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3— LYCHNIS CORONATA, Thun. THE CHINESE LYCHNIS. 
Sykonyhe. — L. grandiflora, Jacq, 
ENGRiviNGS Bot. Mag. t. 223 ; and our fig. 2 in Plate 26. 
Specific Ch4bactf.b. — Plant glabrous. Flowera solitary or tern, 
terminal and axillary ; calyx terete, clarate, ribbed ; petals lacerated ; 
anthophorum very long. Leaves ovate, almost sessile. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — This very showy plant is a native of China and Japan, whence it was introduced by 
Dr. Fothergill, about 1772. It was first kept in a stove, then removed to the greenhouse, and lastly to the 
open air. It was at first thought very difficult to keep ; but it is now found only to want taking up occasionally 
and replanting. It is best propagated by cuttings, but it may also- be divided at the root. 
4— LYCHNIS FULGENS, Fisch. THE FULGENT LYCHNIS. 
calyx terete, clavate, woolly ; petals 4-cleft, outer segments awl-sbaped ; 
anthopborum sbort. Leaves ovate, hairy. {G. Don.) 
Engravinos. — Bot. Mag. t. 2104; Bot. Reg. t. 478 ; and out fig. 
3 in Plate 26. 
Specific Character. — Plant hairy. Flowers in fastigiate corymbs ; 
Description, &c. — This plant differs from the common Scarlet Lychnis principally in the flowers being much 
larger, and the leaves broader, while the stem of the plant is much shorter. It is a native of Siberia, whence it 
was introduced in 1819. It requires the same treatment as the other species, and, like all the kinds of Lychnis, 
it varies very much according to the soil and situation in which it is grown. 
GENUS IV. 
AGROSTEMMA, Lin. THE ROSE CAMPION. 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Calyx egg-shaped, or campanulate, with five ! five. Capsule one-celled. Anthophorum very short or wanting, 
short teeth. Petals five, unguiculato, crowned. Stamens ten. Styles i Leaves linear, lower ones spathulate. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — The common Rose Campion is so well known that most persons have no other idea of 
flowers belonging to this genus than that they have thick wooUy leaves and red flowers. Several species have, 
however, been removed to this genus from Lychnis, which give it quite a difierent character. The two genera 
are nearly allied, the only difference being that Lychnis has a club-shaped calyx, and a long anthophorum, or 
flower-stalk, within the calyx ; while in Agrostemma the calyx is tubular, and the anthophorum short. The 
name of Agrostemma is from two Greek words, signifying a field crown. 
1.— AGROSTEMMA CORONARIA, Lin. THE COMMON ROSE CAMPION. 
cles elongated, one-flowered ; calyx somewhat campanulate ; petals 
cmarginate, crowned, serrated. Leaves lanceolate, very broad, leathery. 
(G. Dan.) 
Synonymes.— Lychnis coronaria, Lam, ; Rose Cockle ; Honesty, in 
the Midland Counties. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 24 ; and out fig. 5 in Plate 26. 
Specific Character. — Plant woolly. Stems dichotomous. Pedun- 
Description, &c. — This plant is remarkable for its thick woolly leaves, which are covered with a silky 
down, so as to look quite white at a little distance. There are three or four varieties, one of which has white 
flowers, and one double. The species may be propagated by seeds, but the varieties by division of the root. The 
new plants should be planted without manure, and only watered for a day or two, as much manure, or much 
moisture, will be found very injurious to them. The species is a native of the mountains of Italy and Switzerland, 
and also of Mount Caucasus, and it was introduced before 1596. 
