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Viscosa is a charming little Alpine species only growing 

 three or four inches high, and bearing rosy purple 

 flowers with white eye in summer. It is shown in one 

 of the coloured plates with P. alpina and in another 

 alone. It is a native of the European Alps, and thrives 

 in very sandy loam between stones. There are several 

 varieties of it. Villosa is the same thing. 



The foregoing are but a few of the members of this 

 large and interesting genus. Others that are in demand 

 are Allioni, mauve with white centre ; capitata, violet ; 

 Carniolica, blue with white centre ; ciliata, yellow, 

 silvery foliage ; Clusiana, crimson, white eye ; frondosa, 

 rosy lilac flowers and mealy foliage ; glutinosa, 

 purphsh flowers ; hirsuta, rosy purple ; involucrata, 

 white ; Kerneri, a hybrid between Auricula and 

 viscosa, rose with yellow eye ; luteola, yellow ; 

 nivalis J hlac ; pubescens alba, white ; Parryi, purple ; 

 Poissoni, purple ; spectabilis, rosy purple ; and 

 Wulfeniana, purple. Most of these wiU be found in the 

 catalogues. 



