were sent to us by Mr. Hutton, and our plants, which blossomed 

 freely in August, 1863, were kept in a cool greenhouse. But 

 in all probability the species will bear the open air in summer, 

 and it might be planted in clumps or masses, or even used as 

 bedding-out plants. 



The ordinary height of the plant is twelve to fourteen inches ; 

 it is woody and branching at the base ; the root subherbaceous. 

 The corymb is copiously branched, and the branches are long, 

 slender, repeatedly forked and fastigiate ; this is terminated by 

 an immense number of rich blood-purple level-topped flowers. 



Fig. 1. Base of a plant, — nat. size. 2. Involucre. 3. Tubular floret from 

 the centre of the capitulum. 4. Branches of the stigma. 5. Seta? from the 

 pappus •. — all more or less magnified. 



