planttoGESNER, whole figure of it publifhed by Camerar,us 

 hough never quoted, is the only one before thole of J AC qci* 



teriftl' rf a! fj "^ P ALECHA ^'*> which is at all charac- 



tenftic of the fpecies. Lobel's figure, fo often copied, was 

 originally but a very indifferent one* and, as mutilated by our 

 Morrison, in his too ufual manner, is no longer applicable 

 to this plant or any other. *ff«wuic 



fnltf hardy P e /" nnial > a nariv « of the Alps in moil of the 

 fouthern parts of Europe, is worthy of a place in every curious 



fall r « V A C u tS UnCOmmon form a "d beautiful colour cannot 



fa 1 to attraa the notice of every beholder. It does not owe 



ts charms to the fplendour of its blofloms, but to the floral 



for rhYf m l° ^ furroundin S the head of flowers, admired 

 or their feather-like appearance and delicate blue colour; all 

 the upper parts of the plant partake of the- fame tint, which 

 becomes m defcending more and more dilute. 



I ropagated by feeds, or by cuttings of its root. Requires 

 a dry fo,] or ]s t to peri(h from the humjd f J; 



ters^ Cultivated by P„ ILIP Miller in i 752 . * 



Our drawing was taken at the Boianic Garden, Brompton. 



