P L A T E CLIV.
E C 1Í I Ü M A Jl G E N T E U M.
Silvery-leaved Viper*s~BugIofs.
C L A S S V. ORDER I.
PENT A NDRIA MÓNOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointai.
E S S E N T I A L G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
C O R O L L A i r r e g u l a r i s , fnucc nudà. B L O S S O M i r r e g u l a r , m o u t h n a k e d.
See E C H I U M G R A N D I F L O R U M , Pl. X X . V o l . I .
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T ER
E c h i u m foliis l a n c e o l a t i s , a c u t i s , fericeo-villofis;
fpicis t e r m i n a l i b u s ; corolla violácea, fuboeq
u a l i a .
V i p e r ' s - b u g l o f s w i t h l a n c e - f h a p e d leaves, fharpp
o i n t e d and filkily-hairy; fpikes t e r m i n a te
t h e b r a n c h e s ; bloffom violet colour, n e a r ly
e q u a l .
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
1 . T h e E m p a l e m e n t.
2 . A F l o w e r c u t open, w i t h t h e Chives r e m a i n i n g a t t a c h e d.
3 . T h e S e e d - b u d s , Shaft, a n d S u m m i t.
T H I S fine fpecies of E c h i u m , was raifed f r om feeds r e c e i v e d f r om t h e C a p e of Good H o p e m the
year 17S9, at t h e n u r f e r y , H a m m e r f m i t h ; w h e r e o u r d r a w i n g was m a d e , laft y e a r , f r om a p l a n t w h i ch
h a d b e e n p l a n t e d i n t h e open g r o u n d , lor t h e f u m m e r m o n t h s ; and w h e r e i t h a d grown to t h e h e i g ht
of four feet. It is a h a r d y g r e e n - h o u f e p l a n t , and grows beft in l i g h t e a r t h , either peat, or leaf
m o u l d ; a n d flowers a b o u t J u l y . It is as difficult to p r o p a g a t e as e i t h e r , t h e E. g r a n d i f l o r u m , or E.
f e r o c i f l i m u m ; b u t o n l y t o b e i n c r e a f e d , l i k e t h e m , b y c u t t i n g s.