much as the deepest purple ever seen in the finest varieties 

 of Petunia violacea. As the flowers are fully two inches 

 and a half long, and grow in clusters upon the end of long, 

 graceful peduncles, the rich effect of this species may be 

 easily imagined/' 



It may well be supposed that such a plant, cultivated in 

 Mrs. Lawrence's stove, with all the skill for which that 

 princely establishment is celebrated, would be an object 

 worthy of attention, and it was there that our figure was 

 made in October of last year, from a truly splendid 

 specimen, cultivated in a large pot ; and having its 

 branches, with their copious foliage, trained round a basket 

 trellice, its numerous flowers, of the most perfectly sym- 

 metrical form, were set off to great advantage. 



Descr. The figure, difficult as the colour is to be imi- 

 tated by art, will give a better idea of the plant than mere 

 words can do. It is, like many of the Genus, a twiner, 

 woody below; the younger branches herbaceous, and 

 having the hairs erecto-patent. Leaves large, heart-shaped, 

 with a deep narrow sinus at the base, the apex acuminated, 

 the margin entire; hairy on both sides, but especially 

 beneath. Petiole one inch and a half long. Peduncle 

 elongated, hairy, bearing about three to four flowers; 

 pedicels an inch long, hairy, bracteated. Calyx of five 

 imbricated, elliptical -lanceolate, appressed, hairy sepals. 

 Corolla, in our specimen, full four inches across its spread- 

 ing limb t the tube funnel-shaped, equalling in length the 

 breadth of the limb ; and externally the corolla is of the 

 same vivid Tyrian purple as the inner surface. 



