0XYTR0T1S CAMPES'TRIS. 
FIELD OXYTROPIS. 
Class. 
1J I A DELPH ! A . 
Order. 
DECANI) IUA . 
Natural Order. 
LEGUM1N0SJE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Germany. 
6 inches. 
June &. July 
Perennial. 
in 1778. 
No. 859. 
This genus is named from the mucronate termi- 
nation of its keel, as is fully explained under No. 
620, of this work. 
To the real British botanist, this is a gem. Who 
amongst us has climbed to the summit of the rocks 
at the head of Cl ova, in the Scottish Forfar P here 
this plant is found in abundance, but very sparingly 
on any other, even Scottish, mountains. So wedded 
is it to its own favourite home, that with difficulty 
can it be coaxed to live in an atmosphere less 
attenuated. This, however, is not unfrequent with 
natives of alpine districts. It is neither heat nor 
cold which constitutes the difference that is offensive 
to these children of the mountains ; but, it may 
be supposed, and with a fair show of reason, that 
the difference is chiefly in atmospheric pressure, 
and a moister surrounding medium. 
This plant must be potted in loam, peat, and 
sand, with plenty of drainers at the bottom of the 
pots, and some, also, mixed with the soil. It should 
be kept with the alpines, but not in too shady a 
situation. Its increase is so slow as rarely to 
admit of division. 
Don’s Syst. Bot. 2, 251. 
