VII. LIST OF FLOWERS. 



447. CORN-FLAG. Lat. Gladiolus communis. Fr. 

 Glayeul commun, A perennial plant from the south of 

 France, one or two feet high, and blows, in July, a 

 purplish flower. It likes a good and rather light soil, and 

 a warm situation. Propagated by offsets. It is prudent 

 to cover the roots in hard winters. 



448.' COWSLIP. Lat. Primula veris. Fr. Pri- 

 mevere offic'male. A hardy perennial plant, common 

 in meadows all over England. It blows a pale yellow 

 flower in April and May. Propagated by separating the 

 roots, also by seed, sown in November and December, 

 in shallow pots full of good light earth. The seed sown 

 on the surface of this earth should be lightly covered 

 with sandy, or heath-mould, and the pots exposed to the 

 east. Should remain a year in the pots, and be planted 

 out in the spring. COWSLIP, VIRGINIAN. Lat. 



: Dodecatkeon meadia. Fr. Gyroselle cultivee. A perennial 

 plant from Virginia, which is about eight or nine inches 

 high, and blows in April or May. It does very well in the 



i open ground, and when kept in a house in pots, it should 



j be exposed to the air in mild weather. It likes good 

 earth, mixed with rotten dung. Propagated by separat- 



[ ing the roots every three or four years. 



449. CREPIS, or Hawk's beard, purple Lat. Crepis 



rubra. Fr. Crepide rouge. A hardy annual plant of the 

 south of France, about eight or ten inches high, and 

 blows a purple flower in June and July, Propagated by 

 sowing in borders in the spring, and planting out when 

 :he plants have a few leaves. 



