132 Attempt to ascertain the species of 



§ 5. Caprin^e. 



Stemless; peduncles one, two, or many flowered ; leaflets three, or many, stalked, 



4. O'xalis Boicie'i Alton., Loudon's liort. Britt., 11928. 

 A superb species, and of easy culture, if particular care is 

 taken to cultivate large bulbs. For excellent remarks, see 

 pp. 295, &c. of Vol. IV., by the editor. 



5. O'xalis cernua De Cand. The well known, delicately 

 yellow-flowered species, sometimes incorrectly called caprina. 

 A double or monstrous multiplex-corolled variety of this, is 

 met with in collections, an object of curiosity rather than of 

 beauty. 



6. O'xalis tetraphylla Cavanilles. Leaves four, (rarely 

 three,) obcordate, smooth; scape umbelliferous, with several 

 flowers of a purple color. A pretty species for out-door 

 cultivation in summer: the bulbs to be taken up at the ap- 

 proach of frost, and kept dry in winter. Native of Mexico. 

 For treatment in pots, see Vol. I., p. 334 of this Magazine. 



7. O'xalis violdcea L., Bigelow's Plants of Boston, &c. 

 A little native species of delightful habits and easy culture in 

 some rich shady situation in the garden; flowering in May and 

 June. 



8. O'xalis Deppeu. An abundant blooming species, with 

 dull red flowers on long peduncles; and better adapted for the 

 border than for pots. The only notice I have observed of it, 

 is an incidental one in Vol. IL, p. 141, of this Magazine. 

 Country unknown. 



9. O'xalislatifolia l^unth. Stemless; leaflets three, broad, 

 deltoid, emarginate, bilobed; scape several-flowered, sepals 

 obtuse, marked with a reddish glandular spot on the lips; 

 flowers violet-colored, small. Rather pretty for out-door cul- 

 ture. Increases rapidly. Received in soil with plants from 

 Cuba, by J. W. Boot, and kindly presented to me. 



§ 8. ACETOSELL^. 



Stemless; leaves trifoliate, petiolcd; scapes one-flowered. 



10. O'xalis variabilis var. h. rubra Jacquin. This seems 

 to be the correct name for what is usually known in green- 

 houses, and offered for sale in seed-stores of florists, for O. 

 rosacae^a or rosea. The veritable 0. rosacse^a belongs to an 

 entirely different group, and has the habits of O. rubella; 

 while the true 0. rosea belongs to the section Corniculatae, 

 and is related to species, still more distinct. 



