THE
Botanical Magazine;
OR,
Flower-Garden Displayed:
IN WHICH
The most Ornamental Foreign Plants, cultivated in the Open
Ground, the Green-House, and the Stove, are accurately represented in
their natural Colours.
TO WHICH ARE ADDED,
Their Names, Class, Order, Generic and Specific Characters, according to
the celebrated Linnæus; their Places of Growth, and Times of
Flowering:
TOGETHER WITH
THE MOST APPROVED METHODS OF CULTURE.
A WORK
Intended for the Use of such Ladies, Gentlemen, and
Gardeners, as wish to become scientifically acquainted with the
Plants they cultivate.
By WILLIAM CURTIS,
Author of the Flora Londinensis.
VOL. IV.
| Observe the rising Lily's snowy grace, |
| Observe the various vegetable race; |
| They neither toil nor spin, but careless grow, |
| Yet see how warm they blush! how bright they glow! |
| What regal vestments can with them compare! |
| What king so shining, or what queen so fair. |
Thomson.
LONDON:
Printed by Couchman and Fry, Throgmorton-Street. For
W. CURTIS, No 3, St. George's-Crescent, Black-Friars-Road; And Sold by
the principal Booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland.
M DCC XCI.
Lavatera Trimestris. Annual Lavatera.
Mimosa
Verticillata. Whorl'd-Leav'd Mimosa.
Lathyrus Tuberosus. Tuberous Lathyrus, or Pease Earth-Nut.
Cistus
Ladaniferus. Gum Cistus.
Convolvulus Purpureus. Purple Bindweed, or Convolvulus Major.
Silene
Pendula. Pendulous Catchfly.
Lathyrus Sativus. Blue-Flower'd Lathyrus, or Chichling-Vetch.
Limodorum Tuberosum. Tuberous-Rooted Limodorum.
Campanula Carpatica. Carpatian Bell-Flower.
Sedum
Anacampseros. Evergreen Orpine.
Strelitzia Reginæ. Canna-leaved Strelitzia.
General Description of the STRELITZIA REGINÆ.
Narcissus Incomparabilis. Peerless Daffodil.
Hyacinthus Racemosus. Starch Hyacinth.
Anemone Hortensis. Star Anemone, or Broad-Leav'd Garden Anemone.
Iberis
Gibraltarica. Gibraltar Candy-Tuft.
Alstrœmeria Ligtu. Striped-Flower'd Alstrœmeria.
Alyssum Deltoideum. Purple Alyssum.
Ixia
Flexuosa. Bending-Stalk'd Ixia.
Scilla
Campanulata.
Amaryllis Vittata. Superb Amaryllis.
Alyssum Utriculatum. Bladder-Podded Alyssum.
Catesbæa Spinosa. Thorny Catesbæa, or Lily-Thorn.
Rubus
Arcticus. Dwarf Bramble.
Hyacinthus Comosus. Two Coloured, or, Tassel Hyacinth.
Adonis
Vernalis.
Gladiolus Cardinalis. Superb Gladiolus; or, Corn-Flag.
Pelargonium Tetragonum. Square Stalked Geranium.
Hypericum Balearicum. Warty St. John's-Wort.
Kalmia
Hirsuta. Hairy Kalmia.
Alstrœmeria Pelegrina. Spotted-Flower'd Alstrœmeria.
Lupinus Luteus. Yellow Lupine.
Heliotropium Peruvianum. Peruvian Turnsole.
Scorzonera Tingitana. Tangier Scorzonera, or Poppy-Leav'd Vipers
Grass.
Pelargonium Glutinosum. Clammy Crane's Bill.
Ferraria Undulata. Curled Ferraria.
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