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Ovarium conical, smooth. Style smooth, slender, about the
length of the tube. Stigma slightly exserted, 3-clcft, tlie segments
spreading.
We do not know of any modern figure of the present
pretty species, a native of North America, growing in wet
meadows in Carolina, and on the mountains of Virginia, according
to Pursh, flowering from June to August: our drawing
was taken from a plant at the Nursery of Mr. W. Russell,
of Battersea, who had a fine bed of it in full bloom, that
contained more plants of it than we have ever seen together
in any other collection : it is a very handsome plant, readily
distinguished from most others, by its entire smoothness and
glossy appearance: what still makes it the more desirable
is its low growth, seldom exceeding eighteen inches in height,
and thriving well in the common garden soil; it may be
readily increased by dividing at the root, or young cuttings
planted under hand-glasses in Spring, will soon strike root,
and make flowering plants the same Summer.
For the derivation of the generic name, see folio 7. of the
present series.
1. Calyx. 2. Tube of the Corolla spread open, to show the insertion of tlic S Stamens.
3. Ovariinn, terminated by the Style and threc-clcft fleshy Stigma.
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