Plate 500 . 
IBERIS GIBRALTARICA. 
The plant we now figure is by no means what is called a 
novelty. In the vast increase of plants of all kinds which have 
been introduced of late years, and for which, even in the most 
extensive establishments, it is impossible to find a place, many 
a deserving plant is thrust into the background, forgotten, 
it may be, altogether ; and when re-introduced, considered 
quite new. Now Iberis Gibraltarica was figured in the Botanical 
Magazine eighty years ago, forming Plate 124 of a work which 
still holds on its course with undiminished vigour ; yet, when 
attention was drawn to it lately in the pages of a contemporary, 
many persons had never seen, and consequently did not know, 
the plant. So much is this the case, that in one of the largest 
catalogues of herbaceous plants published, Mr. Ware, of 
Tottenham, says : — “ I have just obtained the true Iberis Gib- 
raltarica , and hope to offer it next season.” 
In the spring garden, the plants of this family must ever 
hold a conspicuous place ; blooming at the same time as the 
Alyssums, Aubrietias, and Arabis, they are especially valuable ; 
their dwarf habit and the profuseness of their bloom, which 
completely covers the whole foliage so that not a green leaf is 
seen, making them most desirable plants. The colour in the 
various species varies from pure white to blush and pale lavender, 
