Stigma a small simple point. Seeds 4, naked, smooth
and shining, enclosed in the calyx.
Our drawing of this beautiful species of Scutellaria
was taken at the Garden belonging to the Apothecaries’
Company, at Chelsea, last Summer, where it grew to
the height of about 18 inches, and continued to flower
all the latter part of Summer. It is a very handsome
plant, and its long spikes of purple flowers all leaning
to one side, make an elegant appearance ; like most
of the other species of the genus, the stem is suffru-
tescent at the base, and from thence branches in
various directions.
I t succeeds well in the open ground, and prefers a
rich light soil ; it may be increased by dividing it at
the root, or young cuttings planted under hand-glasses,
in the open ground, will soon strike root, managing
them, as was before directed in a former Number,
under S. orientalis ; it may also be increased by seeds,
which sometimes ripen plentifully.
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1. Calyx. 2. The same highly magnified, with the upper part turned back,
to show the 4 naked seeds. 3. Corolla spread open, to show the insertion of
the stamens. 4. Stamen detached. 5. The 4 naked Seeds. 6. Style.