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( 3774. ) 
NEMOPHILA ATOMARIA. SPOTTED-FLOWERED 
NEMOPHILA. — 
Class and Order. 
PenranpriA Monoeynta. 
( Nat. Ord.—Hypropnytiez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx inferus, persistens, 10-fidus ; laciniis alternis re- 
flexis. Corolla campanulata, 5-loba; lobis emarginatis. 
Nectarium foveole 10 ad marginem faucis. Stamina bre- 
via: Anthere lunate. Capsula unilocularis. Semina unum 
supra alterum receptaculis duobus parietalibus inserta. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Nemoruita atomaria ; foliis oppositis pinnatifidis basi in 
petiolum angustatis, lobis subrotundatis indivisis, ca- 
lycis sinubus minimis reflexis, pedunculis axillaribus 
corollisque hirtis, ovariis multi-ovulatis. Lindl. 
Nemopuita atomaria. Fisch. Cat. Sem. Hort. Petrop. 1835. 
Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1940. 
A native of California, whence it was introduced by the 
Horticultural Society of London to our gardens, by the 
indefatigable Mr.. Davin Dovetas. It is a hardy annual 
and flowers through the autumnal as well as summer 
months, braving unharmed some of our early frosts. Dr. 
Arnorr and myself, from an investigation of dried spe- 
cimens alone, had been led to ae an opinion that this 
was not really distinct from the N. insignis, or rather, as it 
ought to be called, N. Menziesit (Hook. et Arn. in Bot. of 
Beechey’s Voyage, p. 152 and 372). An examination of 
recent specimens has satisfied us of our mistake. Inde- 
pendent of the curious spotting of the flower, (dark choco- 
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