No 48No48
The present species ofNarcissusis considered by the Nursery-men near London as thetriandrusofLinnæus, which it no doubt is, though it does not accord in every particular with his description: histriandrusis white, ours is pale yellow, but colour is not in the least to be depended on, for it is found to vary in this as in all the other species; histriandrushe describes as having in general only three stamina, whence the name he has given it; ours, so far as we have observed, has constantly six, three of which reach no further than the mouth of the tube, a circumstance so unusual, thatLinnæusmight overlook it without any great impeachment of his discernment; he says, indeed, that it has sometimes six: perhaps, the three lowermost ones may, in some instances, be elongated so as to equal the others; if he had observed the great inequality of their length, he would certainly have mentioned it.
This species is found wild on the Pyrenean mountains; was an inhabitant of our gardens in the time ofParkinson(who has very accurately described it, noticing even its three stamina) to which, however, it has been a stranger for many years: it has lately been re-introduced, but is as yet very scarce. Our figure was taken from a specimen which flowered in Mr.Lee's Nursery at Hammersmith.
It grows with as much readiness as any of the others of the genus, and flowers in March and April.
Soldanella alpina. Alpine Soldanella.
Class and Order.
Pentandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Corollacampanulata, lacero-multifida.Caps.1-locularis, apice multidentata.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
SOLDANELLAalpina.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.194.SOLDANELLA alpina rotundifolia.Bauh. Pin.295.
SOLDANELLAalpina.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.194.
SOLDANELLA alpina rotundifolia.Bauh. Pin.295.
No 49No49
Of this genus there is at present only one known species, thealpinahere figured, which is a native of Germany, and, as its name imports, an alpine plant.
Its blossoms are bell-shaped, of a delicate blue colour, sometimes white, and strikingly fringed on the edge.
It flowers usually in March, in the open ground; requires, as most alpine plants do, shade and moisture in the summer, and the shelter of a frame, in lieu of its more natural covering snow, in the winter; hence it is found to succeed best in a northern aspect: will thrive in an open border, but is more commonly kept in pots.
May be increased by parting its roots early in autumn.
Iris sibirica. Siberian Iris.
Class and Order.
Triandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Cor.6-petala, inæqualis, petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus.Stigmatapetaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata.Thunb. Diss. de Iride.
Cor.6-petala, inæqualis, petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus.Stigmatapetaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata.Thunb. Diss. de Iride.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
IRISsibiricaimberbis foliis linearibus, scapo subtrifloro tereti, germinibus trigonis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.91.IRIS pratensis angustifolia, non fœtida altior.Bauh. Pin.32.IRISbicolor.Miller's Dict. ed.6, 4to.The greater blue Flower-de-luce with narrow leaves.Parkins. Parad. p.185.fig.2.
IRISsibiricaimberbis foliis linearibus, scapo subtrifloro tereti, germinibus trigonis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.91.
IRIS pratensis angustifolia, non fœtida altior.Bauh. Pin.32.
IRISbicolor.Miller's Dict. ed.6, 4to.
The greater blue Flower-de-luce with narrow leaves.Parkins. Parad. p.185.fig.2.
No 50No50
This species of Iris is a native of Germany and Siberia, and is distinguished from those usually cultivated in our gardens by the superior height of its stems, and the narrowness of its leaves; from which last character it is often, by mistake, calledgraminea; but the truegramineais a very different plant.
TheIris sibiricais a hardy perennial, and will thrive in almost any soil or situation; but grows most luxuriantly in a moist one, and flowers in June.
Is propagated most readily, by parting its roots in autumn.
Narcissus major. Great Daffodil.
Class and Order.
Hexandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Petala6 æqualia:Nectarioinfundibuliformi, 1-phyllo.Staminaintra nectarium.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
NARCISSUSmajorfoliis subtortuosis, spatha uniflora, nectario campanulato patulo crispo æquante petala.NARCISSUSmajortotus luteus calyce prælongo.Bauhin Pin.52.NARCISSI sylvestris alia icon.Dodon. Stirp.p.227.The great yellow Spanish Bastard Daffodil.Parkins. Parad.t.101.fig.1.
NARCISSUSmajorfoliis subtortuosis, spatha uniflora, nectario campanulato patulo crispo æquante petala.
NARCISSUSmajortotus luteus calyce prælongo.Bauhin Pin.52.
NARCISSI sylvestris alia icon.Dodon. Stirp.p.227.
The great yellow Spanish Bastard Daffodil.Parkins. Parad.t.101.fig.1.
No 51No51
The present species of Daffodil is the largest of the genus, and bears the most magnificent flowers, but, though it has long been known in this country, it is confined rather to the gardens of the curious.
It is a native of Spain, and flowers with us in April. As its roots produce plenty of offsets, it is readily propagated.
It approaches in its general appearance very near to theNarcissus Pseudo-Narcissus, but differs in being a much taller plant, having its leaves more twisted, as well as more glaucous, its flowers (but especially its Nectary) much larger, and its petals more spreading; and these characters are not altered by culture.
It answers to thebicolorofLinnæusin every respect but colour, and we should have adopted that name, had not the flowers with us been always of a fine deep yellow; we have therefore takenBauhin's name as the most expressive.
It varies with double flowers.
Gentiana Acaulis. Large-Flowered Gentian, or Gentianella.
Class and Order.
Pentandria Digynia.
Generic Character.
Corollamonopetala.Capsulabivalvis, 1-locularis.Receptaculis2-longitudinalibus.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
GENTIANAacauliscorolla quinquefida campanulata caulem excedente.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.267.GENTIANA alpina latifolia magno flore.Bauh. Pin.187.Small Gentian of the Spring.Park. Par.p.352.t.351.f.3.
GENTIANAacauliscorolla quinquefida campanulata caulem excedente.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.267.
GENTIANA alpina latifolia magno flore.Bauh. Pin.187.
Small Gentian of the Spring.Park. Par.p.352.t.351.f.3.
No 52No52
Plants growing in mountainous situations, where they are constantly exposed to strong-blowing winds, are always dwarfish; in such situations, the present plant has no stalk, whence its nameacaulis, but cultivated in gardens it acquires one.
Most of the plants of this family are beautiful, and, cultivated in gardens, in brilliancy of colour none exceed the present species.
As most Alpine plants do, this loves a pure air, an elevated situation, and a loamy soil, moderately moist; it is however somewhat capricious, thriving without the least care in some gardens, and not succeeding in others; at any rate it will not prosper very near London.
It flowers usually in May, and sometimes in the autumn.
Is propagated by parting its roots at the close of summer; butMillersays, the strongest and best plants are produced from seed.
Cineraria Lanata. Woolly Cineraria.
Class and Order.
Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua.
Generic Character.
Receptaculumnudum.Pappussimplex.Calyxsimplex, polyphyllus, æqualis.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
CINERARIAlanatacaule suffruticoso, foliis subquinquelobis, subtus tomentosis; foliolis ad pedunculos lanatis.
CINERARIAlanatacaule suffruticoso, foliis subquinquelobis, subtus tomentosis; foliolis ad pedunculos lanatis.
No 53No53
In the beauty of its blossoms, this species ofCineraria, lately introduced from Africa, by far eclipses all the others cultivated in our gardens; its petals exteriorly are of a most vivid purple, interiorly white; this change of colour adds much to the brilliancy of the flower.
What renders this plant a more valuable acquisition to the green-house, is its hardiness, its readiness to flower, and the facility with which it may be propagated.
It flowers early in the spring, and, by proper management, may be made to flower the whole year through; it is sometimes kept in the stove, and may be made to flower earlier by that means; but it succeeds better in a common green-house, with no more heat than is just necessary to keep out the frost, indeed it may be preserved in a common hot-bed frame through the winter, unless the weather prove very severe.
Certain plants are particularly liable to be infested withAphides, or, in the vulgar phrase, to become lousy, this is one: the only way to have handsome, healthy, strong-flowering plants, is to procure a constant succession by cuttings, for there is no plant strikes more readily; these should be placed in a pot, and plunged into a bed of tan.
Anemone Sylvestris, Snowdrop Anemony.
Class and Order.
Polyandria Polygynia.
Generic Character.
Calyxnullus.Petala6-9.Seminaplura.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
ANEMONEsylvestrispedunculo nudo, seminibus subrotundis, hirsutis, muticis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.510.ANEMONE sylvestris alba major.Bauh. Pin.p.176.The white wild broad-leafed Wind-Flower.Park. Par.202.
ANEMONEsylvestrispedunculo nudo, seminibus subrotundis, hirsutis, muticis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.510.
ANEMONE sylvestris alba major.Bauh. Pin.p.176.
The white wild broad-leafed Wind-Flower.Park. Par.202.
No 54No54
Parkinsonvery accurately notices the striking characters of this species of Anemone, which are its creeping roots, its large white flowers standing on the tops of the flower-stalks, which sometimes grow two together, but most commonly singly; the leaves on the stalk, he observes, are more finely divided than those of the root, and its seeds are woolly.
Millerdescribes it as having little beauty, and therefore but seldom planted in gardens; it is true, it does not recommend itself by the gaudiness of its colours, but there is in the flowers, especially before they expand, a simple elegance, somewhat like that of the Snowdrop, and which affords a pleasing contrast to the more shewy flowers of the garden.
It flowers in May, and ripens its seeds in June.
It will grow in almost any soil or situation, is propagated by offsets from the root, which it puts out most plentifully, so as indeed sometimes to be troublesome. Is a native of Germany.
Geranium striatum. Striped Geranium.
Class and Order.
Monadelphia Decandria.
Generic Character.
Monogynia.Stigmata5.Fructusrostratus 5-coccus.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
GERANIUMstriatumpedunculis bifloris, foliis quinquelobis: lobis medio dilatatis, petalis bilobis venosoreticulatus.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.616.GERANIUMstriatumpedunculis bifloris, foliis caulinis trilobis, obtuse crenatis.Miller's Dict.GERANIUM Romanum versicolor sive striatum.The variable striped Cranesbill.Park. Parad.p.229.
GERANIUMstriatumpedunculis bifloris, foliis quinquelobis: lobis medio dilatatis, petalis bilobis venosoreticulatus.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.616.
GERANIUMstriatumpedunculis bifloris, foliis caulinis trilobis, obtuse crenatis.Miller's Dict.
GERANIUM Romanum versicolor sive striatum.
The variable striped Cranesbill.Park. Parad.p.229.
No 55No55
This species is distinguished by having white petals, finely reticulated with red veins, and the corners of the divisions of the leaves marked with a spot of a purplish brown colour, whichParkinsonhas long since noticed.
Is said byLinnæusto be a native of Italy, is a very hardy plant, flowers in May and June, and may be propagated by parting its roots in Autumn, or by seed; prefers a loamy soil and shady situation.
Geranium Lanceolatum. Spear-Leaved Geranium.
Class and Order.
Monadelphia Decandria.
Generic Character.
Monogyna.Stigmata5.Fructusrostratus 5-coccus.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
GERANIUMglaucumcalycibus monophyllis, foliis lanceolatis integerrimis glaucis, caule erecto suffruticoso.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.614.Supp. Pl.p.306.
GERANIUMglaucumcalycibus monophyllis, foliis lanceolatis integerrimis glaucis, caule erecto suffruticoso.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.614.Supp. Pl.p.306.
No 56No56
This elegant and very singular species ofGeraniumappears to have been first cultivated in this country; its introduction was attended with circumstances rather unusual. Mr.Lee, Nurseryman of the Vineyard, Hammersmith, in looking over some dried specimens in the Possession of SirJoseph Banks, which he had recently received from the Cape of Good Hope, was struck with the singular appearance of this Geranium, no species having before been seen in this country with spear-shaped leaves; on examining the specimens attentively, he perceived a few ripe seeds in one of them, those he solicited, and obtained; and to his success in making them vegetate, we are indebted for the present species.
The shape of the leaf readily suggested the name oflanceolatum, an epithet by which it has been generally distinguished in this country, and which, from its extreme fitness, we have continued, notwithstanding young ProfessorLinnæushas given it that ofglaucum, though, at the same time, his illustrious father had distinguished another species by the synonymous term ofglaucophyllum.
This species rarely ripens its seeds with us, and is therefore to be raised from cuttings, which however are not very free to strike.
It has been usual to keep it in the stove, but we have found by experience, that it succeeds much better in a common green-house, in which it will flower during the whole of the summer. Small young plants of this, as well as most other Geraniums, make the best appearance, and are therefore to be frequently obtained by cuttings.
Papaver Orientale. Eastern Poppy.
Class and Order.
Polyandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Cor.4-petala.Cal.2-phyllus.Capsula,1-locularis sub stigmate persistente poris dehiscens.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
PAPAVERorientalecapsulis glabris, caulibus unifloris scabris foliosis pinnatis serratis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.490.Papaver orientale hirsutissimum, magno flore.Tournes. cor.17.itin.3.p.127.t.127.
PAPAVERorientalecapsulis glabris, caulibus unifloris scabris foliosis pinnatis serratis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.490.
Papaver orientale hirsutissimum, magno flore.Tournes. cor.17.itin.3.p.127.t.127.
No 57No57
Most of the plants of this tribe are distinguished by the splendour of their colours, most of them also are annuals, in gaiety of colour none exceed the present species; but it differs in the latter character, in having not only a perennial root, but one of the creeping kind, whereby it increases very much, and by which it is most readily propagated.
Though a native of the East, as its name imports, it bears the severity of our climate without injury, flowers in May, and as its blossoms are extremely shewy, it gives great brilliancy to the flower-garden or plantation; prefers a dry soil.
Iris Spuria. Spurious Iris.
Class and Order.
Triandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Corolla6-petala, inæqualis, petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus.Stigmatapetaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata.Conf. Thunb.Diss. de Iride.
Corolla6-petala, inæqualis, petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus.Stigmatapetaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata.Conf. Thunb.Diss. de Iride.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
IRISspuriaimberbis foliis linearibus, scapo subtrifloro tereti, germinibus hexagonis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.91.Jacq. Fl. austr. tab.4.IRIS pratensis angustifolia, folio fœtido.Bauh. Pin.32.The greater blue Flower-de-luce with narrow leaves.Park. Parad. p.184.
IRISspuriaimberbis foliis linearibus, scapo subtrifloro tereti, germinibus hexagonis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.91.Jacq. Fl. austr. tab.4.
IRIS pratensis angustifolia, folio fœtido.Bauh. Pin.32.
The greater blue Flower-de-luce with narrow leaves.Park. Parad. p.184.
No 58No58
Some plants afford so little diversity of character, that an expressive name can scarcely be assigned them; such is the present plant, orLinnæuswould not have given it the inexpressive name ofspuria, nor we have adopted it.
This species is distinguished by the narrowness of its leaves, which emit a disagreeable smell when bruised, by the colour of its flowers, which are of a fine rich purple inclining to blue, and by its hexangular germen.
It is a native of Germany, where, as ProfessorJacquininforms us, it grows in wet meadows; is a hardy perennial, thrives in our gardens in almost any soil or situation, flowers in June, and is propagated by parting its roots in Autumn.
Mesembryanthemum Bicolorum. Two-Coloured Fig-Marigold.
Class and Order.
Icosandria Pentagynia.
Generic Character.
Cal.5-fidus.Petalanumerosa, linearia.Caps.carnosa, infera, polysperma.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMbicolorumfoliis subulatis punctatis lævibus distinctis, caule frutescente, corollis bicoloribus.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.470.MESEMBRYANTHEMUM tenuifolium fruticescens, flore croceo.Dill. Elth.267.t.202.f.258.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMbicolorumfoliis subulatis punctatis lævibus distinctis, caule frutescente, corollis bicoloribus.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.470.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM tenuifolium fruticescens, flore croceo.Dill. Elth.267.t.202.f.258.
No 59No59
Contrary to theMesembryanthemum dolabriforme, lately figured in this work, this species expands its flowers in the day-time, and that only when the sun shines powerfully on them; on such occasions, the blossoms on the top of the branches being very numerous, exhibit a most splendid appearance.
It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, flowers in July, and is most readily propagated by cuttings.
Like most of the Cape plants, it requires the shelter of a green-house during the winter.
Lathyrus odoratus. Sweet Pea, or Vetchling.
Class and Order.
Diadelphia Decandria.
Generic Character.
Stylusplanus, supra villosus, superne latior.Cal.laciniæ superiores 2-breviores.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
LATHYRUSodoratuspedunculis bifloris, cirrhis diphyllis, foliolis ovato-oblongis, leguminibus hirsutis,Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.663.LATHYRUS distoplatyphyllos hirsutus mollis, magno et peramæno flore odoro.Comm. hort.2.p.219.t.80.
LATHYRUSodoratuspedunculis bifloris, cirrhis diphyllis, foliolis ovato-oblongis, leguminibus hirsutis,Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.663.
LATHYRUS distoplatyphyllos hirsutus mollis, magno et peramæno flore odoro.Comm. hort.2.p.219.t.80.
No 60No60
There is scarcely a plant more generally cultivated than theSweet Pea, and no wonder, since with the most delicate blossoms it unites an agreeable fragrance.
Several varieties of this plant are enumerated by authors, but general cultivation extends to two only, the one with blossoms perfectly white, the other white and rose-coloured, commonly called thePainted Lady Pea.
The Sweet Pea is described as a native of Sicily, the Painted Lady Variety as an inhabitant of Ceylon; they have both been introduced since the time ofParkinsonandEvelyn.
It is an annual, and not a very tender one; seedling plants sown in Autumn frequently surviving our winters.
As it is desirable to have this plant in flower for as great a length of time as possible, to have them early, we must sow them in the Autumn, either in pots or in the open border; if sown in pots, they can the more readily be secured from any severe weather, by placing them in a hot-bed frame, a common practice with gardeners who raise them for the London markets, in which they are in great request: others again should be sown early in the spring, and the sowings repeated every month; they grow readily in almost any soil or situation, and by this means may be had to flower most of the year through.
If sown in pots, care must be taken to water them frequently.
Iris ochroleuca. Tall Iris.
Class and Order.
Triandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Corolla6-petala, inæqualis, petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus.Stigmatapetaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata.Thunb. Diss. de Iride.
Corolla6-petala, inæqualis, petalis alternis geniculato-patentibus.Stigmatapetaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata.Thunb. Diss. de Iride.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
IRISochroleucaimberbis foliis ensiformibus, scapo subtereti germinibus hexagonis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.90.
IRISochroleucaimberbis foliis ensiformibus, scapo subtereti germinibus hexagonis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.90.
No 61No61
Of the several species of Iris cultivated in our gardens, this excels in point of height; we have taken our English name therefore from this character, and not from the termochroleuca, which, if translated, would be too expressive of the colour of the blossoms of theIris Pseudacorus, with which theochroleucahas some affinity in point of size as well as colour.
Notwithstanding Mr.Miller's description of hisorientalisaccords very badly with that ofLinnæus'sochroleuca, they have been generally considered in this country as one and the same plant, distinguished by the name ofPococke's Iris, Dr.Pocockebeing the person who, according toMiller, in his time first introduced it fromCarniola(by inadvertence speltCarolina, in the 6th 4to edition of the Dictionary). There are grounds, however, for suspecting some error in the habitat of this plant, for had it grown spontaneously in Carniola, it is not probable thatScopoliwould have omitted it in hisFlora Carniolica.
Leaving its place of growth to be more accurately ascertained hereafter, we shall observe, that it appears perfectly naturalized to this country, growing luxuriantly in a moist rich soil, and increasing, like most of the genus, very fast by its roots. It flowers later than most of the others.
Centaurea Glastifolia. Woad-Leaved Centaurea.
Class and Order.
Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua.
Generic Character.
Receptaculumsetosum.Pappussimplex.Corollæradii infundibuliformes, longiores, irregulares.
Receptaculumsetosum.Pappussimplex.Corollæradii infundibuliformes, longiores, irregulares.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
CENTAUREAglastifoliacalycibus scariosis, foliis indivisis integerrimis decurrentibus.Lin. Syst. Veg.p.787.Gmelin Sib.2.p.83.CENTAURIUM majus orientale erectum, glasti folio, flore luteo.Comm. rar.39.t.39.
CENTAUREAglastifoliacalycibus scariosis, foliis indivisis integerrimis decurrentibus.Lin. Syst. Veg.p.787.Gmelin Sib.2.p.83.
CENTAURIUM majus orientale erectum, glasti folio, flore luteo.Comm. rar.39.t.39.
No 62No62
Assumes the name ofglastifoliafrom the similitude which the leaves bear to those of theIsatis tinctoria, orWoad,Glastumof the old Botanists.
In this plant we have an excellent example of theFolium decurrensandCalyx scariosusofLinnæus, the leaves also exhibit a curious phenomenon, having veins prominent on both their sides; the scales of the calyx are moreover distinguished by a beautiful silvery appearance, which it is difficult to represent in colours.
It is a native of the East, as well as of Siberia; flowers with us in July, in the open border, and is readily propagated by parting its roots in autumn, which are of the creeping kind: requires no particular treatment.
Miller, in the last 4to edition of his Dictionary, enumerates aCent. glastifolia; but his description in detail, by no means accords with the plant.
Fragaria monophylla. One-Leaved Strawberry, or Strawberry of Versailles.
Class and Order.
Icosandria Polygynia.
Generic Character.
Calyx10-fidus.Petala5.Receptaculumfeminum ovatum, baccatum, deciduum.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
FRAGARIAmonophyllafoliis simplicibus.Lin. Syst. Veg.p.476. Le Fraisier de Versailles.Duchesne Hist. nat. des Frais,p.124.
FRAGARIAmonophyllafoliis simplicibus.Lin. Syst. Veg.p.476. Le Fraisier de Versailles.Duchesne Hist. nat. des Frais,p.124.
No 63No63
The first mention made of this Strawberry, we find inDuchesne'sHistoire naturelle des Fraisiers, where we have its complete history, and from which we learn, that it was originally raised by him at Versailles, in the Year 1761, from seeds of the Wood Strawberry.
From France this plant has been conveyed to most parts of Europe; how it has happened we know not, but it is certainly very little known in this country: in the 14th edit of theSyst. Veg.ofLinnæus, it appears as a species under the name ofmonophylla, originally imposed on it byDuchesne;Linnæus, however, has his doubts as to its being a species distinct from thevesca, and, in our humble opinion, not without reason; for it can certainly be regarded as a very singular variety only; its origin indeed is a proof of this; in addition to which we may observe, that plants raised from the runners will sometimes, though very rarely indeed, have three leaves instead of one: and it is observed by the very intelligent author of theHist. nat.abovementioned, that seedling plants sometimes produced leaves with three divisions, like those of the Wood Strawberry. Besides the remarkable difference in the number of the leaves in this plant, the leaves themselves are observed to be much smaller in the winter season, and their ribs less branched; the runners also are slenderer and more productive, and the fruit in general more oblong or pyramidal. As an object of curiosity, this plant is deserving a place in every garden of any extent; nor is its singularity its only recommendation, its fruit being equal to that of the finest Wood Strawberry, with which it agrees in the time of its flowering, fruiting, and mode of treatment.
Hemerocallis fulva. Tawny Day-Lily.
Class and Order.
Hexandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Corollacampanulata: tubo cylindrico.Staminadeclinata.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
HEMEROCALLISfulvafoliis lineari-subulatis carinatis, corollis fulvis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.339.LILIUM rubrum asphodeli radice.Bauh. Pin.80. The gold red Day-Lily.Park. Parad.p.148.t.149.f.5.
HEMEROCALLISfulvafoliis lineari-subulatis carinatis, corollis fulvis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.339.
LILIUM rubrum asphodeli radice.Bauh. Pin.80. The gold red Day-Lily.Park. Parad.p.148.t.149.f.5.
No 64No64
According toLinnæus, this species is a native of China.
It has long been inured to our climate, and few plants thrive better in any soil or situation, but a moist soil suits it best; its leaves on their first emerging from the ground, and for a considerable time afterwards, are of the most delicate green imaginable; the appearance which the plant assumes at this period of its growth is, indeed, so pleasing, that it may be said to constitute one half of its beauty; its blossoms which appear in July and August, are twice the size of those of theflava, of a tawny orange colour, without gloss or smell, the Petals waved on the edge, the flowers are rarely or never succeeded by ripe Capsules as in theflava, which is a circumstance that has been noticed byParkinson; when these several characters, in which thefulvadiffers so essentially from theflava, are attentively considered, we shall wonder thatLinnæuscould entertain an idea of their being varieties of each other.
TheHemerocallis fulva, from its size, and from the great multiplication of its roots, is best adapted to large gardens and plantations.
May be propagated by parting its roots in Autumn.
Clematis integrifolia. Entire-leaved Clematis, or Virgins-Bower.
Class and Order.
Polyandria Polygynia.
Generic Character.
Cal.0.Petala4. rarius 5.—vel 6.Sem.caudata.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
CLEMATISintegrifoliafoliis simplicibus ovato-lanceolatis, floribus cernuis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.512.CLEMATITIS cœrulea erecta.Bauh. Pin.300.CLEMATIS cœrulea Pannonica. The Hungarian Climer.Park. Parad.p.393.
CLEMATISintegrifoliafoliis simplicibus ovato-lanceolatis, floribus cernuis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.512.
CLEMATITIS cœrulea erecta.Bauh. Pin.300.
CLEMATIS cœrulea Pannonica. The Hungarian Climer.Park. Parad.p.393.
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TheClematis integrifoliais not an uncommon plant in the nurseries about London, and is deserving a place in gardens, if not for the beauty of its flowers, at least for their singularity.
It is a native of Germany, flowers in July, and is one of those hardy perennials which suit most people, requiring little more than an introduction.
Is propagated by parting its roots in Autumn.
Passiflora alata. Winged Passion-Flower.
Class and Order.
Gynandria Pentandria.
Generic Character.
Trigyna.Cal.5-phyllus.Petala5.Nectariumcorona.Baccapedicellata.
Specific Character.
PASSIFLORAalatafoliis indivisis cordatis integerrimis, petiolis quadriglandulosis, cauli membranaceo tetragono.
PASSIFLORAalatafoliis indivisis cordatis integerrimis, petiolis quadriglandulosis, cauli membranaceo tetragono.