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middle with 2 small, linear, convolute, twisted, incurved
bracteolae. Calyx, the tube hemispherical, angular, and
slightly hairy ; segments lanceolate, acuminate, erect, green,
stained with purple, the edges recurved, and slightly fringed.
Corolla of a lively purple, glabrous ; tube angular, glabrous,
about as long as the calyx, cleft along the b a ck ; limb bilabiate
; lower lip 3-lobed, spreading, with ovate-oblong, acute
lobes, keeled and slightly fringed beneath ; upper lip bipartite,
with linear-lanceolate, acute, recurved and spreading
segments, which are channelled above, and keeled and fringed
b ene a th; faux furnished with 2 prominent, white callosities.
Stamens 5, cohering. Filaments linear, compressed, channelled,
glabrous, ])urple, as long as the tube of the corolla.
Anthers united into a tube, cream-coloured, imperfect, without
pollen, the 2 anterior ones bearded at the apex. Ovarium
the free apex prominent and conical. Style cylindrical,
glabrous, greenish white, bearded at the apex. Stigma pale
purple, with a hollow centre, the lobes rounded, spreading,
minutely papillose above, slightly revolute at the edges.
A hybrid production raised by Mr. Evans, gardener to
Mrs. B a tta t Newhall, near Salisbury, between ZoieZia Cardinalis
and syphilitica.
It is a hardy perennial, very showy, and continues in
blossom until the commencement of winter. The stigma
appears to be completely developed, but the anthers are
imperfect, being without pollen, as we have uniformly found
to be the case in the other hybrids of this genus.
Our draw'ing was taken from specimens communicated by
Mr. Miller from the Bristol Nursery, and onr description
was drawn up from others sent to us by Mr. Wheeler, from
his interesting collection at Warminster, along with the p articulars
of its history.
The generic name is already explained at fol. 86.