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ADONIS RED MOROCCO. 



This flower is so named because it was fabled 

 that Adonis was changed into this flower by 

 Venus, after having been slain by a boar. The 

 Adonis Autumnalis, an annual plant, is com- 

 mon in our gardens, and even in the fields about 

 London. Its flowers are of a bright scarlet, 

 with a black spot or eye at the bottom, and are 

 frequently sold in London under the name of 

 red-morocco. There are six species of this 

 plant, much resembling the Anemone in appear- 

 ance, only smaller. 



AGAVE AMERICAN ALOE. 



The species of this plant are six, including 

 some varieties with striped leaves, of which the 

 most remarkable is Agave Americana, or Great 

 American Aloe. It is a vulgar notion that this 

 plant does not flower in less than a hundred 

 years. The fact is, that its flowering depends 

 upon its growth. In hot climates, therefore, it 

 is known to bloom much sooner; and in this 

 country, if it was kept in a dry stove, instead of 

 a green- house, we have no doubt that it would 



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