CLARK'IA PULCHEL'LA, 
FAIR-FLOWERING CLARKIA. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
onagrarive. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
N. America. 
18 inches. 
July, Sept. 
Annual. 
in 1825. 
No. 199. % 
Clarkia is named in honour of Captain Clarke, 
who travelled in North America with Capt. Lewis. 
Pulchella, from the Latin, pretty. 
This is doubtless, one of the most singular and 
beautiful hardy annuals that has been introduced into 
this country for many years past. The shape of the 
flower is quite a parterre novelty, — a peculiar heral- 
dic cross and crosslets, not thought of by Colum- 
biere himself, though he emumerated upwards of 
seventy heraldic figures of this denomination. The 
colour of the flowers, in different plants, is variable 
from a fine purple, through all the shades of pink, 
nearly to white. Its prominent pistil nicely aids in 
giving the whole an elegant lightness. 
It is due to the Horticultural Society to state, that 
if such establishment had not existed, our friends 
may never have known the Clarkia pulchella ; nor 
would they have been in possession of very many 
other novelties that now afford them pleasure. 
Seeds of this plant, like that of other hardy annu- 
als, may be sown in the mingled flower border ; but 
it is better to set apart a seed bed, and remove the 
young plants where they are desired to flower. 
Bot. Reg. 1100. 
