and the rocky ground about Tiflis in Iberia, and also of the 
sea-coast of the province of Baku. 
When cultivated it is a half-hardy biennial, growing from 
15 to 18 inches high in any strong rich soil, and flowering 
about May. 
The seeds should be sown about the end of May, in pots, 
and placed in a cold frame; the plants, when large enough, 
should be transferred to small pots, putting two or three 
plants into each pot, and shifting them afterwards, as they 
require it; and finally, they should be placed in an airy part 
of the green-house during winter, for the damp or a few de- 
grees of frost soon destroy them. 
