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D. Fische'rt a'lbus (white). 1 J. White. Au- 

 gust. Gardens. 1830. 



fra'grans (fragrant). 1. White. August. 

 Austria. 1804. 



->furca'tus (forked). 1, Pale red. July. 

 Piedmont. 1819. 



ga'llicus (French). 3. Purple. August. 



South France. 



giga'nteus (gigantic). 3. Purple. August. 



Greece. 1824. 



glacia'lis (icy). . Red. June. South 



Europe. 1820. 



glaucophy' llus (milky-green-leaved). l. 



Red. July. 1827. 



glau'cus (milky-green). . White. June. 



Britain. 



gutta'tus (spotted). 1. Red. July. Cau- 



casus. 1816. 



Hendersonia'nus (Henderson's). 1. Crimson. 



July. 



hi'rtus (hairy). 1. Red. July. France. 1821. 



Hornema'nni (Hornemann's). 1. Red. 



August. Italy. 



horte'nsis (garden). ). Red. July. Hun- 



gary. 1805. 



Hyssopifo'lius (Hyssop-leaved). -J. Pink. 

 August. Europe. 1810. 



Ibe'ricus (Iberian). A. Purple. July. 



Iberia. 1817. 



latifo'lms (broad-leaved). l. Pink. June. 



leptope' talus (fine-petaled). l. White. 



June. Caucasus. 1814. 



Libano'tis (Rosemary-like). 4. White. July. 



Lebanon. 1830. 



Liboschitzia'nus (Liboschitz's). . White. 



July. Tauria. 1817. 



longicau'lis (long-stemmed). 1. White. 



August. Italy. 1820. 



monad&lphus (monadelphous). 1. White, 



pink. August. Levant. 



monspessula'mis (Montpelier). 1. Red. 



July. Montpelier. 1/64. 



montn'nus (mountain). 3. Red. July. 



Caucasus. 1803. 



multipuncta'tus (many-dotted). Spotted. 



June. Levant. 1825. 



Mussi'ni (Mussini's). . White. June. 



Caucasus. 1823. 



na'nns (dwarf). f. Crimson. August. 



Switzerland. 1820. 



ni'tidus (shining). 1. Red. July. Car- 



pathian. 1822. 



ochroleu'cus (yellowish-white). Yellow. 



June. Levant. 1821. 



pallidiflo'rus (pale-flowered). 1. Purple. 



July. Siberia. 1817. 



petrat'us (rock). White. July. Hungary 



1804. 



flo'ribus-majo'ribus (larger-flow- 

 ered). . Pink. June. 1804. 



Pniretia'nus (Poiret's). 1. Purple. August. 



1816. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 1 . 



Purple. April. Greece. 1820. 



polymo'rphus (many-form). 1. Red. March. 



Crimea. 1822. 



pomeridia'nus (afternoon). 1. Yellow. July. 



Levant. 1804. 



pluma'rius (feathered). . White, purple. 



July. South Europe. 1629. 



plumo'sus (feathery). l. White, lilac. 



June. M. Bald. 



D.prate'nsis (meadow). 1. White, yellow. 

 August. Crimea. 1820. 



prostra'tus (prostrate). . Red. Septem- 



ber. Cape of Good Hope. 1824. Ever- 

 green. 



Pseud-Arme'ria (False Armeria). 1. Purple. 



August. Crimea. 1820. 



pulche'llus (pretty). 1. White, red. June. 



Siberia. 1827: 



puncta'tus (dotted). 1. Pale lilac. August. 



pu'ngens (pungent). ). Pink. August. 



Spain. 1781. 



renews (creeping). Red. Siberia. 1825. 



ri'gidus (stiff), g. Red: July. Caspian 



Sea. 1802. 



fupico'la (rock-inhabiting). 1. Red. June. 



Italy. 1820. 



ruthe'nimis (Russian). 1. Purple. June. 



Russia. 1816. 



saxa'tilis (rock). . White. June. South 



Europe. 1816. 



Seguie'rii (Seguier's). Switzerland. 1832. 



Evergreen. 



sero'tinus (laie-flowering). 1. Purple. 



August. Hungary. 1804. 



seiTa'tits (saw-edged). 1. Pink. June. 



Pyrenees. 1827. 



Si'culus (Sicilian). 1. Red. August. Sicily. 



1829. 



spino'sus (spiny). 2. Pink. July. Mount 



Lebanon. 1831. 



squarro'sus (spreading) . . White. June. 



Tauria. 1817. 



Sternbe'rgii (Sternberg's). 1^. Red. June. 



suave'olens (sweet-smelling). 1. White. 



August. 1820.- 



sua'vis (sweet). 1. Pink. July. 



supe'rbus (superb). 2. White. August. 



Europe. 1596. 



sylva'ticus (wood). Ij. Red. June. Ratis- 



bon. 1815. 



sylve'stris (wild). 1. Red. July. South 



Europe. 1732. 



Tau'ricus (Taurian). 1. Pink. July. Tauria. 



1831. 



te'ner (tender). \. Red. August. Europe. 



1817. 



umbella'tus (umbel -flowered). Red. July. 



1825. 



versi'color (changeable-coloured). l. Red. 



August. Russia. 1823. 



virgi'neus (Virgin). 1. Red. June. Mont- 



pelier. 1816. 



DIAPE'NSIA. (From dis, two, or twice, 

 and pcnte, five; five sepals compose 

 the calyx, and five stamens with petal- 

 like filaments. Nat. ord., Diapensiads 

 [Diapensiaeere]. Linn., <)-Pentundr'm 

 \-Monoyynia.) 



An extremely rare Alpine prostrate little 

 under shrub, from Lapland, yet it requires the 

 protection of a frame in winter, to compensate 

 for the winter covering of snow in its native 

 climate. Seeds or division of the plant ; peat 

 and loam ; a dry situation on a bank in sum- 

 mer ; and a dry corner in a cold pit in winter, 

 D. Luppo'nica (Lapland). . White. July. 

 1801. 



DJASTE'MA. (From dis, two, and 



