GLEANINGS AND ORIGINAL MEMORANDA 
Diaothus cjruentus. Fischer. A hardy herbaceous plant, with deep ro*e-coloured 
flowers. Introduced by Dr. Fischer. 
with 
(Kg. 80.) 
This charmii 
of D. cruentus. 
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It is supposed to come from the Caucasus, or from Siberia (rather distant stations it must be confessed). 
Perhaps less brilliant than some varieties of Sweet William 
(Z>. barbatiis), but quite as ornamental. The leaves form 
tufts of light green, from which rise simple stems terminated 
by a nearly globular flower-head, which produces from the 
midst of a curious mixture of scarious, rusty, long-pointed bracts, 
numerous blossoms with a violet calyx, and wedge-shaped petals 
elegantly toothletted, resplendent with vivid carmine, relieved 
by certain violet hairs which adorn the base of each limb. 
Allied botanically to D. carthusiarwrum and barbatus. — Flore du 
Serves, t. 488. 
LAMINTHA MIMULOIDES 
Bent ham. A 
perennial 
nil 
Introduced by the Horticultural 
Society. 
August 
hairy 
viscid 
Stems erect, regularly and simply bran 
about 
J* 
foot hiffh. 
Leaves stalked, ovate, acute, coarsely 
ucuaiv _ o m r i at the base, which is entire. From the 
axils of the upper leaves rise solitary stalked labiate flowers, 
about 2 inches long, with a somewhat cylindrical striated, 
5-toothed, hairy, and glandular calyx, and a yellow corolla 
deeply stained with orange at the upper part One of the best 
of the hardy herbaceous plants obtained from Hartweg's expe- 
fornia, 
seems 
forms 
are described above aa growing singly 
l*'ps. vet it is to be observed that each 
flower is succeeded by five or six others, so that there is a long 
succession of bloom.— Joum. Ilort. Soc 
