ft igma, without any intervening ftyle ; this germen fwells, turns 

 downward, and ultimately becomes the feed-veffel, rarely 

 ripening in this country. 



Miller obferves, that thefe plants are with difficulty pre- 

 ferved in England, for they delight to grow in crevices of 

 rocks, and the joints of old walls and ruins, and always thrive 

 belt in an horizontal pofition ; fo that when they are planted 

 either in pots or the full ground, they rarely thrive, though 

 they may be kept alive for many years. 



It flowers in May and June, and is ufually raifed from feeds. 



Mr. Aiton regards it as a green-houfe plant, and informs 

 us that it was cultivated by Gerard in 1596. 



