Petals 5, white, imbricate at the base, obcordate. Stamens
about 100 : filaments unequal in length, spreading,
yellow: pollen yellow. Germen clothed with a short thin
pubescence. Stigma sessile, large, capitate, granular.
A great many different species are sold by the name
of C. salvifolius at different Nurseries, scarcely any of
the Nurserymen knowing the real plant, though it is
very readily distinguished from all others, by its solitary
one-flowered jointed peduncles, and its obtuse leaves,
that are not cordate at the base, and it cannot be easily
confused with any other. It is a native of several parts
of Europe, and succeeds well in the open air in a sheltered
situation, thriving well in the common garden soil,
or, if grown in pots, a mixture of sandy loam and peat
will suit it very well. Young cuttings, planted under
hand-glasses, any time from the latter end of July, to
the beginning of September, will root freely; they may
also be raised from seeds, which ripen in abundance.
Our drawing was made from a plant at the Nursery
of Mr. Colvill, last Summer.