Linnjjus. Retzius has taken much pains in selling the 

 synonymy of our present plant. The character first pointed 

 out by Trew of the scales closing the faux of the corolla being 

 erect and bearded or pencil-formed, added to that of the 

 segments or the calyx being divided to the base, will perhaps 

 distinguish it from every other species, unless paniculata, in' 

 which the same characters hold good, be considered as distinct, 

 as has been lately alleged ; though both are united by Sir 

 James E. Smith in his Prodromus florae graecae, as well as by 

 Lehmann. As we have had no opportunity of examining a 

 living specimen of the Madeira plant we cannot take upon us 

 to decide the question ; but judging from the appearance of 

 the specimen brought by Masson from Madeira, we should 

 not consider that to be distinct from italica. At all events 

 we think it right to retain the name of italica so long applied 

 to this species, by the older botanists as well as the modern, 

 in preference to that of paniculata; although it is a native 

 not of Italy only, but also of Swisserland, France, Spain, 

 Portugal, Greece, the country about Algiers and Tunis, and 

 perhaps of the island of Madeira. The figures of DoDONiEUS, 

 Lobel, and Gerard, all from the same block, are good re- 

 presentations of our plant. 



A hardy perennial. Flowers most part of the summer. 

 Communicated by Mr. Anderson from the Chelsea garden. 



