No. 1336. 
STATICE SPECIOSA. 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
A native of Siberia, where it is said that 
the dried leaves are made use of as a sub- 
stitute for tea: it was introduced into Eng- 
land in 1776. It is quite hardy, but seldom 
lives very long after flowering, the season 
for which is June and July. 
It can only be increased by seeds, which 
not having yet been produced in this 
country, the plant has always continued 
scarce: the soil should be light loam. 
