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HINTS ON THE GENUS DIGITALIS. 
The genus Digitalis belongs to the class Dldynamia and order Aug iospermia of 
the Linnaean system, and is one of that group in the Jussieuean arrangement deno- 
minated ScrophularinecE, or Fig-wort. They are, for the most part, showy plants ; 
and D. purpurea (see fig.) and the variety Alho are natives of this country, 
found growing in abundance about rocky places, old hedge-rows, and not un- 
frequently by road sides, where they are objects of much beauty. The flowers of 
the former are of a purplish-red colour, growing on one side of a fine showy spike; 
the flowers of the latter are white, but it is not so commonly met with as the other. 
The D. laciniata is a hardy perennial, and although common, is, when well grown, 
a very pretty plant, producing its flowers about June and July. It may readily be 
increased by dividing the roots. It is a native of the mountains about Malaga. 
The flowers are yellow, which it produces in great abundance. 
The D. amhigua is certainly a very desirable plant, as it will grow in almost 
any soil and situation, It has large yellow blossoms which it produces about 
August, and, being a hardy plant, is well 
calculated for the flower-garden. It is a 
native of the South of Europe, particularly 
Germany, and is easily increased by seeds, 
or by divisions of the roots. 
The D, canariensis is said to have been 
cultivated in this country so long ago as 
1698, by the Duchess of Beaufort. It is 
sometimes found growing to the height of 
six feet, in which state, when in full bloom, 
it is a very lively object. The flowers are 
of a tawny yellow colour, produced about 
the month of June. It is a native of the 
Canary Islands, and not so hardy as the 
preceding species, requiring the protection 
of a green-house or frame, during frost. It 
grows well in sandy loam, and is increased 
by seeds, which it produces in abundance.! 
The D. lutea is a native of the South of 
France, Transylvania, and Italy, where it 
found on mountainous places in the shade. ^^^^'^'^^S ^^^^^ stamens; h, the pistil. 
It is a hardy perennial of very easy culture, growing in almost any soil and situation. 
The flowers are yellow, and when in bloom it has a very pretty appearance about 
June and July. It may be propagated from seeds, or by dividing the roots. 
B. parvijiora, or small-flowereil Foxglove, is a plant of little beauty, and will 
grow in any sheltered situation, being nearly hardy. The flowers, which are pro- 
duced in great abundance, are very small, and of a dull colour. It may also be 
propagated by seeds, or by divisions at the root. 
IS Foxglove {Digitalis purpurea) a, part of a 
