Polygynia.~

_Generic Character._

_Cal._ nullus. _Petala_-5. sive plura. _Nectaria_ bilabiata, tubulata.
_Caps._ polyspermae, erectiusculae.

_Specific Character._

HELLEBORUS _lividus_ caule multifloro folioso, foliis ternatis. _Ait.
Hort. Kew. ined. 2. p. 272._

[Illustration: 72]

It is not a little extraordinary that this plant which has for many
years been cultivated in this country, should have escaped the notice of
LINNAEUS; it is equally wonderful that we should at this moment
be strangers to its place of growth.

Having three leaves growing together, it has been considered by many as
the _trifoliatus_ of LINNAEUS but his _trifoliatus_ is a very
different plant, a native of Canada, producing small yellow flowers.

It has been usual to treat this species as a green-house plant, or at
least to shelter it under a frame in the winter; probably it is more
hardy than we imagine.

It is propagated by parting its roots in autumn, and by seeds, though
few of the latter in general ripen, nor do the roots make much
increase--to these causes we must doubtless attribute its present
comparative scarcity.

It flowers as early as February; on which account, as well as that of
its singularity, it is a very desirable plant in collections.

INDEX.

In which the Latin Names of the Plants contained in the _Second Volume_
are alphabetically arranged.

_Pl._

47 Amaryllis formosissima.
54 Anemone sylvestris.
41 Calceolaria pinnata.
42 Camellia japonica.
62 Centaurea glastifolia.
37 Chironia frutescens.
53 Cineraria lanata.
43 Cistus incanus.
65 Clematis integrifolia.
45 Crocus vernus.
44 Cyclamen persicum.
39 Dianthus Caryophyllus, var.
63 Fragaria monophylla.
52 Gentiana acaulis.
55 Geranium striatum.
56 ---- lanceolatum.
72 Helleborus lividus.
64 Hemerocallis fulva.
61 Iris ochroleuca.
50 ---- sibirica.
58 ---- spuria.
60 Lathyrus odoratus.
46 Leucojum vernum.
70 Mesembryanthemum barbatum.
59 ---- bicolorum.
67 ---- pinnatifidum.
51 Narcissus major.
48 ---- triandrus.
57 Papaver orientale.
66 Passiflora alata.
69 Rosa muscosa.
49 Soldanella alpina.
68 Sempervivum arachnoideum.
71 Statice sinuata.
40 Trillium sessile.
38 Viburnum Tinus.

INDEX.

In which the English Names of the Plants contained in the _Second
Volume_ are alphabetically arranged.

_Pl._

47 Amaryllis Jacob