in livinp Collections. 



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with the genus and species ; on the other, the year of intro- 

 duction or discovery, and the habitat. 



The time of flowering is shown by the labels, being multi- 

 lateral figures whose sides correspond in number to that of 

 the month in the year, reckoning from January inclusive ; 

 the label for which is a circle or ellipse, as being the only 

 regular figures bounded by one line {fig. 1 0. h) ; for February, 



CHI:IRANTHUS 



CHEIIU. 



LIN. CL. 15. 



CRUC1FEU.E. 







IFt. 



of two segments of circles( fi.g. 11. c) ; for March, some modi- 

 fications of a triangle [fig. 11. d)-, for April, a square or rect- 



angle (yfo-. 11. e)\ for May, a pentagon {fg. 12.fi); and so 

 on {J^gs. 12, 13. ^ to n). The colour of the flower is shown 



by the letters being all enamelled on the white ground of that 

 colour, or, if white, on a coloured ground. 



The number in the cataloo-ue is cast in raised figures, on 

 the edge of the iron rim. It is obvious, that much other in- 

 formation might in this way be easily conveyed, e. g., whether 

 the plant was deciduous or evergreen; by the rim being 



