to give a representation of it, It is a weak trailing plant, — 
easily distinguished from the other species of the genus by — 
its smooth glaucous leaves. _ . . 
Native of the West-Indies and tropical America. Cul- 
tivated in the stove; where it will sometimes abide a second ~ 
or third year, though generally annual, or at most biennial. 
Flowers from June to August. 
Our drawing was taken at the Horticultural Society’s 
Garden at Chiswick, where it was raised in 1823, from seeds 
brought from Jamaica by Mr. Grorce Don. 
bes = 
Poa: 
