towards the extremity of the branches. Flowers divaricated 

 over the whole plant, each supported upon a short pedicel. 



Such an elegant little annual as the S. potrigens, and one 

 possessing so many attractions, is not generally to be met with : 

 the delicacy of its growth, the multiplicity of its little spark- 

 ling blooms variegated with yellow and purple, and set with 

 spots of a richer and darker hue, are charms to be regarded 

 with satisfaction by every admirer of the many beautiful pro- 

 ductions of nature. "When to such recommendations is added 

 the desirable property it possesses of flowering in the open air 

 for so considerable a length of time as from July until destroy- 

 ed by the frost, the desire already manifested by botanical 

 collectors to adorn their gardens with this lately mtroduced 

 beauty will not be considered a favouritism greater than de- 

 served. Much resembling this species is another, S. pinnatus. 

 On examination, however, the distinctions are evident: the^/«- 

 natus is smaller, more upright in its growth, the lips of the co- 

 rolla are always of an intense purple, the upper petal spotless, 

 the bracteas large and foliaceous, and the footstalks of the 

 fruit quite secund, deflexed from the base, and at the superior 

 extremity singularly curved inwards. The S. porrigens is 

 raised from seed, which should be sown in pots about the end 

 of February in a moderate hot-bed. When the young plants 

 are sufficiently strong, they should be transplanted into sepa- 

 rate pots and be protected till the end of May, at which time 

 they may be planted in the open borders with safety. It thrives 

 well in a soil of two parts peat-earth and one part loam. 



This figure was drawn from a specimen which flowered at 

 Mr. Palmer's, Bromley, Kent. 



