broadly obovate, abrupt, not notched at the top ; the long
style for a time remaining attached to the summit.
The only wild station for this plant is in the district of
Carrick, Ayrshire, where it was many years ago detected
by Mr. James Smith of Monkwood Nursery, Ayr. When
cultivated in the garden it retains all its characters, its
humble growth, narrow leaves and floral segments, and
the long style, together with the abrupt germen and capsule.
Still, in the general appearance of the plant, there
are so many points in common with V. officinalis, that I am
doubtful if it ought not rather to be considered as a dwarf
and imperfect state of that plant, than ranked as a species.
The flowers seldom produce fruit, and the capsules that
are seen do not appear to me to have arrived at a state of
perfection.
We have had recourse, for our figure, to a specimen from
the garden of Mr. Wln.Pamplin, jun., since we could hardly
flatter ourselves with the expectation of being able to procure
the plant recent from its wild station.—W . J. H.