which it was not originally intended. In intermedia the 

 stem is described as smooth ; not pubescent, as in the pre- 

 sent ambigua, the leaves pubescent only at the edge and 

 base; not so over both surfaces, especially the under, the 

 bractes smooth ; not pubescent on both sides, the leaflets 

 of the calyx equal ; not conspicuously unequal, the upper 

 lip of the corolla obtusely bifid ; not broad rounded and 



slightly emarginate, the middle segment of the lower li 



P 



obtuse and straight ; not acute, and somewhat reflex at the 

 top. 



— 7 ; / . — . 



The flower of intermedia is also much smaller than 



in our plant, of a paler sulphur colour, and its calyx 



nearly twice as large. 



Ambigua is a 



hardy 



where without care. Propagated 

 the root. Blooms in July and A 



and will grow almost any* 



seed and by 



Native of t 



affect 



& 



my, cbiefl 

 situations. No mention is made of 



southern parts of Europe, especially of Germ 



v 



its possessing any port 



of the 



m 



closely allied purpurea is famed 



qual 



for 



The drawing was made at Mr. Knight's nursery, King- 

 Road, Little Chelsea. 



a The corolla dissected, to show the stamens, b The pistil. 







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