foot and half high, branching. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 
pubescent, glaucous, entire. Flowers usually shorter than 
the leaves; petals purple, rather longer than the calyx ; 
stigma thick, purple, having the appearance of a head; on 
account of the lobes being reflexed. Capsule taper, rather 
square, not furrowed, tomentose. 
The stigma of this species, although having the appear- 
ance of being capitate, must not be confounded with that 
of the true capitate-stigma'd species, constituting M. De- 
candolle's first section of the genus. 
J. L. 
