west America, is only one of numerous other examples of 

 the great resemblance of the Floras of those two countries. 



Perennial, glabrous, gla 



Stems erect, about 



foot high. Leaves linear, acute at each end, spreading 



without 



Sepals 



veined at the base 



the inner ones membranous at the edge. Petals pale blue, 

 rounded at the apex, entire, three times as large as the 

 calyx. 



J. L. 



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