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* PENTSTEMON crassifolius. 



Thick-leaved Pentstemon. 



DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 



Nat. ord. Schrophulariace^. 

 PENTSTEMON. BoL Reg. vol 13. fol. 1131 



P. crassifolius ; fruticosus, glaber, follis obovato-lanccolatis integerrimis coriaceis 

 subtus carinatis, racemis temiinalibus paucifloris secundis, rachi hinc pube- 

 scente, calycis glabriusculi laciniis ovatis acuminatis striatis, corollgi infundi- 

 bular! glabra, labii superioris laciniis ovaiis obtusiusculis, inferioris tripar- 

 titi lateralibus ovatis obtusis basi villosis intermedia abbreviate., antheris 

 villosissimis. 



Suffrutex ; Tsmisrigidis, lignosisj divaricatiSyglabris ; ramulis minutissime 

 pubescentibus. Folia carnosa^ coriacea, inferiora obovato-lanceolata^ superiora 

 ramorum Jiorigerorum senstm breviora. Racemi simplices^ secundi, minuti 

 puberuli; pedicelli apice bibracteolati ; bracteolis setaceis. Flores lilacinii 

 coroUis unciam longis ; sepala minute puberala, imbricata^ acuminata. 

 Stamen sterile breve^ Jiliforme, apice villosum. Stylus glaber. Capsula 

 ovatay quadrivalvis, calycis longiiudine. 



A native of the North West coast of North America 

 whence seeds were sent by the late Mr. Douglas to the Hor 



ticultural Society of London, in whose garden it was figured 



June last. The coriaceous, entire, obovate, somewhat fleshy 

 leaves, distinguish it at once among all the shrubby species. 



It is a very handsome, hardy, suflJruticose plant, growing 

 about a foot high, and requiring the same treatment as Pent- 

 stemon Scouleri. It may either be grown in the peat-border 

 or in any rich garden soil, where it flowers freely about the 

 end of May. Like the other suffruticose species of Pentste- 

 mon from the N, W. coast of America, it does not seed 



• See Bot. Reg. fol. 1245 



March 1838. c 



