_Specific Character and Synonyms._ CATANANCHE caerulea squamis calicis inferioribus ovatis. _Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14._ _Murr. p. 722._ _Ait. Kew. v. 3. p. 134._ CHONDRILLA caerulea cyani capitulo. _Bauh. Pin. 130._ [Illustration: N^o. 293] The _Catananche caerulea_ is a native of the South of France, where it grows in hilly situations that are stony: it is a perennial herbaceous plant, moderately hardy, and has long been cultivated in our gardens, Mr. Aiton says, by Parkinson in 1640: Miller, who treats of it in his Dictionary, describes it as a pretty ornament to a garden, and one that is easily kept within bounds; there is certainly much about it to excite our admiration, more especially in the structure of the calyx, and the florets: the flowers, which are of a pale blue colour with a dark eye, make their appearance from July to October. It is propagated by seeds, which Miller recommends to be sown in the Spring; the seedlings should be transplanted in the Autumn, into the borders where they are to remain; it may also be increased by slips: the plant requires a situation moderately dry, and is most productive of flowers and seeds when it stands long in one spot. In the 14th _edit._ of the _Systema Vegetab._ of Prof. Murray, mention is made of a variety with double flowers, which we believe has not been seen in this country. [294] Amaryllis Sarniensis. Guernsey Amaryllis. _Class and Order._ Hexandria Monogynia. _Generic Character._ _Cor._ hexapetaloidea irregularis. _Filamenta_ fauci tubi inserta declinata inaequalia proportione vel directione. _Linn. fil. Ait. Kew. p. 415._ _Specific Character and Synonyms._ AMARYLLIS _sarniensis_, petalis linearibus planis, staminibus pistilloque rectiusculis corolla longioribus, stigmatibus partitis revolutis. _Linn. fil. Ait. Kew. v. 1. p. 420. Thunb. Jap. p. 131._ LILIUM sarniense. _Dougl. Monogr. t. 1, 2._ NARCISSUS japonicus rutilo flore. _Corn. Canad. Kaempf. Amaen. p. 872._ [Illustration: N^o. 294]