of it, which he has named in honour of SPIGELIUS, a Botanist of
considerable note, author of the _Ifagog. in yem herbar_. published at
_Leyden_ in 1633.

"This plant is not easily propagated in England, for the roots make but
slow increase, so that the plant is not very common in the English
Gardens at present; for although it is so hardy as to endure the cold of
our ordinary winters in the open air, yet as it does not ripen seeds,
the only way of propagating it is by parting of the roots; and as these
do not make much increase by offsets, so the plants are scarce; it
delights in a moist soil, and must not be often transplanted." _Miller's
Dict._

The scarcity of this plant, even now, is a proof of the justness of Mr.
MILLER's observation; it is in fact a very shy plant, and
scarcely to be kept in this country but by frequent importation.

It flowers in June and July.

[Footnote A: _Vid. Lewis's Mater. Medica._]




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COLUTEA ARBORESCENS. TREE COLUTEA, OR BLADDER SENNA.


_Class and Order._