Descriptive List of TiDeniy-four Annuals. 295 



Art. III. Descriptive List of Twenty-four varieties of an- 

 nuals, suitable for the American Flower garden. By R. 

 Parnell, gardener to D. F. Manrice, Esq., Oatlands, Ja- 

 maica, L. I. 



Having cultivated at this place upwards of forty different 

 species of annuals, I have selected, and added short descrip- 

 tions, of such as I think suitable for the American Flower 

 Garden. Many kinds not selected are in high estimation in 

 England, but are not adapted for the hot and dry summers 

 of this country. 



1. Vortulaca spUndens. — Grows about six inches in height, 

 is succulent and spreading ; flowers purple. 



2. Vortulaca Thellusbmi. — Yery like the preceding in ha- 

 bit ; flowers orange red ; this and the splendens require to 

 be planted in beds exposed to the sun. 



3. Lobelia, rambsa. — Grows from ten to sixteen inches in 

 height ; flowers deep azure blue ; does best in a shady bed. 



4. Lobelia, gracilis. — Grows four inches in height, procum- 

 bent ; flowers blue ; does best in a shady bed. 



5. hitphius nanus. — Grows twelve inches in height, branch- 

 ing; flowers at first pale blue, changing to light purple; it 

 makes a pretty bed. 



6. YiUplnus Hartwegii. — Grows twenty-four inches in 

 height; the flowers are of various shades of blue. 



7. Vhlox Drummondii. — Grows from twelve to eighteen 

 inches in height ; flowers of various shades ; planted in a bed 

 it is beautiful. There is a white variety, very desirable, to 

 be imported from England. 



8. Clarkia pidchella. — Grows from ten to sixteen inches in 

 height, upright, flowers pink ; there is a white variety very 

 desirable. 



9. Gilidi tricolor. — Grows from twelve to fifteen inches in 

 height, spreading : flowers pretty, of various colors. 



10. Calliopsis atropurpurea. — Grows twenty-four inches in 

 height, branched; flowers dark crimson, with rich yellow[edge. 



11. Calliopsis Drummondii. — Grows from twelve to fifteen 

 inches in height ; flowers similar to the preceding, with a 

 broader yellow edge. 



