plant to have flowers variegated with violet and white, it is to 
be presumed that these differences are unimportant. 
This perennial grows about a foot high, and flowers in 
May and June. It is easily increased by dividing the old 
plant in the autumn or spring, is perfectly hardy, and was 
raised from seeds received in 1839. ‘The seedling plants will 
not flower before the second season. 
Fig. 1. represents the calyx all covered with viscid glan- 
dular hairs; 2. shews the stamens in their natural position, 
with two abortive ones at the sides, and the two ordinary ones 
in the centre; 3. is the four-lobed ovary. 
