ascending but not strictly erect stem, by its more acute 
or acuminate leaves, and especially by the corolla lobes, 
which are fimbriate on the margin just below the middle. 
This typical condition of G. barbata has already been 
figured at t. 639 of this work as G. ciliata, which name, 
however, belongs to another species. The form now 
figured differs from typical G. /arbata chiefly in having a 
larger corolla and longer, more acuminate sepals. The 
plant figured was raised from seed received from the 
Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in 1912,and flowered 
at Kew in September, 1914. This form is hardy and has 
behaved as a biennial, all the plants having died soon 
after flowering ; a few seeds, however, were ripened. 
ft ie well in ordinary garden soil and prefers partial 
shade. | 
Derscription.—Herb, annual, almost erect or more 
often ascending; stems simple or somewhat branched, 
terete, 2-sulcate, glabrous. Leaves linear-lanceolate, 
acute or acuminate, up to 2} in. long, over 4 in. wide, 
midrib impressed above, raised beneath, the lateral 
nerves hardly visible on either surface, glabrous, sessile. 
Flowers solitary; peduncle subterete, glabrous, up to 
4in. long. Calyx green, glabrous, 2-2} in. long; lobes 
4 in two unequal pairs, the two outer linear-lanceolate, 
Jong acuminate, 1? in. long, 4 in. wide, the two inner 
ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 1} in. long, } in. wide. 
Corolla 24-3 in. long, glabrous; tube green, slightly 
enlarged upwards, } in. wide at the base, 4 in. wide at 
the mouth, with 5 sessile basal glands alternating with 
the stamens; lobes 4, spreading, obovate-triangular, sub- 
acute, narrowed to the base, their margin fimbriate below 
the middle but entire again at the base, 13 in. long, 1 in. 
wide, green outside, blue within. Stamens 4, filaments 
% in. long, nearly } in. wide about the middle, glabrous, 
decurrent on the corolla; anthers } in. long. Ovary 
fusiform, } in. long, and in the middle near } in. across. 
Fig. 1, calyx laid open and pistil ; 2, longitudinal section of corolla, showing 
staminal insertion; 8, gland of corolla-tube, alternating with stamens ; 
4 and 5, young stamens, with anthers introrse; 6, older stamen, showing 
anther which is now reversed and extrorse :—all enlarged. 
