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TheCotyledon orbiculatais one of our oldest succulents, being introduced as long since as 1690, by Mr.Bentick[C]: it still retains a place in most collections, deservedly indeed, for it has every claim to our notice; its appearance is magnificent, the glaucous colour of its foliage highly pleasing, its flowers large and of long duration; it blows freely, grows rapidly, is easily increased by cuttings, and will succeed in a house or window, with the common treatment of an African Geranium.
When suffered to grow, it will become a shrub of considerable size; but this is not necessary for its flowering, as young and small plants are disposed to throw out blossoms, which is not the case with a plant extremely similar to, and often confounded with it, viz. theCrassula Cotyledon, whose foliage indeed scarcely differs from our plant but in being finely dotted.
It is a native of the Cape, and flowers from June or July to September.
In theHort. Kew.of Mr.Aiton, four varieties are enumerated, differing chiefly in the form of their foliage.
[C]Ait. Kew.
[C]Ait. Kew.
Didynamia Angiospermia.
Cal.5-partitus.Cor.limbo 5-partito, subulato: laciniis superioribus 4 magis connexis.Caps.2-locularis, polysperma.
MANULEAtomentosafoliis tomentosis, caulibus foliosis, pedunculis multifloris.Linn. Mant. 420. Syst. Veget. ed. 14.Murr. p. 569.Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 356.
SELAGOtomentosafoliis obovatis crenatis, caule prostrato, racemis ramosis.Linn. Amœn. Acad. v. 6. p. 90.Sp. Pl. ed. 3. p. 877.
PLANTAPluk. Phyt. 319. f. 2.
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Linnæusdescribes this plant in theAmœnitates Academicæunder the name ofSelago tomentosa, by which name he continues to call it in the third edition of theSpec. Pl.in hisMantissahe describes it more minutely, and changes it to the GenusManulea, first established by him in the said work; he observes, that in this species the corolla is more regular than in the others.
Mr.Aitonregards it as a biennial, its stalk is a foot or a foot and a half high, and woolly, its branches are opposite, not alternate asLinnæusdescribes them; in this perhaps they may vary; leaves opposite, sessile, obovate, narrowing to the base, toothed on the edge, edge rolled back a little in the young leaves, flowers grow in a long thyrsus, from two to five proceed from one common short peduncle; they are at first lemon-coloured, or greenish yellow, finally deep orange;Linnæussays the whole of the plant except the corolla is woolly, the tube of that even is hairy, the segments are smooth, with their edges rolled back, the upper part of the tube in which the stamina are included is dilated somewhat, as is also the lower part, so that it is narrowest in the middle. The flowers which make their appearance from May to November are usually succeeded by seeds, by which the plant is propagated.
It is a native of the Cape, and, according to Mr.Aiton, was introduced by Mr.Masson, in 1774.
The blossoms have a singular but unpleasant smell, not perceivable at a distance.
The variety of pleasant colours so conspicuous in the flowers, renders this rare plant desirable to such as aim at a general collection.
Icosandria Polygynia.
Cal.5-fidus.Petala5.Baccacomposita acinis monospermis.
RUBUSodoratusfoliis simplicibus palmatis, caule inermi multifolio multifloro.Linn. Syst. Veg. ed. 14.Murr. p. 475.Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 210.
RUBUS odoratus.Corn. Canad. 149. t. 150.
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Botanists and Gardeners have given to this species of Rubus the name offlowering, not because it is the only one which produces flowers, but from its being regarded for its flowers merely; they indeed are so shewy, and so plentifully produced, that the plant has long been thought to merit a place in most shrubberies; to the various inhabitants of which, both in the largeness and elegant form of its leaves, and the colour of its blossoms, it forms a pleasing contrast.
It is extremely hardy, and easily propagated by suckers; the only care which it requires, is to keep it within proper bounds: young plants of it produce the largest and finest flowers.
It blossoms from June to September, is a native of different and distant parts of North-America, and was cultivated here by Mr.Miller, in 1739.
Cornutus, who first figured and described this plant, gave it the name ofodoratus, on account of the fragrance of its foliage; his words are "elegantissimi hujus folia fragrantissima sunt, paremque agrimonio odorato spirant odorem;" the fruit, rarely produced with us, he observes, is like the common Raspberry, but not so pleasant.
Didynamia Angiospermia.
Cal.5-phyllus.Cor.basis deorsum prominens nectarifera.Caps.2-locularis.
ANTIRRHINUMtriphyllumfoliis ternis ovatis.Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14.Murr. p. 555.Ait. Kew.
LINARIA triphylla minor lutea.Bauh. Pin. 212.
LINARIA triphylla cœrulea.Bauh. Pin. 212.
LINARIA hispanica.Clus. Hist. 1. p. 320.
LINARIA valentina. Tode Flaxe of Valentia.Park. Par. p. 268.
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TheAntirrhinum triphyllum, so called from the leaves growing by threes on the stalk (a character, by the bye, not very constant) was cultivated byParkinson, and described by him in hisParad. terr.He appears to have been a stranger to the particoloured variety now so generally cultivated as an ornamental annual in our gardens; in its wild state the flowers of thisAntirrhinumare of a yellow hue, with little or no purple in them, such indeed are frequently produced from seeds sown in our gardens.
It is a hardy annual, a native of Spain and Sicily, a plant of ready growth, requiring the common treatment of annuals sown in the Spring, and much disposed indeed to come up spontaneously where it has once grown; in sowing its seeds, care should be taken to preserve the produce of such flowers as have the most purple in them.
INDEX.In which the Latin Names of the Plants contained in theNinth Volumeare alphabetically arranged.Pl.295Agrostemma Cœli rosa.290Amaryllis lutea.294—— sarniensis.305—— equestris.319Anagallis Monelli.324Antirrhinum triphyllum.318Anthericum Liliastrum.293Catananche c[oe]rulea.291Capparis spinosa.321Cotyledon orbiculata.289Convolvulus linearis.313Daphne Cneorum.297Dianthus superbus.303Erica ampullacea.310Erinus alpinus.314Genista triquetra.300Gnaphalium eximium.299Hermannia alnifolia.304—— lavendulifolia.307—— althæifolia.312Linum flavum.320Lobelia Cardinalis.322Manulea tomentosa.301Melianthus minor.302Mimosa myrtifolia.317Ononis fruticosa.298Origanum Dictamnus.306Othonna pectinata.292Passerina grandiflora.309Pelargonium echinatum.315—— ceratophyllum.316Polygala chamæbuxus.311Robinia hispida.323Rubus odoratus.296Sempervivum tortuosum.308Verbena Aubletia.
In which the Latin Names of the Plants contained in theNinth Volumeare alphabetically arranged.
In which the Latin Names of the Plants contained in theNinth Volumeare alphabetically arranged.
INDEX.In which the English Names of the Plants contained in theNinth Volumeare alphabetically arranged.Pl.290Amaryllis yellow.294—— Guernsey.305—— Barbadoes.318Anthericum Savoy.291Caper Shrub.293Catananche blue.295Cockle smooth-leaved.289Convolvulus narrow-leaved.315Crane's-bill horn-leaved.300Cudweed giant.313Daphne trailing.298Dittany of Crete.310Erinus alpine.312Flax yellow.303Heath flask.299Hermannia alder-leaved.304—— lavender-leaved.307—— marshmallow-leaved.296Houseleek gouty.314Genista triangular-stalked.309Geranium prickly-stalked.320Lobelia scarlet.322Manulea woolly.301Melianthus small.316Milk-wort box-leaved.302Mimosa myrtle-leaved.321Navel-wort round-leaved.306Othonna wormwood-leaved.292Passerina great-flowered.319Pimpernel Italian.297Pink superb.323Raspberry flowering.317Rest-harrow shrubby.311Robinia rough-stalked.324Toad-flax three-leaved.308Vervain rose.
In which the English Names of the Plants contained in theNinth Volumeare alphabetically arranged.
In which the English Names of the Plants contained in theNinth Volumeare alphabetically arranged.