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This very pretty little plant was raised ft’ora seed at
th eN n r s e r y ^M r . Colvill, in 1824; the ®«eds wer^
procured by Mr. Hunneman, who received them from
Germany, under the name that we have adopted , we
do not find any character that wdl agree with the plant
either in Rcemer and Schulte’s, or m
gel’s Systema Vegetabilium; ^ tth e r e fo r e believe it to
be a new species. The plants b e p n to Aower j h e i
they were scarcely two inches in height; ^ d / h e t o -
lowing Spring they began flowering in
continued to flower all the Summer and till the md-
dle of November ; we believe it will prove perenmal,
but are not certain whether it may be than biennial
; our plants have ripened abundance of //e d s , s
that there will be no danger of their F f
consider it as one of the most beautiful little plafo^
for adorning rock-work; it also
nearance when grown in small pots , the best sou lor
F.“ a „ iitu v e & light aaudy loam and P - h ot a j l
Other lisht s o il: the seeds of it sown as soon as ii-
pened, will make nice flowering plants for the next
Snrins, if kept in a sheltered situation. .
Several species of this genus are natives of Britain;
they are all very handsome annuals, and well deserving
a place in the Flower-garden amongst other hardy
annuals, much more so than many * a t are there
tivated; one reason Ave suspect is, that they aie not
sufficiently well known ; but we are in hopes that this
hint will bring them into notice.
showing its twisted anthers.
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