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 ANTIRRHINUM TRISTE. MELANCHOLY OR BLACK-FLOWER’D TOAD-FLAX.

Receives its name of trifle from the ombre appearance of its flowers; but this mut be undertood when placed at ome little ditance, for, on a near view, the principal colour of the blooms is a fine rich brown, inclined to purple.

Is a native of Spain, and of coure a green-houe plant with us, but it mut not be too tenderly treated, as it loes much of its beauty when drawn up, it hould therefore be kept out of doors when the eaon will admit, as it only requires helter from evere frot, and that a common hot-bed frame will in general ufficiently afford it.

It flowers during mot of the ummer months; as it rarely or never ripens its feeds with us, the uual mode of propagating it, is by cuttings, which trike readily enough in the common way.

relates that it was firt introduced into this country by, from Gibraltar eeds.