foot and half high, branching. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, 

 pubescent, glaucous, entire. Fioivers usually shorter than 

 the leaves ; petals purple, rather longer than the calyx ; 

 stigma thick, purple, having the appearance ot a head, on 

 account of the lobes being reflexed. Capsule taper, rather 

 square, not furrowed, tomentose. 



The stigma of this species, although having the appear- 

 ance of being capitate, must not be confounded w^ith that 

 of the true capitate-stigma'd species, constituting M. De- 

 candolle's first section of the genus. 



J. L. 



