readily, and some plants raised in this manner flowered 
freely in October, the one figured having flowered in 
August. Its behaviour under cultivation and the elegance — 
and attractive colour of its flowers afford promise that the 
plant may prove useful in gardens, more especially as 
winter-flowering decorative greenhouse shrub. . 
Derscriprion.—Shrub, 3-10 ft. high; branches glabrou 
Leaves usually opposite, elliptic or narrow-obovate, acute, 
coarsely toothed, base narrowed to a short petiole, 13-44 in. 
long, 2-24 in. wide, glabrous. Cymes lax, few-flowered, 
paniculate. Calyx glabrous, about 4 in. long, campanulate ; 
lobes rounded, with reddish tips. Corolla irregular; tu 
4-¢ In. long, curved upwards; anterior lobe ? in. long, 
concave, pyriform in outline, violet-blue, the others + in 
long, flat, obovate, pale blue. ilaments purple, mue 
exserted, arched upwards, bearded towards base; anthers 
blue. Ovary orbicular, + in. across; style rather 
than filaments, unequally 2-lobed. 
Fig. 1, calyx and ovary; 2, flower, laid open; 3 and 4, stamens; 
style showing stigma: —all enlarged. 
