thickly clothed with very long, silky hairs. Stigma a pale
green, naked dot.
We are indebted to the Hon, William T. H. Fox Strangways
for flowering specimens of this handsome climber,, which
were communicated from his collection at Abbotsbury, Dorset,
in the beginning of February. It is a native of Minorca and
Corsica, and was introduced from the Paris garden in 1783.
The plant is evergreen, with flnely divided leaves, resembling
those of some umbelliferous plant, and the flowers are large
and elegantly spotted with purple. It is a very interesting
plant, from its peculiar habit and from its producing its
blossoms at a season of the year when few hardy plants are
in flower.
It should be trained to a wall in a sheltered situation, and
with a southern aspect. It is readily multiplied by layers.
For the meaning of the generic name see fol. 217.
D . Don.
Involucre, with the peduncle. 2. Stamens. 3. Pistils. 4. Pistil separate.
