wards, linear, bearded with long hairs. Stamens 5, inserted in
the tube a little below the mouth, and decurrent down to the base,
exserted far beyond the mouth: filaments smooth, attached
to the back of the anthers, about the middle: anthers linear,
1 -celled, opening longitudinally: pollen pale yellow. Ovarium
conical, 5-angular, smooth. Style smooth, a little longer than
the stamens. Stigma capitate.
This handsome plant always continues scarce in our collections,
as it is very liable to die off, without any apparent cause, as are
also the other species of the genus. We find it succeed best in a
mixture of loam, peat, and sand; if the loam is heavy, the more
quantity of peat is required; but if very light, an equal quantity
of each suits it very well; the pots must also be well drained,
that the wet may pass off readily, as nothing is more injurious
to its health, than being sodden with too much moisture;
young cuttings, planted under bell-glasses in sand, are not difficult
to strike root.
Our drawing was made from a plant, at the Nursery of Mr.
Colvill. It is a very desirable plant for the Greenhouse, as it
continues to bloom a good part of the Spring and Summer, and
it sometimes ripens its fruit.
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