150 breck's new book of flowers. 



removed to their final destination, in September or Octo- 

 ber ; and the year following, being the third year from 

 sowing, they will flower. 



Seedling plants, in our climate, will flower the second 

 year generally, some not until the third. A slight protec- 

 tion is necessary during winter. Under our fervid sun, 

 there will be no difficulty in ripening seeds. 



C. noMlis. — This is a handsome, low growing peren- 

 nial, with creeping' roots, with very large drooping bell- 

 shaped flowers ; one variety a purplish brown, the other 

 white. 



C. Trachelium. — Great Throatwort. — It is a native of 

 Europe. It has purple or white flowers, blooming in June 

 and July. A handsome perennial, three to four feet high. 

 The name of Throatwort was given to these plants, from 

 a notion that they would cure inflammation and swelling 

 of the throat. Increased by dividing the roots, or from 

 seed. It prefers a loamy soil. The Giant Throatwort is 

 a native of England, is mentioned by Sir Walter Scott^in 

 the poem of Rokeby : 



lie laid him down, 



Where purple heath prol'iiselv strown 



And Throatwort with its azure bell, 



And moss, and tliyme, his cushion swell." 



C. Garganica. — A beautiful perennial alpine plant, 

 with delicate, star-shaped, blue flowers, with distinct 

 white throat ; indispensable for basket or rock-work. 



C. aj?l?rej^atat — Has pale-blue flowers, in a crowded 

 head. G. grandis^ G. latifolia speciosa^ glomerata^ and 

 many others, are fine border-flowers, growing from one 

 to four feet high. There is also a class of dwarf species, 

 growing from three inches to one foot in height, very ap- 

 propriate for rock-work, as G.hederacea^ alpina, Gaucasi- 

 ca^ Garpatica^ jniinila^ rotundifolia^ etc. This genus em- 



