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4. The Betony -leaved; Persian; August to October. 



5. The Water-leaved; pink, or pale pur- 



ple ; Europe ; July and August, 



fr. The Common,, or Wall; red-purple; 

 Europe, Palestine, and Islands of the 

 Archipelago. 



7. The Shining; yellow; Mount Atlas, 



South of Europe ; June to September. 



8. The Pyrenean ; purple and white. 



9. The Poley ; yellow or white ; South of 



Europe ; June to July. 



The second, third, and fifth kinds will, in mild winters, 

 thrive abroad, even in pots; the fifth must have a very 

 moist soil, and will require more water than the others. 

 The other six kinds must be sheltered from the frosts of 

 winter, and be kept moderately moist. 



Most of them may be raised from cuttings planted early 

 in April, and shaded till they have taken root. 



Mr. H. Smith, enumerating a variety of flowers which 

 have their origin in the metamorphosis of lovers, &c. adds, 



< c that baptized 



With Phrygian Teucer's name." 



GLOBE-FLOWER. 



TROLLIUS. 



RANUNCULACE^E. POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. 



The botanical name is supposed to be of German origin, and to sig- 

 nify a Magic-flower. It is also called Globe- Ranunculus, and Globe 

 Crow-foot, from the coloured lobes of the calyx being always inflected 

 at the tip, and never expanded, so that they constantly form a com- 

 plete globe. French, le renoncule de montagne. Italian, trollio. 



THE European Globe-flower is a native of most parts of 

 Europe, growing in moist shady places. It is very common 

 in the north of England ; in the south it is found only in 

 gardens. In the northern counties, it is called Locker- 

 goulans, which Mr. Martyn supposes to be a corruption of 



