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a slight portion of water being- given, and the 

 pots plunged in a moderate hot-bed. In this 

 way they soon strike root. They may also be 

 raised in beds of light earth, but not so eer- 

 tainly. Proper shade is necessary in both cases. 

 When removed, a ball of earth should be pre- 

 ser\ ed about their roots. They should be placed 

 in a good dry green-house during the autumn 

 and winter seasons, in an open situation, and 

 have occasional slight waterings. Fresh air 

 must also be admitted as much as necessary, as 

 when kept too close they do not succeed well. 

 As these plants do not continue long, they should 

 be frequently renewed by cuttings. 



The first species is an ornamental shrubby 

 plant, which has a very pleasing smell. 



ANTHYLLIS, a genus containing several 

 herbaceous and shrubby plants. 



It belongs to the class and order Diadclphia 

 Decamlria, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Papi/in/iame, or Leguminusce. 



The characters are : that the calyx is a one- 

 leafed, ovate, oblong perianthium, swelling and 

 vdlose: the mouth five-toothed, unequal and 

 permanent : the corolla papilionaceous ; the ban- 

 ner longer ; the sides reflex ; and the claw the 

 length of the calyx : the wings oblong, shorter 

 than the banner: the keel compressed, the 

 length of the wings, and similar to them : the 

 stamina consist of rising connate filaments : the 

 antherae simple : the pistillum is an oblong 

 germ : the style simple and ascending : the 

 Migma obtuse : the pericarpium a roundish 

 legume, concealed within the calyx, very small 

 and bivalve : the seeds one or two in number. 



The species are numerous ; but those culti- 

 vated are : 1. A. baria Jovis, Silvery Anthyllis, 

 Jupiter's Beard, or Silver Bush ; 2. A. cyt Isoldes, 

 Downy-leaved Anthyllis ; 3. A. hcrmannue, 

 Lavender-leaved Anthyllis ; 4. A. cri/iacea, 

 Prickly-leaved Anthyllis. 



The first is a shrub which often grows ten or 

 twelve feet high, and divides into many lateral 

 branches, with winged leaves, composed of an 

 equal number of narrow leaflets, which are very 

 white and hairy ; the flowers are produced at the 

 extremities of the branches, collected into small 

 heads ; these are of a bright yellow colour, and 

 appear in June ; sometimes they are succeeded 

 by short woolly pods, containing two or three 

 kidney-!; haped seeds; which, except the season 

 prove warm, do not ripen in this country. It 

 is a native of the south of France, &c. 



The sclcond species is a low shrub, seldom 

 rising above two feet in height, but sends out 

 many slender branches, with hoarv leaves, which 

 are sometimes single, but generally have three 

 oval leaflets, the middle one being longer than 



the other two : the flowers are yellow, and come, 

 out from the side of the branches, three or four 

 joined together, having woolly calyxes, rarely 

 succeeded by seeds in this climate. It is a na- 

 tive of Spain. 



The third is a shrub that grows five or six feet 

 high, the branches garnished with oblong, ter- 

 nate leaves : the flowers, which are yellow, pro- 

 duced in small clusters on the side of the 

 branches ; these appear in July and August, but 

 are not succeeded by seeds in this country. It 

 grows naturally in Greece. 



The fourth species is a shrub nine or ten feet 

 in height, which has the appearance of one 

 sort of Gorse. It is covered with spines; at 

 the origin of the branches, an ovate scale ; 

 leaves oblong-ovate, nappy, three generally 

 next the flowers. It grows naturally in Spain, 

 Sec. 



Culture. — The method of propagation in the 

 shrubby sorts is either by means of the seeds or 

 by cuttings. In the former mode the seeds 

 should be sown in the autumn in pots filled with 

 light vegetable earth, and protected during the 

 winter season by frames or a green-house. The 

 young plants appear in the following spring ; and 

 when they become of pretty strong growth they 

 should be transplanted each into a separate pot 

 of the same sort of mould, being shaded till 

 they have taken fresh root, when they may be 

 placed in some warm situation in assemblage 

 with other hardy exotics till the beginning of 

 autumn, when they must be removed under 

 shelter. 



In the latter method the cuttings should be 

 planted out during the summer months on good 

 light earth, being shaded and lightly watered 

 until they have stricken root, when they 

 should be' transplanted into separate pots, and 

 managed in the same way as the seedling 

 plants. 



The last species is only capable of being pro- 

 pagated by seeds ; but is so hardy as to succeed 

 in the open air in mild winters. Frost must 

 however be guarded against, as it soon destroys 

 the plants. 



These are ornamental plants for the green- 

 house, and other places about the house during 

 the summer season. 



ANTIKRHINUM, a genus including vari- 

 ous plants of the herbaceous flowery tribe, com- 

 monly known by the titles of Snap -Dragon, 

 Ca/f's-Siwi/t, and Toad- Flax, or Frog's-Mou/h. 



It belongs to the class and order Bidynamih 

 Angiospermie, and ranks in the natural order of 

 P&rsonatce. 



The characters are: that the calyx is a five-; 

 parted permanent perianthium : the division., 

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