except at the tips, where they are yellow, and rolled back- 
ward; in G. lepida they are all equal, of one uniform pale 
yellowish hue, and not turned back at the point. In G. ru- 
bicunda, the stigma is a very pale lilac, almost white, in 
G. lepida it isa rich dark purple; the seeds too of the former 
are far more slender than those of the latter species. 
A hardy annual. 
