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colour of their flowers, and the latter kind has been grown to nearly three times the size of the specimen repre¬ 
sented in fig. 2, in Plate 12. The species is a native of Candia, from which country seeds were brought of it to 
England by Lord Edward Zouche, about 1590, and given by him to Gerard, who grew it in his garden in 
Holborn. It was, as we have before mentioned, at first supposed to be a kind of wild mustard, and was called 
Candia mustard, but when it flowered it excited great admiration. From that time to the present, Purple Candy 
Tuft has been a general favourite in British gardens; and it well deserves to maintain its place there, from its 
beauty and the easiness of its culture. 
The Purple Candy Tuft, though it is generally found in a wild state on rocks in sunny places, like all the 
rest of the Cruciferce, does best on a rich soil, if not too moist ; and, as it will not bear transplanting without 
serious injury, it should be sown where it is to remain. As it looks well in masses, it may be sown in square 
beds, mixed with mignonette, as directed for the C-larkias (p. 57) ; or, a row may be sown at the back of a border, 
and smaller flowers planted or sown in front of it. It may be sown in autumn, or in February, March, April, 
or May; and in warm sheltered situations in June and July, when it will, if protected from frost, remain in 
blossom all the winter. When it is wished to have the flowers very fine, the seed should he sown rather thinly 
in August or September; and when the plants produce their second pair of leaves, they should be thinned out. 
They should be kept rather dry during the winter, and, where convenient, protected from severe frost. In 
spring, as soon as the plants begin to grow, they should be thinned again, and a third time when they begin to 
branch. After this they should be watered with liquid manure, taking care not to let the liquid touch the 
plants, but to let it sink into the ground, so as to afford nourishment to the roots. When the plants are going 
into flower, the heads should he examined, and if they appear too numerous, the weakest should he removed. 
By this treatment, and occasionally loosening the ground round the plants, and keeping it free from weeds, 
flowers of the common Purple Candy Tuft have been grown three inches across, most beautifully coloured, being 
of a very dark purple on the outside, and softening to nearly white in the centre ; and flowers of the dark crim¬ 
son variety have been grown nearly four inches across. Jhe great points are, thinning the plants gradually as 
they increase in size, and supplying their roots with abundance of rich food when they are going into flower. 
Spring-sown flowers never attain so large a size as those sown in autumn; but, by the same mode of treat¬ 
ment, much finer flowers may be grown than those usually seen in our gardens. 
2. —IBERIS PINNATA, Lin. THE PINNATE-LEAVED CANDY TUFT. 
Synonyme.— I. odorata, Hurt. i Specific Character. — Leaves pinnatifid ; racemes corymbose, but 
Engraving. — 0ur fig. 4, in Plate 12. I after flowering a little elongated.—(G. Don.) 
Description, &c. - — A. rather low-growing plant with white flowers and pinnate leaves . the calyxes are 
slightly tinged with purple. The heads of flowers are generally somewhat raised in the centre, as if approaching 
the shape of a raceme ; and the flowers have occasionally a tinge of purple, or pinkish hue. This species is gene¬ 
rally grown and sold under the name of I. odorata in the nurseries, but it is very slightly sweet-scented, and 
very frequently not at all. The species is a native of Spain, from which country it was introduced a few years 
later than I. umbellata , by the same Lord Edward Zouche; and Gerard had both species growing in his garden 
in 1596. I. pinnata was called Spanish Tuft, because it came from Spain, as /. umbellata was called Candy 
