The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . )rising that it has so long been a stranger to our is the species known as iheMits tenorka^na. It is a native of Naples, and was introduced to Englishgardens in 1822. In habit it is smaller, in both leaf and DECEMBER. 555 stem and flower than the annual sorts; Init it has a morediffuse growth, and the foliage is neat and glossy, forming adense tuft of green, ornamental even when out of flower. This species (fig. 21) grows freely in any good gardensoil, and flowers profusely for a
The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . )rising that it has so long been a stranger to our is the species known as iheMits tenorka^na. It is a native of Naples, and was introduced to Englishgardens in 1822. In habit it is smaller, in both leaf and DECEMBER. 555 stem and flower than the annual sorts; Init it has a morediffuse growth, and the foliage is neat and glossy, forming adense tuft of green, ornamental even when out of flower. This species (fig. 21) grows freely in any good gardensoil, and flowers profusely for a great length of time. Theblossoms are pure white, but the bright red calyxes of theunopened buds give a beautiful pink tinge to those which arefully expanded, and they change to pink as they die IBERIS TENOKEANA. As the plants only throw up a single woody stem, andrarely produce seed, it is propagated by cuttings, taken off inAugust, and when rooted planted out in the open grows about 8 inches high, and is perfectly hardy. As an early spring blooming plant it is a very fine additionto the greenhouse. Cuttings, potted off as soon as rooted,wintered in a cold frame, and taken into the house in Feb-ruary or March will flower beautifully in April and May, andif then turned into the ground will bloom again nearly allsummer. It is well worth a place in every collection. 556 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. IN-DOOR GARDENING. FROM THK GARDENERS CHRONICLE. Many in-door gardeners liave a great ambition to grow Treemignonette. I think myself it is a charming thing to do;but I am very doubtful as to its success when the lady gar-dener is apt to be away from home for a month or two nowand then. It is of all plants one that most requires care, forthe first year at least. I have how
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