16 Rhexia virginiea. 



and is worthy of introduction to our gardens. It is said to succeed 

 only tolerably in England in bog-beds with plenty of water, and that 

 it there requires to be sheltered from the winter. In this its native 

 clime, however, it is not likely to suffer from the cold of winter. 

 The boggy swamps of the lower and middle parts of Jersey, are 

 abundantly supplied with this species of Rhexia ; and it there grows 

 to a large size, bearing a corymb of numerous flowers. The petals 

 are, however, fugacious ; but the constant succession of new flowers, 

 makes up for their short duration. 



This species may be increased by sowing the seeds obtained from 

 the wild plant, in the spring or autumn, in pots filled with fresh 

 mould, and protecting them by frames. In a mild hot-bed they will 

 be more forward. If sown later, the seedlings seldom appear the 

 same year. When they have attained a sufficient size, they ought 

 to be planted out in borders and pots. They flower the second year, 

 and often for three or four years successively. 



Fig. 1. A flowering specimen. 



2. A petal. 



3. A calix opened, shewing the stamens and pistil. 



4. A mature capsule. 



(All the size of nature.) 



