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allowed room to spread, they become straggling and untidy. The plants look best when sown so as to form 
tolerably large beds, as the vivid colour of the flowers, combined with their want of adequate foliage, makes 
them look best in masses. When the seed is sown thinly on rather dry soil, the plants will not grow above six 
inches high, and will produce a fine mass of red for a geometrical flower-garden, in which each bed is of a 
different colour. 
2.—AGROSTEMMA LiETA, Ait. THE PRETTY ROSE CAMPION. 
Synonymes. —Lychnis palustris, Brot., L. laeta, Ait. 
Specific Character. —Flowers solitary. Calyxes with 10 ribs. Petals bifid. Leaves linear-lanceolate, rather ciliated.— (G. Don.) 
Description, &c.— This pretty, joyful-looking little plant, seldom grows above three inches high, and has 
bright rose-coloured flowers. It is a native of Portugal, and is chiefly found in bogs and moist meadows near 
Coimbra. It was introduced in 1778; and, when planted in beds, it forms a rich mass of flowers. Seeds may 
be had at Lee’s, Hammersmith; Forrest’s, Kensington; Chari wood’s; Carter’s, Holborn ; Kernan’s, James 
Street, Covent Garden; and, we believe, most other seed-shops, under the name of Lychnis lata. 
3.—AGROSTEMMA GITHAGO, Lin. THE CORN COCKLE. 
Synonyme. —Githago segetum, Desf., Lychnis Githago, Lam. on long stalks. Leaves linear. Calyx equal in length to the 
Engraving.— Eng. Bot. t. 741. corolla.—(G. Don.) 
Specific Character. —Plant hairy. Stem dichotomous. Flowers 
Description, &c.— This, though a troublesome weed to the British farmer, makes an elegant garden-flower. 
Its colour is purple, with bluish streaks; and it looks best sown in patches. The French Corn Cockle 
(A. Nioeensis, Pers.), which grows wild near Nice, has white flowers, which are sometimes streaked with red. 
It was introduced in 1794. Both plants are rather tall-growing, and require training to sticks, or tying up in 
some way, to make them look neat. 
GENUS V. 
YALEZIA, Lin. THE VALEZIA. 
Lin. Syst. DECANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Generic Character.— Calyx tubular, 5-toothed. Petals 5, with long filiform bearded claws, and an emarginate limb. Stamens 10. 
Styles 2. Capsule 1-celled_(G. Don.) 
1.—V. RIGIDA, Lin. 
A beautiful little plant, with white flowers, having a rose-coloured border : quite hardy, and well-adapted 
for rock-work. It is a native of France, and was introduced into Scotland in 1683, whence it was soon after 
brought to England; hut it is now probably lost, as we do not know where it is to be procured. 
2.—V. QUADRIDENTATA, Sib. et Smith, 
has rose-coloured petals, and is a native of Asia Minor. Though the flowers of these plants are small, they are 
so abundant as to produce a very pretty effect. If not intended for rock-work, they should be sown in a dry 
sandy soil, in a warm open situation, fully exposed to the sun. 
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