coast of America, from Chili, and Peru, are given by Mr. 
Benruam in the Botanical Register, where they are with 
much skill and judgment, grouped into seven distinct and 
Natural Genera. Of these Genera, the most numerous is 
GiL1A, comprising fourteen species: and of these, the 
present one is undoubtedly that which bears the palm for 
beauty. ‘‘ Nothing can well be prettier,” observes Pro- 
fessor Linney, “ than this is, when thickly filling a bed a_ 
few feet in length and breadth.” Thus cultivated in thick 
tufts, it flourishes as well in the unfavourable climate of the 
West of Scotland as in its native country, continuing for a 
long time in perfection during the summer months. 
Descr. Root annual. Whole plant slightly pubescent. 
Stem erect, a foot to a foot and a half high, erect, branched 
in a paniculated manner almost from the base. Leaves bi- 
tripinnatifid, the lower ones petiolated, upper ones sessile, 
the segments narrow, linear, subulate, somewhat fleshy, 
and compressed. Flowers corymbose, almost capitate, six 
to eight or ten at the extremity of the branches of the pan- 
icle, extremely handsome. Pedicels short. Calyx of five, 
deep, lanceolate, acute, erect segments, with the margins 
scariose, not half so long as the corolla. Corolla infundi- 
buliform: the tube yellow ; the faux very dark purple, the 
limb spreading, of five broadly cordate segments, white, or 
nearly so at the base, tinged with bluish-purple towards the 
extremity. Filaments short, incurved, situated in the faux. 
Anthers oval, pale blue. Style as long as the corolla. 
Stigma trifid. 
