No, 856, 
LIATRIS PILOSA. | 
Class, . Order. 
SFNGENESIA —POLYGAMIA EQUALLS. 
A native of North America: it is said to 
have been introduced in 1783, but has 
never been much cultivated, and it is still 
rare. Its season for flowering is during 
the months of September and October, 
when it is very ornamental, and highly de- 
serving of every encouragement. 
The root is a kind of tuber, which may 
sometimes be divided, but the better way of 
increasing it is by seeds: these occasionally 
ripen in this country, particularly when the 
autumn is warm and fine. 
It is hardy, and may be kept in a pot, in 
loam, or planted in a border, with equal 
success. Like others of this family, the 
flowers begin to open first at the top of the 
spike, descending gradually. With us, the 
usual height of the stem is from one to 
two feet. 
