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broadest and blunt, inner ones terminated bluntly into a
short point. Corolla campanulate, limb 5-lobed, spreading,
of a bright flesh colour, with a white stripe in each.
Stamens 5, inserted in the tube ; filaments broadest at
the base, glandularly pubescent, the upper part smooth ;
anthers sagittate. Style quite smooth, longer than the
stamens. Stigmas 2, oblong, blunt, very rugged.
This beautiful plant, so nearly related to the C. Soldanella
of our own country, is a native of the shores of
New Holland ; the plant from which our drawing was
made, was raised from seeds in 1822, at the Nursery of
Mr. Colvill ; the seeds were given to him by E. Barnard,
Esq., with seeds of many other curious plants ; it stands
well in the open borders, except in very severe Winters,
such as the last, when all the plants that were not covered
were killed by the frost ; so that, in severe weather,
they should be covered with a little loose dung, or
litter o f any kind, that will keep the frost from the roots ;
or some plants may be preserved in frames through the
Winter, and turned out in the borders in Spring; it is a
desirable plant for covering a naked bank in Summer, as
its branches lay flat on the ground, are very numerous,
and extend to a great length ; it is readily increased hy
dividing the roots. Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill,
in August, 1825.
So many beautiful plants from New Holland having
been lately introduced, the whole of which are the most
desirable plants for a Greenhouse or Conservatory, and
many of them may be grown in the open air, so as to
be protected with a covering in Winter; that we have
it in contemplation to publish a periodical work entirely
on New Holland plants, with figures and descriptions,
and the best method of cultivating each particular species
; so that Ladies or Gentlemen may select from the
work the plants that they most admire ; and, at the same
time, may be acquainted with the right method of cultivating
them.
I . The two Brac tes a t th e base o f the Calyx. 2. The Calyx, showing th e 6
blu n t segments. 3. Corolla spread open, divested o f th e u p p e r p a rt, showing
th e insertion o f th e 5 S tam en s ; th e filaments d ilated a t the base, w here they a re
glandularly pubescent. 4. S ty le , te rm in a ted by two oblong b lu n t rugged Stigmas.