diftributed to feveral other parts of Europe. Puirip Miuier 
received feeds from M. Ricuarp, the King of France’s gardener 
at Verfailles, before the year 1759. It is an annual plant, which 
fometimes ripéns its feeds in this country, but not without the 
aid of a bark ftove, and then only in favourable feafons; fo 
that without a fupply of feeds from abroad, it is conftantly in 
danger of being loft. On this account it is rarely met with 
in our colleétions, though it poffeffes the. recommendations — 
of beauty, fingularity, and, according to fome, of fragrance : 
but for the latter quality it will not we apprehend be very 
generally applauded. 
We received the plant when juft coming into flower in 
June laft, from Mr. Loppices of Hackney, and it continued 
to thrive and flower freely in a bow window, which has not the 
advantage of much fun. 
Linn vs confounded at leaft two fpecies under his Mar- 
TYNIA annua, WitLpENow has attempted to improve the 
fpecific charaéler, but without fuccefs, as the leaves are oppo= 
fite, as well as alternate. 
