5 green or brown stripes down the tube. Corolla of 5
petals, of a lively re d ; unguis about even with the calyx,
limb spreading. Stamens 5, inserted in the unguis;
filaments smooth, attached to the anthers by the b a c k ;
anthers exserted above the mouth. Styles 5, thickly
clothed with short gland-like hairs. Stigmas 5, green,
capitate.
Our drawing of this rare and beautiful species was
taken from a fine plant, at the Garden of t ie Apothecaries’
Company, at Chelsea; where it thrives well in
the open border, and flowers from July to October,
some of the flowering branches attaining to the height
of 18 inches; it thrives best in a light sandy soil, but
is slow of increase, except by seeds, which sometimes
ripen. The plants, when grown strong, will sometimes
bear dividing, by being carefully cut through the middle,
leaving a part of the root to each piece; the best
time for doing this is in October, as the plants then
make young roots by Spring; if they are divided in
Spring, they are very apt to die ofT, particularly if the
weather sets in dry and warm. The seeds should be
sown as early as possible, the latter end of February,
or beginning of March, if the weather prove mild; if
they are sown in pots, and kept in a frame, or the
greenhouse, till they come up, they will succeed b e s t;
planting them off in other pots, or in a bed of nice
light soil as soon as possible, as they are very liable to
die off if left too long in the seed-pots.
We have adopted the genus T a x a n t h e m a , of
Necker,^ from Mr. Brown’s Prodromus; the original
genus S t a t i c e of Tournefort, which we adopt, is
composed of the section A r m e r i a ; the division is also
adopted by the German Botanists, but they have
used A r m e r i a for a generic name, and continued
S t a t i c e to the spiked species.
1. The 3-forked Bracte, 2, Calyx. 3. Corolla spread open, showing the
insertion of the Stamens at the base of the petals. 4. Petal separate, with the
Stamen inserted in its base. 5. Germen terminated by the 5 Styles and capitate
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