OX'ALIS RO'SEA. 
ROSY WOOD-SORREL. 
Class. Order. 
DECANDRIA. PENTAGYNIA. 
Natural Order, 
OXALIDACE^E, 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Chili. 
18 inches. 
in July. 
Perennial. 
in 1823. 
No. 1204. 
Oxalis, from oxus, sharp : the sour taste of all the 
species of Oxalis warrants the use of this appellation. 
Some confusion of name has existed regarding the 
species Rosea and Floribunda, which it is difficult 
to reconcile, excepting by the supposition that both 
plants were inadvertently sent to this country un- 
der one name — Floribunda, by Professor Lehmann, 
of Hamburgh. 
The plant, now figured, and Floribunda also, 
which we published under 1053, are highly desira- 
ble, both for window and border culture. Rosea 
cannot sustain our severe winters without a little pro- 
tection, but it may, very conveniently, be propagated 
annually from seed. 
This family contains very many species, possessing 
much beauty, which are tolerably hardy, and many 
of them, like those just mentioned, may be entirely 
managed as window plants ; and, if desired, may 
occupy a place in the borders, during summer. 
The proper compost for these plants, is a mixture 
of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and their pots should 
be drained by a stratum of broken potsherds beneath 
the soil. The plants should be repotted in February. 
