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GENUS X. 
IBERIS, Lin. THE CANDY TUFT. 
Lin. Syst. TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA. 
Generic Character. — Petals 4, two outer ones longest. Silicle much compressed, truncately emarginate. Seeds ovate, 
pendulous. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — The annual and perennial species of Candy Tuft bear so strong a likeness to each other 
as to be easily recognised at a glance. Some of the perennial species are half shrubby. The flowers are 
produced in large corymbose racemes, which in several of the species are elongated, and take somewhat of a 
spike-like character. This is the case, especially, with one of the annual species ; but the flowers of the 
perennial species are generally corymbose. The name of Iberis is derived from Iberia, the ancient name for 
Spain, because some of the species are natives of that country. 
1.— IBERIS TENOREANA, Dec. PROFESSOR TENORE'S CANDY TUFT. 
Synonyme I. cepeffifolia, Tenore, Specific Character. — Stems suffrutescent at the base ; leaves 
Engravings. — Swt. Brit. Flow. Gard, t. 88 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2788 ; somewhat fleshy, cuneated, lower ones obovate. 
and om- Jiff. 6 in Plate 18. 
Description, &c. — This species, which is a native of Naples, introduced in 1822, is very valuable, from the 
great length of time it continues in flower. Its flowers also are very handsome, as the bright red calyxes of 
those which are unopened give a beautiful tinge of pink to those which are fully expanded ; and they all become 
pink as they die off. It is quite hardy in any common garden soil, and it is generally propagated by cuttings. 
2.— IBERIS SAXATILIS, Lin. THE ROCK CANDY TUFT. 
Synonymes. — I. Qarrexiana, Scop, i I. s. j8 corifolia, Sims; Specific Character. — Frutescent. lieavea linear, entire, fleshy. 
I. corifolia, Sweet. * Flowers corymbose. 
Engravinos. — Bot. Mag. t. 1642 ; and oMify. 7 in Plate 18. 
Description, &c. — This pretty little plant is a native of the mountains of the south of Europe, where it 
is generally found growing on limestone rocks. It is quite hardy, but it requires a calcareous or sandy soil. 
It flowers in spring, and is propagated by seeds, which it ripens freely. The plant figured in Plate 18 is a 
variety, differing principally in the leaves, which in the species are pointed and hairy, while in the variety 
they are smooth and blunt. 
3.— IBERIS CILIATA, All. THE FRINGED CANDY TUFT. 
Specific Character Herbaceous, smootliish ; leaves linear, entire, ciliated at the base ; pods corymbose, emarginate ; lobules 
blunt, equal in length with the style. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — A very pretty little plant, most suitable for rock-work, which flowers in May or June. 
It is a native of Caucasus, and was introduced in 1759. It is propagated by seeds, and is quite hardy. 
OTHER SPECIES OF IBERIS. 
There are several other species, but with a few exceptions they differ so little in flowers and treatment as 
scarcely to be worth cultivating. The principal exception is /. camosa, a pretty little plant, very nearly allied 
to /. Tenoreana. 
