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leaf-mould with a little sand, in February, and transplanted into other pots, as they require shifting ; in the same 
manner as was directed for the Rhodanthe, till the end of May or beginning of June, when they may be planted 
in the open border. Thus treated they will not flower before August or September ; but if sown in September, 
and kept in the greenhouse all winter, they will flower in the following May or June. In this case they may 
be turned into the open border in April, but it should be without breaking the ball of earth in the pot ; and the 
plants should be kept covered with a hand-glass, particularly at night, till the beginning of June. 
2.— MORNA NIVEA, Lindl. THE SNOWY MORNA. 
Engravings. — Bot. Keg. for 1838, t. 9 ; mkI oar fig. 5, in Plate 34. 
Specific Character. — Stem pilose, corymbose, ratlicr woolly at the base. Leaves linear, obtuse or acute. Involucral scales white, quite entire. 
Description, &c. — If the yellow Morna resembled the enchanted nymph of the Scandinavian Eom.ince 
sitting in her golden hall, and surrounded by the golden lances of her knights ; this white Morna may be 
compared to Ossian's heroine of the same name, who was fair as " the snow upon the heath," with yellow hair, 
" like the mist of Cromla, when it curls upon the rocks, and shines in the beam of the west." The involucral 
scales of this species are white, shining like silver, and surrounding a golden yellow disk. It is a native of the 
Swan River colony, introduced in 1837 ; and in its durability and culture it exactly resembles M. nitida. Both 
species arc very difficult to grow ; and Dr. Lindley observes that " in a greenhouse they require particular 
attention, as too much or too little watering will in a few hours destroy the healthiest plants." When turned 
into the open border, a pit, at least a foot deep, and a foot in diameter, should be dug, and filled with equal 
parts of peat, vegetable mould (decayed leaves), and river sand ; and into the centre of this the ball of earth 
contained in the pot should be planted, without breaking it or disturbing the roots of the plant in the slightest 
degree. The plant should then be very slightly watered with warm water, and covered with a hand-glass for a 
few days ; putting the glass on again every night, even after the plant is well established, as long as there is the 
slightest danger of frost. As difierent kinds of earth are necessary for the culture of this plant, it may perhaps 
be here useful to mention for the benefit of those who have no gardener, that peat, vegetable mould, and sand 
may be purchased in small quantities (sixpennyworth or a shillingsworth, for example) of most of the London 
nurserymen. 
Gkneric Character. — Head heterogamous. Flowers of the ray 
female, ligulate, or nearly tubular ; those of the disk hermaphrodite and 
tubular. Receptacle paleaceous. Involucrum campanulatc, of 'many 
series of scales. Outer scales sessile, diaphanous ; inner ones stipitate. 
GENUS XXX. 
PODOLEPIS, LabilL THE PODOLEPIS. 
Lin. Si/st. SYNGENESIA SUPERFLUA. 
Anthers setiferoua at the base. Achenia oblong, with a, lateral areola. 
Pappus in one series ; the setae scarious, and rather combined at the 
base. 
1.— PODOLEPIS GRACILIS, Graham. THE SLENDER-STALKED PODOLEPIS. 
Synonyme. — Stylolepis gracilis, hehm. Specific Character. — Plant glabrous, branched. Cauline leares 
EiiGRAviNGS Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard. t. 285 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2904 ; auricled, the auricles adnate to the stem. Scales of involucrum obtuse, 
and our/^. 2, in Plate 34, where it is erroneously referred to, as one glandular along the stipe. 
of the specimens of Rhodanthe Manglesii. 
Description, &c. — A very elegant little plant, which, though a true annual, is quite woody at tlie base of 
the stem. The flowers are generally of a pinkish lilac, but there is a variety nearly white. It is a native of tlie 
