Tap. 4389. 
LITHOSPERMUM canescens. 
Floary Gromwell. 
Nat. Ord. BoraGInr#®.—PENTANDRIA MonoGynta. 
Gen. Char. Calyx 5-partitus, lobis sequalibus. Corolla infundibuliformis aut 
rarius hypocrateriforma, pervia, fauce nuda, v. rarius gibbis 5 cum staminibus 
alternantibus, pilosa aut levi, lobis subrotundis. 4nthere oblong, brevissime 
Stipitatee, plerumque incluse. Stigma capitatum subbilobum. Nucule ovate, 
leves aut rugose, basi truncate imperforate,—Herbe aut Frutices habitu et 
habitatione diverse. Radices sepe crasse cortice rubro et ideo tinctoria. Folia 
alterna integra sepius pilis simplicibus scabra. Flores spicati aut racemosi, brac- 
teolati, colore varii. DC. 
LiTHOSsPERMUM canescens; caulibus erectis herbaceis subsimplicibus molliter 
villosis, foliis sessilibus oblongo-lanceolatis obtusis canescentibus, bracteis 
conformibus, corolle aureze tubo calycem hirsutum duplo superante lobis 
rotundatis. 
LitHosPeRMUM canescens. Lehm. Asper. v. 2. p.305. Hook. Fl. Bor. Am. v. 2. 
p. 88. De Cand. Prodr. v.10. p. 79. Asa Gray, Bot. North. Un. 8. p. 336 
Spreng. Syst. Veg. v. 1. p. 544. 
BATSCHIA canescens. Mich. 4m. v. 1. p. 130. t. 14. 
BaTscHrIAa conspicua. Rich. in Frankl. Journ. App. ed. 1. p. 49. 
LiITHOsPERMUM conspicuum. Spreng. Syst. Veg. v. 1. p. 544. 
Batschia and Lithospermum are now generally considered to 
be one and the same genus. The present species is peculiar. to 
North America, but has a rather extensive range, from Canada — a ‘ 
and the Saskatchawan in the north to Carolina in the south. 
Although a perfectly hardy plant, and well worthy of a place 
in every garden, it has only been lately introduced by Edward 
Leeds, Esq., of Manchester, through Mr. Goldie; and our figure 
is taken from flowering specimens, kindly presented to the Royal — 
Gardens by that gentleman in May, 1848. 3 
Duescr. Root long, woody, abounding in purple dye. Several 
erect herbaceous s¢ems, a span and more long, simple or only - 
slightly branched above, spring from the crown of the root. oo 
ese stems are terete, hairy. eaves alternate, erecto-patent, 
sessile, oblong, lanceolate, obtuse, canescent with closely pressed 2 Z . : 
AUGUST Ist, 1848. 
