APPENDIX. 



cies of Eryngium, E. alpinum and E. amethystinum are very 

 mental ; also, the Slatice, or Thrift, m particular, S. latifolia, scopa* 

 ria } tartarica, and speciosa ; 8. Fraxinella, or Dictamnus albus, is hoth> 

 beautiful and curious ; by approaching a candle to ths flower, in a 

 warm, dry and clear night in June, a- slight explosion takes place, 

 from the inflammable gas it exhales ; 9. Cardinal Flower, (Lobelia- 

 cardinalis,} a very elegant scarlet flowering plant,, but is in a great" 

 measure now supplanted by the L. fulgens r of still greater brilliancy;, 

 there is also L. splendens and L. siphilitica ; 10. Catanancke c^rulea^ 

 flowers of a fine blue ; Canadian Columbine, (Aquilegia canadensis,} 

 highly ornamental > 12. Garden Wall Flower, (Chciranthus chciri,) 

 when double and of a dark color, is much prized - r 13. The Red and 

 Scarlet Chelone, (C. obliqua, and barbata f ) very late and pretty ; C. 

 major, fine peach-colored flowers,, the most showy of the genus; 

 14. German Goidylocks, (Chrysocoma Unosypis^) with bright yellow 

 flowers in the form of an umbel; 15. Tritoma media, produces its 

 beautiful spikes of orange flowers in- autumn ; 16. Two species of 

 Monarda ; the Oswego Tea, or M. didyma, with scarlet flowers, and 

 M. fistulosa, with purple flowers; 17. The Perennial Lupin, (Lupinus 

 perennis,) but a more showy plant is the L. nootkatensis, and v L. poly 

 phyllus; 18.- Of the Perennial Poppies, the Oriental, (Papater cri- 

 entalisj) with large, bright orange flowers'; and the Welsh, (P. cam- 

 bricum, with flowers of a deep yellow, and P. b'raetsata, or Cauca- 

 sian > 19. Bed Valerian-, (Valeriana rubra,) highly ornamental when 

 of a dark color > there is a white variety, which forms a fine contrast. 



20. PAONIES. Belonging also to this class, several kinds of Pa?o- 

 ny are magnificent border plants, and in splendor not by any means 

 inferior to the Dahlia; many of them are very superior to that ii> 

 point of fragrance, in which some of them equal the rose ^ 'all are 

 of the most hardy character. The most beautiful are, 1. P. albifora, 

 or Single White; 2. P. Whitleji, or Chinese Double White, flow- 

 ers large, splendid, and fragrant; 3. P. albifiora fasta, or Makoya f 

 new and beautiful, with double flowers; 4. P. Reevesii, new and 

 beautiful, with large double flowers, of a light pink color; S. P. Ro- 

 seo, or Double Rose-colored r changing to very pale; 6. P. Carnca, 

 or Double Flesh-colored; 7. P. Humci, or Chinese Double light 

 Crimson-; 8. P. Rubra, and, 9. P. rubra tennifolia,. or fennel-leaved, 

 both with deep single crimson flowers ; 10. P. Rubra plena, Double 

 Crimson; and, 11. P. fragrans, or Chinese Rose-scented, with 

 superb dark crimson flowers, extremely fragrant; 12. P. Pottsii y 

 dark crimson. 



21. Smooth-leaved Bell Flower, (^Campanula nitida,} very orna*- 

 mental, and completely covered with blue flowers. There is a double 

 variety of this, but it is very rare. Of the numerous genus of Asters, 

 with fine blue flowers,, the Italian Starwort, (A. AmeUus,) the Alpine 1 , 

 (.4. alpinusj and the A. spectabilis ; Ragged Robin,, (Lychnis fios cu- 

 culi,~) beautiful when double. 23. The varieties of L. dioicia, with 

 double red and double white flowers, are very showy; sometimes 

 called Bachelor's Buttons ; 24. The Plantain-leaved Crowfoot, (Ra- 

 nunculus amplezicaulis,) pure white flowers, in April or May ; 24. 

 Garden Rocket, (Hesperis matronalis,) double white and double pur- 

 ple ; these are excellent border flowers, being at once both showy 

 and fragrant; 25. Virginia Spiderwort. (Tradescantia mrginica"^ 

 with fine blue flowers, and with red and white flowers, blooming 



