There are now before me wild specimens from the Caraccas, 

 in which the leaves are more hoary, without any hispidity, 

 and the flowers not more tlian half the size of the cultivated 

 plant, but no further differences are perceptible. 



If well grown, and formed into a bush, feathered to the 

 surface of the ground, this plant must have a very beautiful 

 appearance with its large clusters of delicate lilac flowers, 

 which continue to open in succession for a long time. But 

 if formed into a sort of stake with a few leaves and flowers 

 at the top, as is too frequently the case with stove plants, it 

 will be found to possess little claims to attractiveness. 



