sepals. Corolla rather large, the tube ventricose upwards, 
purple: the /imé two-lipped, bright azure blue; the segments 
obtuse, nearly equal, those of the upper lip being rather the 
smallest. Stamens and pistil included. Filaments much curved. 
Anthers and sterile stamen hairy. W. J. H. 
Cunt. This fine species of Pentstemon is, like the rest of the 
genus, a hardy perennial plant, and will, we think, prove an 
ornamental plant for the flower-border. Although the several 
species of this genus are considered herbaceous perennials, 
some even assuming an evergreen suffruticose habit, yet the 
present species belongs to a section of which, after flowering, the 
plants often become weakly, and do not flower so fine the fol- 
lowing year. It is, therefore, desirable to have a succession of 
young plants, which, in those species which do not readily 
produce seeds, may be obtained by cuttings, placed under a 
hand-glass: this operation should be done as early in the 
summer as cuttings can be got, so as to have the young plants 
sufficiently strong by the autumn. On account of their ever- 
green suffruticose habit, it is desirable to shelter them in a 
frame during winter; but taking due care that they do not 
suffer through damp. J. 8. 
Fig. 1. Root-leaf:—natural size. 2. Stamens :—magnified. 
