it i narrower than the outer ones. Corolla between campanulate
and funnel-form, 5-lobed, slightly crenulate,
limb of a bright azure blue; tube pale, or nearly white.
Stamens 5, unequal in length, inserted in the tube a
little above the b ase; filaments densely bearded near
the base, and smooth at the points ; anthers sagittate,
joined by their base to the filaments, 2-celled, bursting
111 front to discharge the pollen, which is composed of
small globular white grains. Style quite smooth, about
the length of the stamens. Stigma capitate, scarcely
lobed, papillose. Capsule smooth, 3-locular, with
2 seeds m each cell. Seed black, roughish, pubescent.
several plants of this beautiful annual were raised
this year, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from seeds
received from North America; we believe it to be a
new species, as we do not find it any where described:
It IS nearer related to I. hederacea than to any other
with which we are acquainted ; but the leaves of that
are deeply 3-lobed, while those of our plant are always
quite entire, more like I. purpurea, but broader, and
more taper-pointed.
Plants that were raised from seeds sown in April
began to flower in June, and continued to bloom till
tee end of September; some of the seeds were ripe the
beginning of July, and, for an experiment, we sowed
some ot them immediately, as soon as gathered : they
were up in 3 days, and began to flower in a fortnight
growing very strong, and continuing to bloom till near
tee middle ofOctober, and also ripened their seeds. The
flowers are in the greatest perfection early in the inorn-
mg, before the heat of the sun becomes too powerful
It will attain the height of 6 or 8 feet, if trained up a
stick, or wire, and thrives best in a warm border of
rich light earth.