pubescent. Calyx 5-cleft, striated, pubescent, upper
segment double the width of the others, bluntish;
lower ones taper-pointed, mucronate. Corolla tubular,
inflated at the mouth, 2-lipped; upper lip emarginate,
concave, doubling in so as to enclose the stamens;
lower lip 3-lobed, end lobe very broad, emarginate,
recurved, side ones short and blunt, rounded. Stamens
4, inserted in the mouth, 2 a little longer than
the others, declining: filaments bearded at the base,
and smooth from about the middle; anthers incumbent.
Style smooth and glossy. Stigma 2-cleft, with acute
points.
A beautiful hardy annual, native of the Levant, and
seldom now to be met with in any collection, which
is rather surprising, as it is much more showy than
many others that are now generally cultivated ; it only
requires to be sown in the open borders in the common
garden soil, and to be kept clear of weeds; the best
time for sowing the seeds is the beginning of March,
if the weather proves favourable; the plants will then
get strong, and flower abundantly all the latter part of
Summer.
A patch of these plants were grown this last Summer
at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from whence our
drawing was made. They grew to the height of from
18 inches to 2 feet, branching on every side, and were
covered with flowers nearly the whole of their length
at the same time, which made an elegant appearance.
Our Figure cannot do justice to the original for want
of room; but from it may be inferred what the plants
really were.
in i ' op™- to show the
6 The 4 naked Seeds*""’ d e t^ b e d . 5. Style, and cleft Stigma.