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/. chrysei'des (golden). 4. Yellow. July. 

 China. 1817. 



corymbo'sa (corymbed). 2. White. July. 



East Indies. 1823. 



fastigia'ta (pyramidal). 10. Purple. June. 



West Indies. 181(5. 



grandiflo'ru (large-flowered). 8. White. 



September. East Indies. 1802. 



Hooke'ri (Hooker's). White, red. August. 



Mexico. 1830. 



Horsfu'lli* (Mrs. HorsfalPs). 20. Rose- 



coloured. October. East Indies. 1833. 

 jalu'pu (Jalap). 10. Red. August. Ame- 

 rica. 1/33. Tuber. 



Lea'rii (Mr. Lear's). 30. Dark red. Sep. 



tember. Ceylon. 1839. 



mutu'bilis (changeable). 10. Blue. July. 



South' America. 1812. 



pes-ca'prce (goat's-foot). Purple. June. 



India. 1776. Creeper. 



polya 'nthes (Auricula-/?oM;eraf). 20. Yellow. 



August. West Indies. 1/39. 



pudibu'nda (blushing). (5. Rose-coloured. 



August. St. Vincent. 1822. 



pulche'lla. (pretty). 20. Purple. December. 



Ceylon. 1845. 



pu'rga (purgative). Crimson. August. 



Mexico. 



repa'ndu (wavy-edged). 10. Scarlet. July. 



South America. 1793. 



re'ptuns (creeping), i. Purple. July. East 



Indies. 18od. "Creeper. 



sepia'ria (hedge). 8. Red. July. East 



Indies. 1817. 



Htipula'cca (stipuled). 6. Purple. September. 



East Indies. 1805. Creeper. 



tubero'sa (tuberous-rooted). 10. Pale 



yellow. August. West Indies. 1731. 

 Tuber. 



uniflo'ra (one-flowered). August. 



South America. 1731. 



Turpe'thum (Turbeth). 5. White. Au- 



gust. East Indies. 1752. 



Tweedie'i (Mr. Tweedie's). 6. Reddish pur- 



ple. July. Parana. 1838. 



tyria'nthinu (Purple). Purple. October. 



Mexico. 



umbella'ta (umbelled). Scarlet. June. 



South America. 173Q. 



vitifo'lia( Vine-leaved). 10. Yellow. July. 



East Indies. 1820. 



IroMo'psis. (From ipo, to strike 

 forcibly, and opsis, sight. Nat. ord., 

 Phloxworls [Polemoniaceae]. Linn., 

 5 Pentandria \-Monoyyina. Allied to 

 Navarretia.) 



A beautiful hardy plant, once known as Cilia 

 jtulchi.'llit. Must be treated as a biennial ; it is 

 most impatient of wet, and yet it must not be 

 allowed to get dry ; sow in beginning of August, 

 and it sown thinly round the edges of a pot, it 

 will be better than having to transplant the 

 seedlings, as they are touchy things to shift as 

 well as to water. For a six-inch pot, three or 

 tour plants may be left ; but it is best not to 

 thin too much until spring, for fear of winter 

 deaths. The greatest care is necessary during 

 winter to keep the plants in an airy situation in 

 a cool greenhouse, as the least ex'tra moisture, 

 Hither near the neck of the plant, or from drip, 



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, will send it off. Soil, fibry loam and turfy peat, 

 with pieces of charcoal and broken potsherds, 

 so as to make the soil open, covering it with 

 finer material on the top, to prevent drying too 

 rapidly. If thus attended to, the plants will 

 bloom at Midsummer, or earlier; but, gene- 

 rally, all the better if not till within ten months 

 of the seed being sown. 



| /. fi'legans (elegant). Scarlet. July. North 

 America. 1820. 



I'rsEA. (Not explained. Nat. ord., 

 ' Orchids [Orchidacea?]. Limi., 20-%- 

 I naiidria 1-Monandria. Allied to Pax- 

 | tonia.) 



Stove orchid. Rough peat and a little fibry 

 loam. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55. 

 I. speci'osa (showy). May. Ceylon. 1840. 



IRESI'NE. (From eiros, wool; refer- 



ring to the woolly aspect of the 



branches. Nat. ord., Amaranths [Ama- 



j ranthacene]. Linn., '2'2-Diceda h-Pcntan- 



drm. Allied to Gromphrena. ) 



Half-hardy herbaceous, white-flowered, pe- 

 rennials. Division in spring, and by saving 

 and sowing the seeds in a gentle hotbed ; sandy 

 loam, leaf-mould, and a little peat. If saved 

 over, must be protected in a cold pit, or frame, 

 during the winter. 



I. celosioi'des (Celosia-like). 1$. July. South 

 America. 1733. 



diffu'xa (straggling). l. July. South 



America. 1818. 



ela'tior (taller). 3. July. Antilles. 1820. 



Annual. 



elongu'ta (long -leaned}. 2. July. South 



America. 1822. 



flave'sccna (pale-yellow). 1. July. South 



America. 1824. 



THIS. (From iris, the eye ; referring 

 to the variety and beauty of the flowers. 

 Nat. ord., Irids [Iridacea)]. Linn., 3- 

 Triandria 1 -Monoyyn la. ) 



A beautiful hardy family of summer flower- 

 ing plants, though most of the bulbous species 

 will, by forcing, flower early in spring. Her- 

 baceous 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 herbaceous, but the others should 

 have a good proportion of sand, leaf-mould, 

 and peat. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



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



cwlestinu (sky-blue). l. Blue. June. 



North America. 1824. 



crass! fo'lia (thick-leaved). . Pale blue. 



'June. Cape of Good Hope. 1630. 



dvfte'j'ri (bent -down). l. Lilac. June. 



Nepaul. 1833. 



HARDY BULBS. 



/. alu'ta (winged). 

 1801. 



Blue. June, Algiers. 



