The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany . shment in 1838, from St. Petersburgh, o 2 100 LIN ARIA DELPHINOIDES. through the late Mr. Hunneman. Out of the whole packet of seed only oneplant was produced, and that was preserved in the cold frame during last winter,from which cuttings were struck in the spring, and which have- been covered withflowers for the last three months. They have been growing out of doors incommon garden soil. The plant has the appearance of being only biennial. Itappears to perfect many capsules of seeds, but it may be readily increased bycuttings, which strike f
The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany . shment in 1838, from St. Petersburgh, o 2 100 LIN ARIA DELPHINOIDES. through the late Mr. Hunneman. Out of the whole packet of seed only oneplant was produced, and that was preserved in the cold frame during last winter,from which cuttings were struck in the spring, and which have- been covered withflowers for the last three months. They have been growing out of doors incommon garden soil. The plant has the appearance of being only biennial. Itappears to perfect many capsules of seeds, but it may be readily increased bycuttings, which strike freely. Being a very free flowerer, and of low growth, it is well adapted for orna-menting the flower beds or borders. The authority for the specific name is Mr. Gay, as stated in the fourth indexof the St. Petersburgh Garden; but of what country it is a native we areunable to say. The etymology of the generic name Linaria, is given in vol. i. page 50 ; thespecific name delphinoides, alludes to the resemblance of the flowers to those 101 UMBILICUS SEMPERVIVUM. {Sempervivum-like Navelwort.)LINNEAN SYSTEM. ^ NATURAL ORDER. DECANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. CRASSULACE^E.—(Decand.) GENERIC CHARACTER. Umbilicus. (Dec.) Calyx 5-partitus. Corolla gamopetala cairspanulata 5-fida, lobis ovatisacutis erectis tubi circiter longitudine. Stamina 10 corollas inserta. Squamce 5 obtusse. Car-pella 5 apice attenuata, stylis subulatis.—Herbce Europse australis aut orientis indigense. Foliarosulata aut alterna integerrima aut subdentata. Flores albidi aut flavi, ramosi nec cymosi. Calyx 5-parted. Corolla gamopetalous, campauulate, 5-cleft, with ovate, acute, erect lobesabout the length of the tube. Stamens 10 inserted into the corolla. Scales 5, obtuse. Carpels5 attenuated at the apex, with awl-shaped styles.—Herbs natives of southern or eastern arranged in a rose-like manner, or alternate, very entire or somewhat toothed. Flowerswhitish, or yellow, branched, not cymose. SPE
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