which entitles it to a place in the gardens of the curious, in which it
is usually sown in the spring, with other hardy annuals.

It flowers in June and July.

The best mode of propagating it, is to, sow the seeds on the borders in
patches, where the plants are to remain; thinning them when they come
up, so as to leave only two or three together.




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ALYSSUM HALIMIFOLIUM. SWEET ALYSSUM.


_Class and Order._

TETRADYNAMIA SILICULOSA.

_Generic Character._

_Filamenta_ quædam introrsum denticulo notata. _Silicula_ emarginata.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

ALYSSUM _halimifolium_ caulibus suffruticosis, diffusis, foliis
lineari-lanceolatis integerrimis, villosiusculis, staminibus
simplicibus, siliculis subrotundis integris. _Hort. Kew. V. 2. p.