VII. LIST OF FLOWERS. 



plants in July, long before which time the stalks will 

 have died down j take off what offsets may appear at the 

 sides of the mother bulbs, and then keep them all in a 

 dry place till the middle of August, when you will do 

 well to plant them again, as this bulb will not do so well 

 if it remain long out of ground. Plant at three or four 

 inches depth in land not too much manured, and not too 

 stiff or wet, as it likes rather a sandy loam. 



464. FLTMATORY, bulbous. Lat. Fumaria bulbosa. 

 Fr. Fumeterre bulbeuse. A perennial plant, a native of 

 Europe, five or six inches high, and blows a purplish 

 flower in February, March, and April. Propagated by 

 separating the roots in autumn, or by sowing the seed in 



beds exposed to the sun. YELLOW FUMATORY. Lat. 



Fumaria lutea. Fr. Fumeterre jaune. A perennial plant, 

 from mountainous places in England, growing one or 

 two feet high, and blowing a yellow flower from April to 

 November. Propagated like the bulbous fumatory. 



465. GAURA, biennial. Lat. Gaura biennis. Fr. 

 Gaura. bisannuelle. A hardy plant of Virginia, five or six 

 feet high, and blows a very pretty flower, of a pale red 

 colour, from August to September. Propagated by sow- 

 ing the seed, which may be done as soon as it is ripe 5 it 

 will then come up in the spring, and blow the following 

 year. 



466. GERMANDER, the shining. Lat. Teucrium luci- 

 dum. Fr. Germandree luisante. A plant that inhabits 

 Provence, Pie*mont, and St. Bernard. Blows in June 

 and July, a reddish purple flower, and is from one to two 



