dispose of his collection, which is one of the most interesting 

 in the neisfhbourhood of London. 



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Usually considered a biennial; but the plant from 

 which the accompanying drawing was taken had been in 

 Mr. Law's possession for four years. Increased by seeds, 

 which it ripens unwillingly, and also by offsets. 



To Mr. Haworth's very careful description in the work 

 above cited, we find nothing to add, further than that the 

 sepals are so completely similar both in form and texture 

 and anatomical structure to the leaves, that no distinction 

 whatever appears to exist between them. 



J . JLt. 



