viscous hairs; the two outer ones very small, oblong,
bluntish: inner ones ovate, concave, strongly veined,
scarcely acute. Petals 5, small, a little longer than the
calyx, obovate, distinctly spreading, pale yellow, sometimes
with an orange or golden crescent shaped spot a
little above the base. Stamens several: filaments smooth,
pale yellow. Gei'men glossy, 3-sided. Style straight,
smooth. Stigma capitate, fimbriate, slightly 3-lobed.
The present very distinct species is a native of Spain,
and the South of France, and requires a little protection
in Winter, either to be placed in a frame or the Greenhouse
in frosty weather; its flowers are very fugacious,
as the petals stay on but a few hours in the morning,
and are always fallen before the middle of the day, but
the flowers are produced in succession nearly all the
Summer and till late in Autumn; it also ripens abundance
of seeds; the best soil to grow it in is an equal portion
of sandy loam and pe^t; and if grown in rock-work,
it will require a little covering in Winter. Cuttings of
it, planted in pots, or under hand-glasses, in July or
August, will soon strike root.
Our drawing was made from a plant sent us by
A. B. Lambert, Esq. from his choice collection at
Boyton House, Wilts, where it was raised from seed
received from Spain.