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Symphytum Asperrimum. Prickly 

 Comfrey. 



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C/rt/j ^«t/ Order. 



PeNTANDRIA MoNOGYNIA. 



Generic Charatler. 



Corolla limbus tubulato-ventricofus ; fauce claufa radiis 

 fubulatis. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



SYMPHYTUM qfperrimum ; caulibus aculeatisfoliisovalibus 

 acutis pedunculatis : floralibus oppofitis, ra- 

 cemis geminis. 



SYMPHYTUM qfperrimum. Donn. Hort. Cantab. 



SYMPHYTUM oriental?, folio fubrotundo afpero, flore cae- 

 ruleo. Tournef. Cor. 7. 



This fpecies of Symphytum, a native of Caucafus, is by far 

 the largell of the genus, growing to the height of five feet, 

 and is really an ornamental, hardy perennial, which will thrive 

 in any foil or iuuation. It differs from Symphytum orientale 

 not only in ftature and in the greater roughnefs of the leaves, 

 but in the Items being not merely bifpid, but covered with fmall 

 curved prickles; the floral leaves are conflantly oppolite, 

 which is feldom the cafe in orientale. The neBaries in both 

 are flat, not fiftulous. 



According to Mr. Donn, it was introduced in j8ot, we 

 believe, by Mr. Loddices, of Hackney. 



Our drawing was taken at the Botanic Garden at Brompton, 

 Where we have oblerved it fome years in the greateit vfgour. 



Propagated by parting its roots or by feeds. 



