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Index Botanical Magazine, Vol. 2 Or Flower-Garden Displayed by William Curtis
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[49]Soldanella alpina. Alpine Soldanella. Class and Order. Pentandria Monogynia. Generic Character. Corolla campanulata, lacero-multifida. Caps. 1-locularis, apice multidentata. Specific Character and Synonyms.
 No49 Of this genus there is at present only one known species, the alpina here figured, which is a native of Germany, and, as its name imports, an alpine plant. Its blossoms are bell-shaped, of a delicate blue colour, sometimes white, and strikingly fringed on the edge. It flowers usually in March, in the open ground; requires, as most alpine plants do, shade and moisture in the summer, and the shelter of a frame, in lieu of its more natural covering snow, in the winter; hence it is found to succeed best in a northern aspect: will thrive in an open border, but is more commonly kept in pots. May be increased by parting its roots early in autumn. |
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