nected; pollen bright yellow. Style smooth. Stigma
terminated in a long point. Seeds densely hairy,
crowned with a feathered pappus.
This very handsome and delightfully fragrant annual,
is particularly well adapted for ornamenting the flower
borders in Summer; it is rather more tender than the
more common Sweet Sultan, or C. moschata, and
thrives best in a warm dryish situation ; if sown in the
open ground, it should be in a border of light rich
earth, and as much exposed to the sun as possible;
if the Summer proves favourable, the plants will succeed
very well, growing to the height of a foot, or
18 inches, and continuing to bloom nearly all the
Summer. They may also be sown in pots, in a hothouse,
or green-house, or on a hot-bed that is often
appropriated to the raising of rather tender annuals ;
from thence they may be transplanted into the open
ground ; but this must be done before they get too
large, or they will not be likely to do so well; when
transplanted, they must be attended daily with water,
should the weather prove dry and warm.
This plant, like many others, seldom produces seeds
in any abundance ; this is owing to the pollen not
coming in contact with the stigmas; but is easily remedied
by touching the stigmas of one flower with the
pollen of another, by putting the two flowers together,
and tapping the heads with the finger; this must be
done when the sun is on them, as the pollen is then
perfect.
Our drawing was taken at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill,
last Summer.
1. Receptacle cut in two, to show the chaff. 2. Floret of the. disk spread
open. 3. Stamens spread open, showing the united anthers, and distinct filaments.
4. Seed crowned with a feathered pappus, and withered floret.
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