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This is one of the most beautiful of Alpine 

 plants. The thick evergreen leaves lie-in a ro- 

 sette on the ground : the flowers, which are 

 nearly as large as those of L. redhha, are borne 

 in some quantity, and have in the bud the deli- 

 cate pink colouring of a Tea Rose. When 



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shire it is a miffy plant for out of doors culture. 

 Frost does not affect it, and some plants will 

 flower excellently, at any rate, for a time ; but, 

 sooner or later, they seem to develop weakness, 

 and die apparently without any evident reason 

 in the spring. In a frame there is no difficulty ; 



{Engraved for FLORA from a drawing by H, G. Moon,) 



fully expanded they are of a pale straw yellow, the plants do well and flower freely, and they 



Mr. A. J. Johnson, of Astoria, Oregon, tells me can easily be increased from spring cuttings, 



that in its native habitat it covers acres of Probably it is the endeavour to deal with the 



ground, and that when all the flowers are in plant out of doors which has caused it to dis- 



bloom the sight is charming. Here in Che- appear from all the trade catalogues. — A.K. B. 



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