ERYN'GIUM ALPI'NUM.
ALPINE ERYNGO.
Order.
DIGVNIA.
Natural Order.
CMBELLIFER*.
No. 428.
The Greek name, errigion, of Dioscorides ,whence ours has been deduced, is of too uncertainan origin for speculation at the present day.
The native country of this plant at once indicates,in a considerable degree, the propriety of its specificname. Switzerland yields us many alpine beauties.Indeed, with its mountains, its vallies, and itssouthern climate, it possesses such botanical ad-vantages, that it has been considered an epitome ofall Europe . It is truly said that no country ex-hibits so diversified an appearance as Switzerland .The vast chain of Alps , with enormous precipices,extensive regions of perpetual snow, and glaciersthat resemble seas of ice, are contrasted by the vine-yard, and cultivated field, the richly wooded brow,and the verdant and tranquil vale, with its happycottages and crystal streams.
The Eryngium alpinum, with its fine feathery in-volucre beautifully tinted with blue, long continu-ance in perfection, and general singularity of effect,is worthy of a place in every respectable garden.
It may be propagated by division of the roots,or by short cuttings of them; and also by seeds.
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 2, 117.
Class.
PENTANDRIA.