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8. BUTOMUS iimbella/us. This is an aquatic, and uoll adapted toornament pieces of water. Its beautiful flowers in the summer monthsare inferior to scarcely any plants growing in such places, and its fo-liage will form protection for any birds, &c. which are usually kept insuch places. It is easily propagated by planting it in such places.
9. CALTHA pcdusiris. Marsh Marigold. —This tine yellow floweris also made double by culture, and finds a place in the (lower garden.
10. CHEIKANTHUS fruticulosus. WaeIvFLOWer. — is a plant pos-sessing great beauty, and very interesting on account of its fine scent.We have this plant also improved by culture, making many fine dou-ble varieties. It is a biennial, and easily raised from seed-, whichshould be sown in June. The double varieties are cultivated by cuttingsof the branches.
11. CYPRIPEDIUM Calceolus. Ladies Slipper.— A flower of mostuncommon beauty, but is now become scarce ; it is a native of triewoods near Skipton in Yorkshire, but has been so much sought for bythe lovers of plants as to become almost extinct. It is difficult to pro*pagate; but when the plants have been fur some years growing, will ad-mit of being parted, so that it may be increased in that way: it willnot bear to be often removed, and should be left to grow in the sameplace for several years without being disturbed. It succeeds best in bogearth or rotten leaves.
12. DELPHINIUM Ajacis. Larkspur.— Thfe is also an annualflower, affording a pleasing variety in the flower garden iu the summermonths. For its culture, see p. 188.
13. DIANTHUS Caryophyllus. The Carnation. — All our fine va-rieties of the Carnation are the produce of this plant.
The common single variety produces seed in great abundance, butthe improved double varieties are sparing in produce: the fine kinds ofthis flower are reared by layers put down about the month of July jthey may also be propagated by cuttings, hut the other is the most eli-gible and certain mode.
14. EPILOBIUM angustifoUum, A plant of singular ornament. Thereis also a white variety of this found in gardens,
15. ERICA vulgaris. There is now hi cultivation in the gardens .idouble-flowering variety of this plant, which is highly interesting and ofsingular beauty. It grows readily in bog earth, and is raised by layers.
16. ERICA Daboecia. Irish Heath. —A plant of singular beautyand of easy culture ; and being of small growth and almost constantlyin bloom, has also obtained a place in the shrubbery.
17. FR1TILLAKIA Meleagris. A very ornamental bulbous plant,of which the Dutch gardeners have many improved varieties, varyingin the colour and c ize of the blossoms . these are usually imported inAugust, andshould he immediately planted, as the bulbs will not keeplong when out of ground, unless they are covered with sand.
18. GALANTHUS nivalis. Snowdrop. —The iirst of the productions