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borders or other places where they are to re- 

 main, in the auluiunal season, when the leaves 

 and sleiTjs decay. 



They should have a loose soil, with a niixliire 

 oi' bog earth and rotten leaves, and sheltered si- 

 tuation, not too uiueh exposed to the sun : 

 the TOOts should not be ]3aited oltentr than 

 every two years. 



'I hey allord variety in the borders, clumps, 

 and other parts among other low-growing bul- 

 bous-rooted plants. 



SANTOLINA, a genus comprising plants of 

 the low, under shrubby, evergreen, and herba- 

 ceous kinds. 



(i belongs to the class and order Si/ngciiieyia 

 Poli/gawia yEqiiulis, and ranks in ihe natural 

 order of Compositce DiscoiddCf. 



The characters are: that the calyx is com- 

 mon, hcnnspherical, imbricate : scales ovate- 

 oblong, acute, pressed close : the corolla com- 

 pound uniform, longer than the calyx : corollets 

 hermaphrodile, equal, numerous; proper one- 

 petalled, funnel-lorm : border live-eleft, revo- 

 lute : the stamina have tive capillary filaments, 

 very short : anther cvlindrical, tubulous : the 

 pistilhuTi is a four-cornered oblong germ : style 

 filiform, length of the stamens : stigmas two, 

 oblong, depressed, truncate : there is no peri- 

 carpium : calyx unchansied : the seeds solitary, 

 olilone:, four-cornered : down none : the recep- 

 tacle chaft'y, flattish : chaff's concave. 



The species are : \. S. Ckamcecyparissns, 

 Common Lavender-cotton ; 2. S. rosmarinijo- 

 lia, Rosemary-leaved Lavender-cotton; 3. S. 

 aipina, Alpine Lavender-cotton ; 4. S. anlhe- 

 mo'tdes, Chamomile-ltaved Lavender-cotton. 



The first has a shrubby stalk dividing ii^to 

 many woody branches, with slender hoary 

 leaves, indented four ways, and ha\ ing a rank 

 strong odour when handled: the branches divide 

 towards the top into several slender stalks, the 

 lower parts of which have a few small leaves of 

 the same shape as the others, but naked above, 

 and termmated by a single flower, composed of 

 sulphur-coloured fislular ilorets, \\ithout any 

 ray. It rises nearly three feet high in a dry soil 

 and sheltered situation. It is a native of the 

 South of Europe; as Spain and Italy. 



There are several varieties of the Hoary La- 

 vender-cotton, which branches out like the 

 common sort, but seldom grows so tall : the 

 branches are divided into a great number of 

 stalks, which are short, hoary, and below set very 

 closely v\ ith shorter, thicker, and whiter leaves : 

 the flowers are much larger, and the brims 

 of the florets more reflcxed, and of a deeper 

 sulphui-colour. It grows naturally in Spain. 



The Creeping Lavender-cotton, which is of still 

 lower stature, seldom rising more than fifieen or 

 sixteen inches high ; the branches spread hori- 

 zontally near the ground, and have shorter leaves 

 than either of the former; they are hoarv, and 

 'finely indented; the stalks are short, and are each 

 ternnnated by a single flower of a bright yellow 

 colour, and larger than those of the common son., 



A::d the dark-grcea Laver, ler-eotton, which 

 rises higher than these : the branches are more 

 loosely disposed, and more diff"u9ed ; are more 

 slender, smooth, and have very narrow loniJ- 

 leaves of a deep green colour, indented only 

 two ways ; the stalks are slender, naked towards 

 the top, and ternnnated by single flowers of a 

 gold colour. 



The second species is lierbaceous, scarcely 

 sufi'ruticose : the leaves at the edge on both 

 sides crenulate with tubercles in two rows, but 

 on the flowering-stalk linear, toothleted on each 

 side at the top: the peduncles long, ternnnatnisr, 

 one-flowered. According to some, the stalks 

 are shrubby, about three teet high, sending out 

 Icuig slender branches, with single linear leaves 

 about an inch and half long, pale green and en- 

 tire : the stems ternnnated by large, singular, glo- 

 bular flowers of a pale sulphur colour. It is a na- 

 tive of Spain, flowering from July to Sepember. 



There is a variety in which the branches are 

 shorter, thicker, and closer set with leaves ; 

 which come out in clusters, are shorter, and 

 blunt : the flower-stalks are sparsedly disposed, 

 and have leaves to their top : the rlou ers are 

 small and of a yellow colour. 



In the third, the flowers are without any fe- 

 male floieis: it is herbaceous, and has the leaves 

 cut into very fine segments. It is a native of 

 Tuscany, flo^,veringin June. 



The fourth species is a palm in height: the 

 stem viUose, leafy: the leaves, like those of cha- 

 momile, pubescent : the peduncles terminating, 

 longer than the leaves, when fruiting stiffish: 

 the flowers are of a sulphur colour.. It is a na- 

 tive of Spain. Italy, and Siberia. 



Culture. — These plants may be raised from 

 slips or cuttings, which should be planted out 

 in a border of good light fresii earth in the spring 

 season, water and shade being afforded till they 

 have stricken root, being afterwards kept clean 

 from weeds till the beginning of autumn, when 

 they should be taken up with care, and planted 

 out where they are designed to remain : when 

 the business of removing them cannot be per- 

 formed at the above period, it should b<. delaved 

 till the spring foUowmg, as when removed late 

 thev are apt to be destroyed m the winter : they 

 succeed best in a poor dry soil. 



