Having three leaves growing together, it has been considered by many as
the _trifoliatus_ of LINNÆUS 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.