No 66No66
This species of Passion-flower is one of those which have been introduced into the English gardens since the time ofMiller; if it does not equal thecœruleain elegance, it excels it in magnificence, in brilliancy of colour, and in fragrance, the blossoms being highly odoriferous: as yet, it is by no means so general in this country, as its extraordinary beauty merits, we have seen it flower this year, both summer and autumn, in great perfection in the stove of our very worthy friendJames Vere, Esq. Kensington-Gore; at the Physic Garden, Chelsea; and at Mr.Malcom's, Kennington; at Chelsea, in particular, it afforded the richest assemblage of foliage and flowers we ever saw.
It appears to the greatest advantage, when trained up an upright pole, nearly to the height of the back of the stove, and then suffered to run along horizontally.
By some it has been considered as a variety only of thePassiflora quadrangularis, others, with whom we agree in opinion, have no doubt of its being a very distinct species; it differs from thequadrangularis, in having leaves more perfectly heart-shaped, and less veiny; in having four glands on the foot-stalks of the leaves, instead of six; and in not producing fruit with us, which thequadrangularishas been known frequently to do.
The Nursery-men report, that this species was first raised in this country, by a gentleman in Hertfordshire, from West-India seeds.
The usual mode of propogating it here, is by cuttings.
Mesembryanthemum pinnatifidum. Jagged-leaved Fig-Marigold.
Class and Order.
Icosandria Pentagynia.
Generic Character.
Cal.5-fidus.Petalanumerosa linearia.Caps.carnosa infera polysperma.
Specific Character.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMpinnatifidumfoliis pinnatifidis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.470.Suppl.p.260.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMpinnatifidumfoliis pinnatifidis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.470.Suppl.p.260.
No 67No67
This species ofMesembryanthemum, so different in the shape of its foliage from all the others hitherto introduced into this country, is first described in theSupplementum Plantarumof the youngerLinnæus, from which we learn that it grew in the Upsal Garden, into which it was most probably introduced by professorThunberg, as on his authority it is mentioned as a native of the Cape of Good Hope.
Mr.Zier, Apothecary, of Castle-Street, was so obliging as to present me this summer with the seeds of this curious plant, I sowed them in a pot of earth, plunged in a tan pit, whose heat was nearly exhausted; they quickly vegetated, and though the summer was far advanced, they proceeded rapidly into flower, and bid fair to produce ripe seeds, as the Capsules have long since been formed.
The whole plant is sprinkled over with glittering particles like the ice plant, to which it bears some affinity in its duration, being an annual and requiring the same treatment.
The blossoms are small and yellow, and if the weather be fine, open about two or three o'clock in the afternoon, the stalks are of a bright red colour, and the foliage yellowish green.
Sempervivum arachnoideum. Cobweb Houseleek.
Class and Order.
Dodecandria Dodecagynia.
Generic Character.
Cal.12-partitus.Petala12.Caps.12. polyspermæ.
Specific Character.
SEMPERVIVUMarachnoideumfoliis pilis intertextis, propaginibus globosis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.456.SEDUM montanum tomentosum.Bauh. Pin.284.
SEMPERVIVUMarachnoideumfoliis pilis intertextis, propaginibus globosis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab.p.456.
SEDUM montanum tomentosum.Bauh. Pin.284.
No 68No68
By the old Botanists, this plant was considered as aSedum; and to this day it is generally known in the gardens by the name of theCobweb Sedum, though its habit or general appearance, independent of its fructification, loudly proclaims it aHouseleek.
In this species the tops of the leaves are woolly; as they expand they carry this woolly substance with them, which being thus extended, assumes the appearance of a cobweb, whence the name of the plant.
Like most of the Houseleeks it is best kept in a pot, or it will grow well and appear to great advantage on a wall or piece of rock-work; the more it is exposed to the sun, the more colour will enliven its stalks and foliage, and the more brilliant will be its flowers; the latter make their appearance in July.
It is propagated by offsets which it sends forth in abundance.
It is no uncommon practice to treat this beautiful species of Houseleek, as a native of a warm climate; under such an idea we have seen it nursed up in stoves, while the plant spontaneously braves the cold of the Switzerland Alps.
Rosa muscosa. Moss Rose.
Class and Order.
Icosandria Polygynia.
Generic Character.
Petala5.Cal.urceolatus, 5-fidus, carnosus, collo coarctatus.Sem.plurima, hispida, calycis interiori lateri affixa.
Petala5.Cal.urceolatus, 5-fidus, carnosus, collo coarctatus.Sem.plurima, hispida, calycis interiori lateri affixa.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
ROSAmuscosacaule petiolisque aculeatis, pedunculis calycibusque pilosissimis.Miller's Dict.
ROSAmuscosacaule petiolisque aculeatis, pedunculis calycibusque pilosissimis.Miller's Dict.
No 69No69
If there be any one genus of plants more universally admired than the others, it is that of the Rose—where is the Poet that has not celebrated it? where the Painter that has not made it an object of his imitative art?
In the opinion ofMiller, the Moss Rose, or Moss Province, as it is frequently called, is a perfectly distinct species;Linnæusconsiders it as a variety only of thecentifolia: as it is found in our Nurseries in a double state only, and as we are ignorant of what country it is the produce, the decision of this matter must be left to future observation and inquiry.
Though it may not increase so fast by suckers, nor be increased so readily by layers, as thecentifolia, there is no difficulty in propagating it either way; the latter mode is usually adopted.
Mesembryanthemum Barbatum. Bearded Fig-Marigold.
Class and Order.
Icosandria Pentagynia.
Generic Character.
Cal.5-fidus. Petala numerosa, linearia.Caps.carnosa, infera, polysperma.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMbarbatum, foliis subovatis papulosis distinctis, apice barbatis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.469.MESEMBRYANTHEMUM radiatum, ramulis prolixis recumbentibus.Dillen. Hort. Elth.245.t.190.f.234.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUMbarbatum, foliis subovatis papulosis distinctis, apice barbatis.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.469.
MESEMBRYANTHEMUM radiatum, ramulis prolixis recumbentibus.Dillen. Hort. Elth.245.t.190.f.234.
No 70No70
The leaves of this species have small hairs, issuing like rays from their points, whence its name ofbarbatum; there are two others figured byDillenius, whose leaves have a great similarity of structure, and which are considered byLinnæusas varieties of this species; our plant is theStellatumofMiller'sDict.ed.6. 4to.
Like most of this tribe it inhabits the Cape, flowers in July, and is readily propagated by cuttings.
Statice sinuata. Purple-cup't Statice, or Thrift.
Class and Order.
Pentandria Pentagynia.
Generic Character.
Cal.1-phyllus, integer, plicatus, scariosus.Petala5.Sem.1. superum.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
STATICEsinuatacaule herbaceo, foliis radicalibus alternatim pinnato sinuatis: caulinis ternis triquetris subulatis decurrentibus.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.301.LIMONIUM peregrinum foliis asplenii.Bauh. Pin.192.LIMONIUM Rauwolfii Marsh Buglosse.Parkins. Parad.p.250.
STATICEsinuatacaule herbaceo, foliis radicalibus alternatim pinnato sinuatis: caulinis ternis triquetris subulatis decurrentibus.Lin. Syst. Vegetab.p.301.
LIMONIUM peregrinum foliis asplenii.Bauh. Pin.192.
LIMONIUM Rauwolfii Marsh Buglosse.Parkins. Parad.p.250.
No 71No71
That this singular species ofStaticewas long since an inhabitant of our gardens, appears fromParkinson, who in hisGarden of Pleasant Flowers, gives an accurate description of it, accompanied with an expressive figure; since his time it appears to have been confined to few gardens: the nurserymen have lately considered it as a newly-introduced species, and sold it accordingly.
It is one of those few plants whose calyx is of a more beautiful colour than the corolla (and which it does not lose in drying); it therefore affords an excellent example of thecalyx coloratus, as also ofscariosus, it being sonorous to the touch.
Being a native of Sicily, Palestine, and Africa, it is of course liable to be killed with us in severe seasons, the common practice is therefore to treat it as a green-house plant, and indeed it appears to the greatest advantage in a pot; it is much disposed to throw up new flowering stems; hence, by having several pots of it, some plants will be in blossom throughout the summer; the dried flowers are a pretty ornament for the mantle-piece in winter.
Though a kind of biennial, it is often increased by parting its roots, but more advantageously by seed; the latter, however, are but sparingly produced with us, probably for the want, asParkinsonexpresses it, "of sufficient heate of the Sunne."
Helleborus lividus. Livid or purple Hellebore.
Class and Order.
Polyandria Polygynia.
Generic Character.
Cal.nullus.Petala-5. sive plura.Nectariabilabiata, tubulata.Caps.polyspermæ, erectiusculæ.
Cal.nullus.Petala-5. sive plura.Nectariabilabiata, tubulata.Caps.polyspermæ, erectiusculæ.
Specific Character.
HELLEBORUSlividuscaule multifloro folioso, foliis ternatis.Ait. Hort.Kew. ined.2.p.272.
HELLEBORUSlividuscaule multifloro folioso, foliis ternatis.Ait. Hort.Kew. ined.2.p.272.
No 72No72
It is not a little extraordinary that this plant which has for many years been cultivated in this country, should have escaped the notice ofLinnæus; it is equally wonderful that we should at this moment be strangers to its place of growth.
Having three leaves growing together, it has been considered by many as thetrifoliatusofLinnæusbut histrifoliatusis a very different plant, a native of Canada, producing small yellow flowers.
It has been usual to treat this species as a green-house plant, or at least to shelter it under a frame in the winter; probably it is more hardy than we imagine.
It is propagated by parting its roots in autumn, and by seeds, though few of the latter in general ripen, nor do the roots make much increase—to these causes we must doubtless attribute its present comparative scarcity.
It flowers as early as February; on which account, as well as that of its singularity, it is a very desirable plant in collections.
In which the Latin Names of the Plants contained in theSecond Volumeare alphabetically arranged.
Pl.47Amaryllis formosissima.54Anemone sylvestris.41Calceolaria pinnata.42Camellia japonica.62Centaurea glastifolia.37Chironia frutescens.53Cineraria lanata.43Cistus incanus.65Clematis integrifolia.45Crocus vernus.44Cyclamen persicum.39Dianthus Caryophyllus, var.63Fragaria monophylla.52Gentiana acaulis.55Geranium striatum.56—— lanceolatum.72Helleborus lividus.64Hemerocallis fulva.61Iris ochroleuca.50—— sibirica.58—— spuria.60Lathyrus odoratus.46Leucojum vernum.70Mesembryanthemum barbatum.59—— bicolorum.67—— pinnatifidum.51Narcissus major.48—— triandrus.57Papaver orientale.66Passiflora alata.69Rosa muscosa.49Soldanella alpina.68Sempervivum arachnoideum.71Statice sinuata.40Trillium sessile.38Viburnum Tinus.
In which the English Names of the Plants contained in theSecond Volumeare alphabetically arranged.
Pl.47Amaryllis Jacobean.54Anemony Snowdrop.42Camellia Rose.43Centaurea woad-leaved.37Chironia shrubby.53Cineraria woolly.43Cistus, hoary or rose.65Clematis, or Virgin's-bower entire-leaved.45Crocus spring.44Cyclamen Persian.51Daffodil great.48—— reflexed.64Day-lily tawny.39Franklin's Tartar.70Fig-marigold bearded.67—— jagged-leaved.59—— two-coloured.52Gentian large-flowered, or Gentianella.56Geranium spear-leaved.55—— striped.68Houseleek cobweb.72Hellebore, livid or purple.50Iris Siberian.58—— spurious.61—— tall.38Laurustinus common.66Passion-flower winged.60Pea, or Vetchling sweet.57Poppy eastern.69Rose moss.41Slipper-wort pinnated.46Snow-flake spring.49Soldanella alpine.63Strawberry one-leav'd.40Trillium sessile.71Thrift purple-cup't.