TROPiE'OLUM MA'JUS. 
Variety: sanguineum. 
GREATER NASTURTIUM. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
TROPJSOLEjE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
Peru. 
6 feet. 
June, Oct. 
Annual. 
in 1686. 
No. 427. 
The origin of the generic name, Tropseolum, is 
found in the Greek tropaion ; whence comes the 
Latin Tropseum, and its diminutive, Tropoeolum, 
signifying a war-like trophy. This fanciful but ele- 
gant name, says Sir. J. E. Smith, was chosen by 
Linneus, for the present singular and striking genus, 
because he conceived the shield-like leaves, and the 
brilliant flowers, shaped like golden helmets, pierced 
through and through, and stained with blood, might 
very well justify such an allusion. 
This new variety of an old and favourite plant, 
has been much sought for, and considered by many 
as surpassing in attraction our long admired blaz- 
ing Nasturtium, which year after year has been en- 
couraged to climb over garden pales, or ramble un- 
molested, where shrubs or trees spread out a canopy 
over its vegetable flames. We cannot, however, 
predict for the present novelty, a lasting preference. 
We obtained a young plant of this variety a few 
months ago. Its early flowers were exceedingly 
rich in colour ; possessing a depth of tint, on their 
first opening, that is rarely excelled. But each day 
deteriorated its beauty ; and moreover, as the plant 
