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by forcing, flower early in spring. Herbaceous 

 species, by suckers from the root, and division of 

 their fleshy rhizomes. Bulbous ones, by offsets ; 

 and all by seeds. Rich, loamy soil suits the her- 

 baceous ; but the others should have a good pro- 

 portion of sand, leaf-mould, and peat. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 

 I. clandesti'na (secret). May. Brazil. 1829. 



coelesti'na (sky-blue). l. Blue. June. N. 



Amer. 1824. 



crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). . Pale blue. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1830. 



defle'xa (bent-down). lj. Lilac. June. Nepaul. 



1833. 



HARDY BULBS. 

 /. ala'ta (winged), . Blue. June. Algiers. 1801. 



Lusita'nica (Portuguese). 2. Blue. April. Por- 



tugal. 1796. 



Pe'rsica (Persian). . Blue, yellow. May. 



Persia. 1629. 



tenuifo'lia (slender-leaved), ij. Light blue. 



May. Dauria. 1796. 



tubero'sa (tuberous). . Green, blue. March. 



Levant. 1597- 



xi'phium (xiphium). 1. Blue, yellow. June. 



Spain. 1596. 



xiphiol'des (xiphium-like). 1$. Blue, yellow. 



June. Spain. 1571. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 

 J. acu'ta (pointed-leaved). 2. Blue. May. 



amce'na (delicate). 1. Blue. May. 1821. 



arena'ria (sand). $. Yellow. June. Hungary. 



1802. 



au'rea (golden). 2.Yel!ow. June. Germany.1826. 



bi' color (two-coloured). 1. Yellow, purple. May. 



biflo'ra (two-flowered). l. Purple. June. 



South Europe. 1596. 



biglu'mis (two-grlumed). . Blue. April. Si- 



beria. 1811. 



Blondo'vii (Blondow's). Blue. April. Altai. 



1832. 



Bohe'mica (Bohemian). 1. Blue. May. Bo- 



hemia. 1825. 



Boltonia'na (Bolton's). 2. Blue. May. N. 



Amer. 1825. 



brachycu'spis (short -pointed). l. Purple. 



May. Siberia. 1819. 



Cauca'sica (Caucasian). . Yellow. July. Cau- 



casus. 1821. 



Chinefnsis (Chinese). 1, Pale blue. China. 1792. 



crista'ta (crested). . Pale blue. June. N. 



Amer. 1/56. 



cu'prea (copper-coloured). 2. Orange. June. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



curtope'tala (short- petaled). 1 J. Yellow, blue. 



May. 1823. 



deserto'rum (desert). l. Blue. July. Russia. 



1811. 



dichtftoma (forked). 1. Light blue. August. 



Dauria. 1784. 



e'legans (elegant). 2. Yellow. July. 1823. 



ensa'ta (sword-shaped-?eae<f). l. Blue, pur- 



ple. June. Austria. 1787- 



flave'scens (pale yellow). 2. Yellow. May. 1818. 

 flavi'ssim a (yellowest). |. Yellow. May. Siberia. 



1814. 



flexuo'sa. (zigzag), 2. White. May. Germany. 

 1810. 



Florenti'na (Florentine). 2. White. May. 



South Europe. isg6. 

 mi'nor (less). 14. Grey. May. Gardens. 



fcetidi'ssima (most-foetid. Stinking Gladwyri). 



l. Livid. June. Britain. 



variega'ta (variegated-feared). 1$. Livid. 



Juno. Britain. 



I.fra'grans (sweet-scented). Blue, white, purple, 

 June. India. 183g. 



furca'ta (forked). 4. Blue. March. Tauria. 1822. 



Germa'nica (German). 3. Blue. May. Germany. 



1573. 



flo're-a'lbo (white-flowered). 3. White. 



May. Gardens. 



grami'nea (gr&ss-leaved). f. Striped. June. 



Austria. 1597. 



Guldensta'dtii (Guldenstadt's). 2. Yellow. 



April. Siberia. 1757. 



halo'phila (salt-loving). 3. Blue. August. Si- 



beria. 1780. 



Hooke'ri( Hooker's). l. Purple. May. N. 



Amer. 1826. 



Hu'mei (Sir A. Hume's). 2. Blue. April. Ne- 



paul. 1822. 



Jiii'milis (low). 1. Blue. April. Caucasus. 1812. 



Hunga'rica (Hungarian). 1. Violet. May. 



Hungary. 1815. 



Ibe'rica (Iberian). 14. Red. May. Iberia. 1820. 



imbrica'ta (itubiiczted-bracted). 2. Yellow. 



May. 



Icemga'ta (smooth). Blue. May. Siberia. 1836. 



li'vida (livid). 14. Livid. April. Levant. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). 2. May. 1824. 



longifo'lin (long-leaved). . Greenish. Apiil. 



Naples. 1829. 



longispa'tha (long-spathed). 3. Purple. July 



Siberia. 1823. 



lu'rida (dingy). 2. Brown. April. South Eu- 



rope. 1758. 



lute'scens (clayey). . Yellow. April. Germany. 



1748. 



Mowm'e'ri(Monnier's). . Yellow. May. Greece. 



1820. 



negle'cta (neglected). 2. Pale blue. May. 



Nepale'nsis (Nepaul). 1^. Blue. April. Ne- 



paul. 1823. 



Nertchi 1 nskia, (Nertchinsk). . Blue. May. 



Siberia. 1831. 



no'tha (bastard). l. Blue. May. Italy. 1820. 



nudicau'lis (naked-stemmed). 1. Blue. May. 



1820. 



ochroleu'ca (yellowish-white). 4. Light yellow. 



July. Levant. 1757. 



odora'ta (sweet-scented). 2. Blue. June. J821. 



orienta'lis (eastern). 1. Light blue. May. 



China. 1790. 



Paa'su(Pallas's). 2. Blue. May. Tartary. 1820. 



pa'llida (pale). 3. Pale blue. May. Turkey. 1596. 



plicu'ta (plaited). 2. White, blue. June. 1S2I. 



prisma'tica (prismatic). 1. Purple. May. N. 



Amer. 1812. 



pseu'do-a'corus (bastard acorus). 3. Yellow. 



June. Britain. 



pa'llida fla'va (pale yellow). 3. Pale yel- 

 low. June. N. Amer. 1812. 



variega'tis (variegated-leaved). 3. Yellow. 



June. Britain. 



pu'mila (dwarf). 3. Purple. May. Austria. 



1596. 



a'lba (white-lowered). . White. May. 



_ a iib a cceru'lea (white and blue). . White, 



blue. May. 

 ceeru'lea (blue-flowered). . Blue. May. 



reticula'ta (netted). $. Blue. March. Iberia. 



1821. 



Ruthenica (Russian). 1. Blue. May. Si- 



beria. 1804. 



sambuci'na (elder-scented). 3. Light blue. 



June. South Europe. 1658. 



scario'sa (membranous). 1. Blue. May. 



Russia. 1826. 



seto'sa (bristle-pointed). ]. Blue, purple. 



May. Siberia. 1844. 



