DIGITA'LIS MPNOR. 
DWARF FOX-GLOVE. 
Class. Order. 
DIDYNAMIA. ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Natural Order. 
SCROPHULARIN/E. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Spain. 
1 foot. 
July, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1789. 
No. 299. 
The name of the present genus originated in the 
Latin word digitale, sigiiifj’ing the finger of a glove, 
the application of which is self-evident. Minor, less, 
in comparison with others of its genus. 
This imobtrusive little plant is nicely suited for the 
foregroimd of the parterre, where its flowers will be 
seen to advantage, without obstruction to the view of 
those before which it may happen to be planted. 
It may be increased slowly by division of its roots, 
but far more abundantly by its seeds. These should 
be sown in the autumn, in pots of light loam, with 
which a small quantity of decayed leaves has been 
mixed to prevent its hardening. The pots should be 
kept in the cold frame during winter, and the yoimg 
plants which will appear in the spring, need not be re- 
moved till they are nearly an inch high. They should 
then be transplanted into beds of light rich loam, at the 
distance of about six inches from each other, in which 
situation they should remain till autumn, or the spring 
following. In the mean time it will be indispensa- 
ble that they be kept perfectly free from weeds, and 
have occasional waterings in the summer, if the 
season be such as to demand it. 
Ilort. Kew. 2, v 4, 28. 
