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leaf-mould with a little sand, in February, and transplanted into other pots, as they require shifting; in the same 
manner as was directed for the Rhodanthe, till the end of May or beginning of June, when they may be planted 
in the open border. Thus treated they will not flower before August or September; but if sown in September, 
and kept in the greenhouse all winter, they will flower in the following May or June. In this case they may 
be turned into the open border in April, but it should be without breaking the ball of earth in the pot ; and the 
plants should be kept covered with a hand-glass, particularly at night, till the beginning of June. 
2.—MORNA NIVEA, Lindl. THE SNOWY MORNA. 
Engravings. —Bot. Reg. for 1838, t. 9 ; and out Jig. 5, in Plate 34. 
Specific Character. —Stem pilose, corymbose, rather woolly at the base. Leaves linear, obtuse or acute. Involucral scales white, quite entire. 
Description, &c.— If the yellow Morna resembled the enchanted nymph of the Scandinavian Romance 
sitting in her golden hall, and surrounded by the golden lances of her knights ; this white Morna may be 
compared to Ossian’s heroine of the same name, who was fair as “ the snow upon the heath,” with yellow hair, 
“ like the mist of Cromla, when it curls upon the rocks, and shines in the beam of the west.” The involucral 
scales of this species are white, shining like silver, and surrounding a golden yellow disk. It is a native of the 
Swan River colony, introduced in 1837 and in its durability and culture it exactly resembles M. nitida. Both 
species *are very difficult to grow; and Dr. Lindley observes that “ in a greenhouse they require particular 
attention, as too much or too little watering will in a few hours destroy the healthiest plants.” When turned 
into the open border, a pit, at least a foot deep, and a foot in diameter, should be dug, and filled with equal 
parts of peat, vegetable mould (decayed leaves), and river sand; and into the centre of this the ball of earth 
contained in the pot should be planted, without breaking it or disturbing the roots of the plant in the slightest 
degree. The plant should then be very slightly watered with warm water, and covered with a hand-glass for a 
few days ; putting the glass on again every night, even after the plant is well established, as long as there is the 
slightest danger of frost. As different kinds of earth are necessary for the culture of this plant, it may perhaps 
be here useful to mention for the benefit of those who have no gardener, that peat, vegetable mould, and sand 
may be purchased in small quantities (sixpennyworth or a shillingswortli, for example) of most of the London 
nurserymen. 
GENUS XXX. 
PODOLEPIS, Labill. THE PODOLEPIS. 
SYNGENESIA superflua. 
Lin. Syst. 
Generic Character. —Head heterogamous. Flowers of the ray 
female, ligulate, or nearly tubular ; those of the disk hermaphrodite and 
tubular. Receptacle paleaceous. Involucrum campanulate, of many 
series of scales. Outer scales sessile, diaphanous; inner ones stipatite. 
1.—PODOLEPIS GRACILIS, Graham. 
Synonyme. —Stylolepis gracilis, Leh. 
Engravings _Swt. Brit. Flow, Gard. t. 285 ; Bot. Mag. t. 2904 ; 
and our Jig. 2, in Plate 34, where it is erroneously referred to, as one 
of the specimens of Rhodanthe Manglesii. a 
Description, &c. 
the stem. 
Anthers setiferous at the base. Achenia oblong, with a lateral areola. 
Pappus in one series; the seta; scarious, and rather combined at the 
base. 
THE SLENDER-STALKED PODOLEPIS. 
Specific Character. —Plant glabrous, branched. Cauline leaves 
auricled, the auricles adnate to the stem. Scales of involucrum obtuse, 
glandular along the stipe. 
true annual, is quite woody at the base of 
It is a native of the 
A very elegant little plant, which though a 
The flowers are generally of a pinkish lilac, but there is a variety nearly white. 
