inserted in two rows into. the tube of the calyx, two in the 
upper row longer than the rest, projecting beyond the anther 
in a dense woolly termination. _Germen oblong. Style 
smooth, or having only a few straggling hairs. 
- This is probably the same species that is called lanceolata 
in the Hortus Kewensis; at least it has two of the filaments 
lengthened in the same manner beyond the rest, and ter- 
minated in a woolly. tussock above the anthers. The main 
stem is usually nearly erect, but the lower branches are 
procumbent. 
Native of Mexico. Propagated by seeds, and should be 
treated as the tenderer annuals, raised under a frame in the 
spring, and planted out in the open border by the latter end 
of May. Introduced in 1796 by Mr. W. Anprrson, Curator 
“to the Apothecaries-Garden at. Chelsea. | Communicated 
by Messrs. Wuirtey, Brame, and Mine, of the Fulham 
Nursery. 3 = : 
