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of Flora which reminds os of the return of spring after the dark anddreary days of winter. This plant is also made double by cultivation,Put is not handsomer than the common wild one. The best time forPlanting the bulbs oi Snowdrops is in the month of September.

19. G ENTIANA verna. Versai. Gentian.— A delightful little plantof the fines* blue colour that Flora exhibits in all her glory: its scentis also delightful : it is somewhat scarce and difficult to procure ; butif more generally known, few gardens would be destitute of such atreasure. It is of tolerably easy culture, and grows well in loam: it>fi -mail, and is best kept i;i a pot.

20. GENTIANA Pneumonantke. Marsh Gentian. —Is also a beau-tiful plant, and grows well in any moist place. From its beautifulblue flowers it is well adapted to the flower garden : it delights in bogearth.

21. GERANIUM Phaum. Black-flowered Geranium. —This is sperennial, and makes a fine ornamental plant for the shrubbery : itwill grow in any soil and situation.

22. GLAUCIUM Phaniceum. Purple Horn Poppy. —An annualflower of singular beauty, and deserving a place in the flower garden,

23. GNAPHALIUM marganiaceum. American Cudweed. —ThisPlant affords beautiful white flowers, which drying and keeping theircolour, it is worth attention on that account, as it affords a pleasing"Variety with the different Xeranlhema, and others of the like class inwinter.

24. HIERACIUM aurantiacum. Grim-i he-Collier. —This is an oldinhabitant of our gardens, and affords a phasing variety.

25. HOTTONtA palustris. Water Violet. —This is a plant of sin-gular beauty in spring; it isanaquatiCj and makes a fine appearancein our ponds in the time of its bloom.

26. IBERIS amara. Candytuft. —An annual flower of considerablebeauty and interest. We have several varieties of this sold in the seed-shops.

27. IMPATIENS Noli me Tangere. —Avery curious flo-ver whichis grown as an annual. The construction of the seed vessel causing theseeds to be discharged with an elastic force is a pie sing phenomenon,

and bas given rise to its name, t. e. Tuuck-me-not.

28. LATHYRUS sylvestiis. — Everlasting Pea.— This is also agreat ornament, and frequently found in gardens; it grows very rea-dily from seeds sown in the spring of the year.

29. LEUCOJUM astivum. Summer Snow Flake. —"This is a verynoxious plant in the meadows where it grows wild. I have seen it in theiieighnouihood of VVooking in Surrey quite overpower the grass with itsberbage in the spring, and no kind of animal that we know of willeat it.