liveliest ornament of the rocks of our country, in early spring,
frequently blooming in great perfection, with flowers quite as large
as those of the figure, in crevices where it would seem impossible
for a blade of grass to receive sufficient sustenance to support life.
In such situations, secured from the sun, the stems and peduncles
are exceedingly delicate and tender, which causes them to droop
into a full arch by the weight of the flowers. In more sunny situations,
where they can command earth and water, the stems become
larger and more succulent ; and in gardens under cultivation,
are apt to lose their reddish-purple colour. The plant is
now frequently introduced into the borders of the cultivated grounds
in the neighbourhood of the natural situations in which it grows—
and assuredly no plant in our country is more deserving of attention
and cultivation than this, both on account of its elegance and
singularity, and its capability of enduring our winters ; added to this,
its early period of flowering, makes it highly ornamental, at a
period when few other showy plants are in bloom.
The figure represents the plant of its natural size, culled from an
exposed rock.
INDEX
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BOTANICAL NAMES AND SYNONYMS.
The synonyms are in italics.
A.
Æschynomene hispida 102
Andromeda arborea - 105
Aquilegia Canadensis 130
Alifanus vegetabilis, &c. 13
Aconitum helianthemum, &c. - 55
B.
Balsamona pinto - - - 63
c.
Chimaphila maculata 40
Coreopsis rosea - - 43
Cuphea viscocissima 63
Cleome dodecandra - 83
Corallodendron - - - - 10
Chrysanthemum Americanum^c* 55
D.
Doronicum Americanum, c. - 55
E.
Erythrina herbacea - 10
Echites difformis 37
Erythronium Americanum - 116
G.
Gratiola aurea - - 71
Gratiola inæqualis ? - 109
Gratiola anagallidea 109