

 sown in the open ground, like any other hardy Annual, 

 where it will flower and ripen an abundance of seed. 



Any person who wishes to preserve specimens of this 

 plant should gather them in the morning, as soon as they 

 open, for if left till the anthers burst, which they very soon 

 do, the stigma immediately becomes fertilized, and the 

 petals will not remain on. 



20. CISTUS ALBIDUS, While-leaved Rock Rose. 



This plant is one of the most desirable of its tribe, being 

 quite hardy, and will thrive in almost any situation, where 

 it is not too moist. Its flowers are large and abundant. It 

 often attains the height of /5 or 6 feet, when grown in a 

 sheltered situation. 



It succeeds best in a light sandy soil. It is propagated 



