Plants CXriîL 



O Fi N A M EN TAL 



Vói VI. No.- ióo. 



P L A N tes J 



The ptirple- coloured Rudbeckia. 



( Rudbeckia purpurea. L. ) 



The purple- coloured Rudbsckìa is a beau- 

 tiful ornamental plant, which grows wild 

 in North -America, on the mounts of Vir- 

 ginia , Carolina and Florida, being likewise 

 cultivated in our gardens for ornament, on 

 account of its singular appearance. It has 



been thus denominated in honour of the 

 deserving Swedish botanist , Olaus Rudbeck. 



This plant shoots a stalk of 3 in 4 feet 

 in height, to which alternately stick the 

 long -pointed and dented leaves. The large 

 and beautiful purple flowers , that adhere 

 to the top of the stalk , are formed like 

 rays , hanging loose together with the lea- 

 ves cloven on the extremity. 



