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pale yellow. Stamens 4, ascending, the 2 uppermost
rather longest, inserted in the mouth of the corolla,
and joined at the b a s e ; the 2 lower ones shorter,
inserted in the tube below the mouth; filaments h a iry ;
anthers incumbent. Seeds 4, smooth at the base,
points bearded. Style smooth, about the length of
the stamens. Stigma unequally forked.
The present rare and handsome species is a native
of the Levant; and, although it has been in our gardens
ever since the year 1731, it is now seldom to be
met with. For the opportunity of giving this figure,
we are obliged to Messrs.Whitley, Brames, and Milne,
at whose Nursery, at Fulham, it flowered luxuriantly,
this Summer, the plant having attained the height of 3
feet. We suspect one reason of its present scarcity to
be, its suffering from too much moisture in Winter; it is,
therefore, requisite to keep some plants of it in pots,
that they might be protected under frames in moist or
very cold weather. The best method of increasing it is
from seeds, which will ripen plentifully, if some pollen
be rubbed on the stigmas when in full bloom ; as soon
as gathered, they should be sown in pots, and preserved
under a frame in Winter, and they will make flowering
plants for the next Summer.
1. Calyx. 2. Corolla split open, showing the insertion of the stamens.
S. Stamen detached. 4. The 2 npper Stamens joined together, ahoat halfway
their length; the upper parts distinct. 5. Style and Stigma. 6. The 4-hearded
Seeds.