mineous crown, close pressed to the styles. Ovariums 2,
smooth and glossy. Styles 2, bearded with long white hairs,
and terminated by small black points, crowned by a 5-lobed
fleshy Stigma. ^
Our drawing of this beautiful and rare species, was taken
ffom a fine specimen sent us from the collection of the late
Robert Barclay, Esq. of Bury-hill, in July last, who received
it through Mr. Nuttall, from North America: it was oriffi-
nally introduced to this country in the year 1732, wherelt
was cultivated in the garden of Dr. James Sherard, at Eltham,
in Kent : but it has probably been frequently lost since that
time : m Mr. Barclay’s garden it was cultivated in peat
soil ; m which the greater part of the genus succeed better
than in any other: Pursh mentions it as growing inwetmea-
dows, on the edges of woods and ditches, from New England
to Virginia, flowering in July and August; it attains the
neight oi four or five feet, growing erect and stout; and may
be increased by dividing at the root.
For the derivation of the generic name, see folio 18, series
the second.
n.P„tV pubescent segments. 2. The rotate Corolla, showing its 5 seg-
T r t A J Crown, showing the 5 snbulate horns, that cnrvi inwards.
t ' 7 S.temens, shomng their winged sides. 5. The two Styles, clothed by a membra-
s h o w i n J t r i ’n™"'” "'^ by a large S-lobed Stigma. 6. The same divested of the c o v e S ,
showing the 2 Ovanums, with the hairy Styles, connected by the Stigma.