No. 166. 
ARETIA VITALIANA. 
Class, Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This pretty little plant is a native of the 
Pyrenees in very elevated situations, where 
it forms a sort of turf, not growing above an 
inch in height. With us it is perfectly hardy, 
and, kept in a pot, flowers in April and May. 
It is a very suitable plant fora rock, on which 
it will be found very ornamental, as it retains 
its foliage throughout the year. It is propa- 
gated by dividing the roots in spring, and 
should be planted in light, undunged loam. 
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