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hairy within, and bearded at the month ; limb 5-parted,
npper lacinia: erect, or slightly reflexed, linear, acnte ;
lower ones ovate, bluntish, spreading. Stamens 5 ;
filaments distinct, hairy at the base : anthers coimecteA.
Germen ribbed. Style smooth. Stigma 2-lobed,
fringed. Capsule inflated, nearly globular, crowned
with the calyx.
Our drawing of this pretty annual plant was taken
at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, last Autumn, where.it
was raised from seeds received from North America.
It is quite hardy, and may be sown in the open borders
the latter end of March, or beginning of April; it
prefers a rich light soil, and an open situation, as much
exposed to the sun as possible; for if it grow iu too
shady an aspect, the seed will scarcely come to perfection,
as its time of flowering is late in the season.
It might also be sown in pots early in Spring, and
brought forward in a greenhouse, or frame, and afterwards
planted into the borders; by that means the
plants will flower earlier, and the seeds will be more
likely to come to maturity.
1. Calyx. 2. Corolla spread open. 3. Stamens, showing the distinct Filaments
and united Anthers. 4. Germen, terminated by the Style and Stigma.
5. Ripe Capsule.
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