ON ANTIRRHINUMS. 
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it should be sown in March, in light rich earth; and, with the 
benefit ofa slight bottom heat, such as' is afforded by a gentle 
hot-bed, the plants soon make their appearance, when, after a 
week or two’s nursing, they may be inured to the air, and as 
soon as they are large enough, be removed to their appointed 
stations. No further care is necessary, except an occasional 
watering, or the aid of a stick, as may be found requisite: they 
will produce flowers in September of the same year, and have 
an advantage over cuttings, as they do not require protection ; 
in short, antirrhinums are any body’s flowers who will give them 
room to grow. 
In botanical arrangement the genus is included in the natural 
order Scrophulariacece , and of the Linnaean system in the four¬ 
teenth class and second order, Bidynamia Angiospermia. The 
name is derived from the Greek anti , similar, and rhin, a nose, 
from the great resemblance presented by the flowers to the 
snout of some animal. We are indebted to Mr. Fowle, Nursery¬ 
man, of Brixton, for our illustrations; and the accompanying 
list was selected from his stock. 
Editor. 
Albion , white with pink stripe, yellow lip. 
JBoule de feu , fine large brilliant red. 
Beauty , white ground, rosy stripe. 
Cupid , straw-coloured ground, pink stripe. 
Compacta , yellow ground, very dark stripe. 
Belicata, light flower, shaded with pink. 
Elegans, straw-colour, pencilled with pink. 
Foivlii, crimson and white, like bicolor , but much larger. 
Gigantea , large crimson. 
Ochroleuca striata , primrose, pink stripe. 
grandiflora , primrose, pink tube. 
Sulphurea elegans , rich yellow, bold flower. 
Striata, white ground, crimson stripes. 
