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ovate, acute, more or less undulate and crenulate, overlapping
at the hase, of a pale rose colour. Stamens 6,
spreading; ^/amewZs fringed at the hase with long jointed
purple fringe, the upper part smooth; anthers 2-lo-
hed, crescent-shaped; pollen bright yellow. Germen
smooth and glossy. Style smooth, white, shorter than
the filaments. Stigma capitate, papillose.
This pretty perennial plant is a native of North
America, and is at present rather scarce in our collections,
though certainly deserving a place in them all,
particularly when grown and bloomed like the one from
which our figure was taken, which produced the largest
flowers, and in greater abundance, than any that we have
ever seen before; the plant was sent us from the Nursery
of Mr. Dennis, at Chelsea, in September last, and
it continued to produce its flowers in abundance till
the end of October. It thrives best in a soil composed
chiefly of peat; but having a little light turfy loam mixed
with it, and being a dwarf growing plant, is most
proper for the front of the flower borders, where it will
soon form a good tuft, and will be seen to most advantage;
it may be increased by dividing at the root.
1. The 3 outei’ segments of th e P erian th ium . 2. One o f the inne r petal-like
ones. 3. The 6 Stamens, the filaments bea rded with jo in ted hairs. 4. Germen,
terminated by the smooth slen d e r Style, and small cap itate Stigma.