This pretty little plant is nearly related to H. Fu-
mana, but is readily distinguished by its more procumbent
habit, more loosely spreading leaves, and particularly
by its seeds, which remain several days in the
capsule after it is burst, whereas in H. Fumana they
spring out immediately as soon as the capsules open,
so that it is very difficult to procure them, except by
gathering them before they are quite ripe.
Our drawing was made from a plant in the fine collection
belonging to the Apothecaries’ Company, at
Chelsea, where it was raised from seed by Mr. W. Anderson
; it is a native of the South of France, Italy,
and Tauria, according to M. Decandolle ; and we find
it much hardier than H. Fumana, thriving well in a
light sandy soil, or a mixture of light turfy loam, peat,
and sand, will suit it very well. It makes a pretty
plant mixed with others, for adorning rock-work, but
will require a little covering in severe frosty weather;
or it may be grown in small pots, and can then be protected
in frames or in the Greenhouse, in Winter.
Seeds of it ripen plentifully, by which it might be
readily increased; or cuttings, planted under handglasses,
will soon strike root.