1770 



* PENTSTEMON staticilolius. 



Sea Lavender-leaved Pentstemon. 



DIDYNAMIA A-NGIOSVERmA. 



Nat. ord. Scrophularine^, Juss. (^Introduction to the Natural Systei 

 of Botany, p. 22%.) 



PENTSTEMON. —Supra, vol \3.foL 1121. 



P. staticifolius ; caule ascendente piibescente, foliis radicalibus oblongo-lanceo- 

 latis in petiolum longum angustatis integerrimis glabris : caulinis sessilibus 

 cordato-oyatis dentatis pubescentibus, cymis subsessilibus calycibusque 

 tomentosis, corollis ventricosis pubescentibus labiorum laciniis ovatis obtusis 

 subsequalibus. 



Caulis subbipedalis, apice tomentosus et cymis subsessilibus verticillastros 

 Labiatarum referentibus onustus. Folia radicalia cumpetiolo 7 -poll, longa. 

 Corolla violacea, speciosa, fere pollicem et dimidium loncja. 



A new hardy species of this beautiful genus, sent to the 

 Horticultural Society by the late Mr. Douglas from Califor- 

 nia. It is most nearly related to P. diffusus, figured at fol. 

 1132 of this work, from which it differs in its much larger 

 and more lilac flowers, in the form of its leaves, and in those 

 next the root being perfectly entire. 



Our drawing was made in the Garden of the Society in 

 June last. At present the species is extremely rare ; only 

 one plant having been originally raised. It grows and 

 flowers freely in a peat border. 



See fol. 1245. 



