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gatliered by Dr. Sibthorp on Mount Hymettus near Athens,
and figured and described in the Flora Grseca. Our cultivated
specimens appear to differ in no respect from the wild
ones, except in their larger size.
It is quite hardy, and like the other annual species of the
genus, multiplied by seeds, which it perfects freely in the open
border.
Our drawing w'as taken at the Chelsea Botanic Garden in
August last, the plant having been raised the preceding
spring from seeds communicated by M. de Fischer of the
Imperial Botanic Garden at St. Petersburg.
The explanation of the generic name is already given
at fol. 309.—Z>. Don.
1. Petal. 2. Reproductive organs. 3. Carpel.
