by whom the plant was dtfcovered on the weftern coaft of 

 New- Holland, and firft introduced into England. Of our- 

 felves, we fhould have mod probably given them as varieties 

 of each other. Rufa is {aid to have much narrower and lefs 

 truly enfiform leaves, the ftem entirely and not partially pubef- 

 cent, fewer flowers in the racemes, with a fomewhat clofer 

 panicle; Mr. Brown adds, that the flowers are alfo the 

 largeft of the two fpecies. We have no doubt but that in 

 time many others will prefent themfelves, when fuch parts 

 of the generic charaBer which are above taken from the 

 irregularity of the limb or border of the corolla, and the 

 relative length of that with the tube, will ncceflarily be fup- 

 preffed ; for we have feldom found thofe marks of any im- 

 portance in defining the generic fe&ions of this natural order. 

 They are good fpecific diftinftions. The ftem of fiavida 

 grows from three to four feet high, and is of a brownifh purple 

 colour; leaves fhorter than this, and not quite an inch broad. 

 The flowers have no fcent. Mr. Vkre's gardener, who raifed 

 the "plant from which the drawing was made, f.iys it is very 

 eafily propagated by parting the roots ; that it requires little 

 care beyond protection from froft ; and that it blooms very 

 freely during the fummer months, G, 



