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P. lanccolu'ta (spearhead-leaved). 3. Purple. 

 July. Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). l. Purple. May. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



ligula'ris (strap-leaved). l. Purple. June. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1820. 



liliifo'lia (Lily-leaved). 4. Purple. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



myrtifo'lia (Myrtle-leaved). 3. Purple. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1707. 



grandlflo'ra (large-flowered). 4. 



Purple. July. Cape of Good Hope. 

 1818. 



nummula'ria(M.oney-wort-leaved'). 3. Pur- 



ple. Cape of Good Hope. 1812. 



oppositifo'lia (opposite-leaved). 2. Purple, j 



June. Cape of Good Hope. 1790. 



ma'jor (larger). 3. Purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 



pinifo'lia (Pine-leaved) . 3. Purple. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1823. 



si'mplex (simple - stemmed). 4. Purple. 



July. Cape of Good Hope. 1816. 



specio'sa (showy). 6. Purple. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1814. 



teretifu'lia (cylindrical-leaved). 3. Purple. i 



August. Cape of Good Hope. 1791. j 



tetrago'na (four- angled). 2. Purple. Cape ' 



of Good Hope. 1820. 



POLYGONA'TUM. Solomon's Seal, j 

 (From polys, many, and gonu, a joint, j 

 or knee ; numerous joints of the stem, i 

 Nat. ord., Lilyworts [Liliacese]. Linn., j 

 ti-Hexandria \-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Convallaria.) 



Hardy, white - flowered, herbaceous peren- 

 nials. Seeds and divisions, in spring; rich 

 light soil. Leptophyllum and oppositifolium 

 require protection in winter. 

 P. angustifo'lium (narrow-leaved). 1. May. 



N. America. 1824. 



brachia'tum (bracted). 1|. July. Swit- J 



zerland. 1827. 



canalicula'tum (channelled). 1. June. N. ; 



America. 1812. 



hi'rtum (hairy). 1. May. N.America. 1819. i 



latifo'lium (broad-leaved). 3. May. Ger- 



many. 1802. 



leptophy'llum (fine-leaved). 2. June. Ne- j 



paul. 1816. 



macrophy'llum (large-leaved). 3. May. N. j 



America. 1800. 



multiflo'rum (many-flowered). 2. June. 



Britain. 



oppositifo' Hum (opposite-leaved). 1. April. 



Nepaul. 1822. 



polya'nthemum (many-flowered). 1. May. 



Caucasus. 1820. 



pubc'scens (downy). 1. May. N.America. 



1812. 



verticilla' turn (whorled - leaved) . 1. May. 



Scotland. 



vulga'rc (common). 2. May. England. 

 flo're ple'no (double-flowered). 2. 



June. England. 



mi'iior (smaller). 1. June. 



(From 



many 



roLYoo NUM. (iTom poty*i many, 

 and jomi, a knee; numerous joints of \ 



the stem. Nat. ord., Buckwheats [Poly- 

 gonacese]. Linn., 8-Octandria 3-Tri- 

 gynia.) 



Annuals, seeds in the open border, in March 

 and April ; herbaceous perennials, also by seeds 

 as for annuals, and division of the roots ; tender 

 annuals require the assistance of a hotbed 

 before transplanting in May ; greenhouse 

 shrubs, by cuttings, in sandy soil, under a 

 glass, and grown in fibry loam, with a little 

 peat ; several of them, such as adpressum, 

 which sends out very long shoots, should be 

 tried against a wall. The fruit "of several, such 

 as tataricum an&fagopyrum, are used for tarts. 



GREENHOUSE EVERGREENS AND 



HERBACEOUS. 



P. adpre'ssum (compressed). 2. Red. July. 

 New Holland. 1822. 



Bruno' nis (Brown's). . Pink. August. 



North of India. 1845. 



deci'piens (deceiving). 2. Red. July. New 



Holland. 1822. Herbaceous. 



gra'cile (slender). 1. Red. July. New 



Holland. 1822. Herbaceous. 



herniarioi'des (Herniaria-like). . July. 



Egypt. 1827. 



tincto'rium (dyer's). 2. Red. July. China. 



1776. Biennial. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. qffi'ne (kindred). i ! . Red. June. Nepaul. 

 1822. 



Alpi'num (Alpine). 2. White. July. Swit- 



zerland. 1816. 



amphi'bium (amphibious). 1. Pink. July. 



Britain. Aquatic. 



hlrsu'tum (hairy). 1. Red. July. 



Britain. 



amplexicau'le (stem-clasping). Red. July. 



India. 1837- 



barba'tum (bearded). 2. White. July. 



China. 1819. Trailer. 



cocci' neum (scarlet). 1. Scarlet. July. 



North America. 1819. 



e'legans (elegant). 2. White, green. June. 



Nepaul. 1824. Trailer. 



elli'pticum (oval-tecwerf). 2. Pink. June. 



Siberia. 1807. 



glau'cum (milky- green). 1. N. America. 



Laxma'nni (Laxmann's). 1. White. June. 



Dahuria. 1800. 



macrophy'llum (large-leaved). l. Purple. 



June. Nepaul. 1820. 



seri'ceum (silky). . White. July. Siberia. 



1820. 



seto'sum (bristly). 1. White. July. Asia 



Minor. 1817. 



vacciniifo'lium (Whortleberry-leaved). Pink. 



July. N. of India. *1845. Trailing 

 evergreen. 



Virginia'num (Virginian). 3. White. Au- 



gust. N. America. 1(540. 



volca'niciim (volcanic). Mexico. 1831. 



Trailing evergreen. 



HARDY AXNL'ALS. 



P. arena' rium (sand). 1. Purple. June. Hun- 

 gary. 1807. Trailer. 



Fugopy'rum (Buckwheat). 2. Pink. July. 



England. 



