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the scale-like appendages with the base of the filaments; appendages
membranous, white, glabrous, their edges folded
jack. Stamens 5, erect, rather shorter than the corolla.
Filaments slender, subulate, finely pubescent, pale blue.
AwfAers incumbent, pale brown, of two parallel connate cells,
opening exteriorly; connectivum narrow, linear. Pistil as
long as the stamens. Ovarium ovate, copiously hairy ;
ovules numerous to each placenta. Style filiform, hairy,
cloven, the branches glabrous, attenuated upwards, and terminated
by a minute dot-like stigma.
A hardy annual, with procumbent stems, and large pale
blue flowers, a native of t le Russian colony of Ross in New
California, on the north-west coast of the American Continent,
whence it was introduced by seeds to the Imperial
Botanic Garden at St. Petersburg last year.
Our drawing was taken from a specimen which flowered
in August last, in Mr. Lambert’s collection at Boyton House,
Wilts, where the plant had been raised from seeds communicated
by M. de Fischer. The plant is of easy culture, and
ripens its seeds freely in the open border. It continues to
blossom for several months successively, and, unlike many
of its co-ordinates, always preserves a neat appearance.
Besides their cloven style, concrete capsular fruit, minute
embryo, and copious albumen, the Hydrophyllece are distinguished
from the Boraginece in having lobed or divided
leaves. This last character, however, does not hold good in
the interesting species before us, which has the leaves generally
quite entire.
The species has b e e n . named in compliment to Baron
Wrangel, a Swedish nobleman in the service of Russia, who
has been engaged in exploring the regions about Behring’s
Straits. The name of Wrangel has been long eminent in
Sweden, no less than six branches of the family having been
ennobled, the first in 1651.
For the explanation of the generic name see fol. 334.
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1. Calyx and Pistil. 2. Corolla laid open with the stamens.
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