We first observed plants of this species, about
seven years back, at the Nursery of Messrs. Whitley and
Co. at Fulham ; where it was raised from seeds given
them by a friend, who collected them on the Carpathian
Mountains; it is nearly related to our British
species H. niger, but differs in that being biennial;
the present is annual. H. pallidas is also allied to it,
but its flowers are of a pale yellow, and not netted.
It only requires to be sown in the open ground; the
plants when come up, must be thinned out, so as to be
about 6 inches apart, or else they will be drawn up by
being too close together, and the plants will not be so
handsome, or flower so well. I f the seeds are sown
in Autumn, it will bloom early in Spring; if sown in
February, they will flower la te r; some may be sown
as late as May or June, to flower late in Autumn;
like other annuals, it is a good plan to sow them at
different seasons, so as to have a good succession of
flowers.
Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, where the
plants grew about 18 inches high, and produced
plenty of seeds.
1. Calyx. 2. Corolla split open, to show the insertion of the stamens. 3. Stamen
detached, showing the hairy filament. 4. Germen, Style, and fringed
capitate Stigma.
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