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petaliformia, cucullato-bilabiata. Thunb. Diss. de Iride.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
IRIS sibirica imberbis foliis linearibus, scapo subtrifloro tereti, germinibus trigonis. Lin. Syst. Vegetab. p. 91.
IRIS pratensis angustifolia, non foetida altior. Bauh. Pin. 32.
IRIS bicolor. Miller's Dict. ed. 6, 4to.
The greater blue Flower-de-luce with narrow leaves. _Parkins. Parad. p. 185. fig. 2._
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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, called graminea; but the true graminea is a very different plant.
The Iris sibirica is 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.

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Narcissus major. Great Daffodil.
Class and Order.
Hexandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Petala 6 ?qualia: Nectario infundibuliformi, 1-phyllo. Stamina intra nectarium.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
NARCISSUS major foliis subtortuosis, spatha uniflora, nectario campanulato patulo crispo ?quante petala.
NARCISSUS major totus luteus calyce pr?longo. Bauhin Pin. 52.
NARCISSI sylvestris alia icon. Dodon. Stirp. p. 227.
The great yellow Spanish Bastard Daffodil. _Parkins. Parad. t. 101. fig. 1._
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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 the _Narcissus 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 the bicolor of LINN?US in 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 taken BAUHIN's name as the most expressive.
It varies with double flowers.

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Gentiana acaulis. Large-Flowered Gentian, or Gentianella.
Class and Order.
Pentandria Digynia.
Generic Character.
Corolla monopetala. Capsula bivalvis, 1-locularis. Receptaculis 2-longitudinalibus.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
GENTIANA acaulis corolla 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.
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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 name acaulis, 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; but MILLER says, the strongest and best plants are produced from seed.

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Cineraria lanata. Woolly Cineraria.
Class and Order.
Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua.
Generic Character.
Receptaculum nudum. Pappus simplex. Calyx simplex, polyphyllus, ?qualis.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
CINERARIA lanata caule suffruticoso, foliis subquinquelobis, subtus tomentosis; foliolis ad pedunculos lanatis.
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In the beauty of its blossoms, this species of Cineraria, 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 with Aphides, 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.

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Anemone sylvestris, Snowdrop Anemony.
Class and Order.
Polyandria Polygynia.
Generic Character.
Calyx nullus. Petala 6-9. Semina plura.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
ANEMONE sylvestris pedunculo nudo, feminibus subrotundis, hirsutis, muticis. Linn. Syst. Vegetab. p. 510.
ANEMONE sylvestris alba major. Bauh. Pin. p. 176.
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