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;;ittings of ripe shoots, in autumn; common, 

 good soil. The East and West India species re- 

 quire protection ; but there seems little to recom- 

 mend in them over the European and North 

 American species, which are hardy. The wood of 

 austra'lis is extreme.y pliant. 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 



C. cane'scens (hoary). 40. Green, Mexico. 1840. 

 Half-hardy. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 20. Green. April. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



leeviga'ta (polished). 20. Green. April. Loui- 



siana. 



occidentals (wetm). 20. Green. April. 



N. Ame.?. )656. 

 corda'ta (heart-Jeaced). 20. Green. April. 



N. Amer. 

 scadri^scula(rough\sh). 20. Green. April. 



N. Amer. 

 pu'mila (dwarf). 6. Green. May. N. Amer. 



1812. 



Sine'nsis (Chinese). 12. Green. Asia. 1820. 



Touincfo'rti (Tournefort's> 8. Green. Le- 



vant. 1739. 



STOVE EVERGREENS. 

 C. aculea'ta (prickly). 10. Green. Jamaica. 1/91. 



austra'lis (southern). 10. Green. Jamaica. 1796. 



li'ma (file-leaved). 20. Green, yellow. W. 



Ind. 1823. 



micra'ntha (small-flowered). 10. Green. Au- 



gust. Jamaica. 1/39. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 50. Yellow, green. E. 



Ind. 1820. 



CENTAU'REA. Centaury. (The clas- 

 sical name of a plant, fabled by Ovid to 

 have cured a wound in the foot of Chiron 

 Chiron being one of the centaurs, or 

 war-horse breakers., of Thessaly. Nat. 

 ord., Composites [AsteraceEe]. Linn., 19- 

 Syngenesia 3-Frustranea.) 



The Centaurys are so numerous that more than 

 twenty generic names have been applied to the 

 species. C. cya'nea and depre'ssa, or corn- 

 flowers, are much used in bouquets. Seeds of 

 most of them in the open border, in the end of 

 March. The tenderer ones may be raised on a 

 hotbed, transplanted to another \ a few might be 

 preserved in a cold pit, if it was deemed desirable. 

 Common soil. 



HARDY ANNUALS AND BIENNIALS. 

 C.Ada'mi (Adams's). 2. Yellow. July. Sibe- 

 ria. 1804. 



America'na (American). 2. Red. July. N. 



Amer. 1824. 



A 'pula (Apulian). 1. Yellow. July. N.Africa. 



1817. 



arachnoi'dta (cobweb-likeX 3. Yellow. July. 

 Italy. 1820. Biennial. 



benedi'cta (blessed-thistle). 2. Yellow. Au- 



gust. Spain. 1548. 



cancella'ta (latticed). 1. Yellow. July. N. 



Amer. 1824. 



Chile'nsis (Chilian). 1$. Lilac. June. Chili. 1836. 



coarcta'ta (compressed). 1. Yellow. July. 



N. Africa. 182;. 



crocody'lium (crocodylium). 3. Purple. July. 



Levant. 1777. 



Crupi'na (Crupina). 3. Flesh. June. Italy. 



1596. 



Crupinoi'des (Crupina-like). 1. Copper. July. 



N.Africa. 1818. 



C. cya'nus (blue-bottle). 3. Blue. July. Britain. 

 fusea'ta (brownish). Yellow. July. Sardi- 

 nia. 1830. 



glau'ca (milky-green). 1. Pale yellow. June 



Caucasus. 1808. 



Ibe'rica (Iberian). 2. Purple. July. Iberia. 



1818. Biennial. 



Li'ppii (Lippi's). 1. Pale purple. June. 



Egypt. 1793. 



Melite'nsis (Maltese). 1. Yellow, July. Malta. 



1710. 



moscha'ta (musky. Sweet Sultan). 2. Purple. 



August. Persia. 1629. 



napifo'lia( turnip-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



Candia. lo'Ql. 



pallc'scens (pale). 2. Yellow. July. Egypt. 1 81 C. 



pulche'lla (neat). 2. Purple. June. Persia. 1836. 



pu'lchra (beautiful). 1. Bright crimson. June. 



Cashmere. 1838. 



Salma'ntica (Salamanca). 3. Purple. July. 



South Europe. 1596. Biennial. 



Si'cula (Sicilian). 2. Yellow. July. Sicily. 1710. 



solstitia'lis (solstitial. Barnaby's Thistle). 1. 



Yellow. July. England. 



Steve'nii (Steven's). 2. Yellow. July. Cau- 



casus. 1820. Biennial. 



strami'neu (straw-coloured). I. Yellow. July. 



Egypt. 1801. 



suave'olens (sweet-scented). 2. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 1C83. 



sulphu'rea (sulphur-eo/owraJ). 1, Yellow. 



July. 1815. 



Torrea'na (Torre's). Ij. Purple. July. 



Naples. 1830. 



veru'tum (dwarf). 2. Yellow. July. Levant 



1/80. 



HALF-HARDY. 



C. JSgypti'aca (Egyptian). 1. White. July. 

 Egypt. 1790. Herbaceous perennial. 

 iteii (silver-teawed). 2. Pale yellow. July. 

 Canriia. 1739- Evergreen shrub. 



argu'ta (sharp-notched). August. Canaries. 



1839. Evergreen shrub. 



cinera'ria (grey -leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



Italy. 1710. Herbaceous perennial. 



hyssopifo'lia (hyssop-leaved). 1. Purple. July. 



Spain. 1812. Half-hardy evergreen. 



Ragusi'na (Ragusan). 2. Yellow. July. Can- 



dia. 1710. Evergreen shrub. 



sempervi'rens (evergreen). 2. Red, yellow. July. 



Spain. 1683. Herbaceous perennial. 



spino'sa (prickly-branched). 2. Purple. July. 



Candia. 1640. Herbaceous perennial. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



C. acanthoi'des (acanthus-like). 2. Purple. July. 

 1827. 



ala'ta (winged-stalked). 2. Yellow. August. 



Tartairy. 1781. 



a'lba (white-flowered). 2. White. July. Spain. 



1597. 



alpi'na (alpine). 3. Yellow. July. Italy. 1640. 



ama'ra (bitter). 2. Purple. July. Italy. 

 grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 2. Purple. 



July. Switzerland. 1819- 



pinnati'fida (leafleted). 2. Purple. July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 



arena'ria (sand). 2. Purple. August. South 



Europe. 1778. 



a'spera (rough). 2. Purple. August. Soutfl 



Europe. 1772. 



Astraca'nica (Astracan). 2. Purple. July. 



Astracan. 1818. 



atropurpu'rea (dark-purple). 3, Purple. Julr. 



Hungary. 1802. 



