This fpecies has very much the habit of Versascum Thap. 
Jus, next to which it may be placed in the fyftem. It refembles 
Cesta cretica (No. 964) too much to leave a doubt of their 
belonging to the fame genus; though not quite fo much as 
another that we have received from the fame quarter, which 
we call Versascum caucafeum, without being quite certain, 
however, that we may not have interchanged thefe names as 
applied by Mr. Down in his Catalogue of the Botanic Garden 
at Cambridge. Flowers from July to September. Propagated 
by feeds. Native of Mount Caucafus. Hardy. Introduced 
about the year 1804, by Mr. Loppices, 
