than the stamens. Stigma bifid, one point erect, the other
slightly recurved. Seeds 4, smooth and naked.
The present plant is a hardy biennial, native of Siberia,
and thrives well in the open borders in the common garden
soil, where it makes a pretty appearance, flowering from
June to August; in rich soil it will reach the height of
from two to three feet, but in poorer soil and a dry situation
it will be considerably less. Seeds of it ripen plentifully,
by which any number may be raised; those may he
sown in the open ground where they are to remain, or they
may be transplanted in various situations ; if sown early in
Spring, some of them will flower the following Autumn,
and the others early the next season; but if sown late in
Summer or Autumn, it will be late the following season
before they flower.
Our drawing was made at the Apothecaries’ Company’s
Garden at Chelsea, in July last.
1. Calyx. 2. Corolla spread open, to show the insertion o f the Stamens. 3. The
four naked seeds, terminated by the smooth Style and bifid Stigma.