1. PENTSTEMON WRIGHTII. 



THIS very beautiful, strikingly distinct Pentstemon was discovered 

 by Dr. "Wright in Texas, in South America. It is a perennial, 

 growing freely, the flower-stems rising two to three feet high, and 

 blooms profusely. Seeds of it were sent to the Royal Gardens of Kew, 

 mid plants have been in bloom all the summer in the open ground or 

 pots, and are still flowering. The branching panicled spikes of flowers 

 are from one to two feet long. The leaves are of a very pale colour. 

 The plant appears to thrive in the open ground ; but it is not yet 

 proved at Kew whether it will endure the severity of winter without 

 injury. Probably it may require a slight protection, similar to the 

 Chelonebarbatum, or Pentstemon speciosa. It will be easily increased, 

 and a few plants may be preserved in a pit or frame, or some other 

 sheltered place. It is a most charming species, and ought to be grown 

 in every flower-garden. 



2. PENTSTEMON CVANANTHUS. 



This, too, is a beautiful flowering perennial plant, which was intro- 

 duced into this country by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., of Exeter. 

 It is a native of the neighbourhood of Platte River, in the Rocky Moun- 

 tains, in South America. Mr. Burke obtained seeds from thence; and 

 Meson. Lucombe, Pince, and Co. thus became possessed of the lovely 

 species. The flower-stems rise from half a-yard to two feet high, and 

 bloom in profusion. It is about as hardy as the P. Wrightii, and well 

 merits a situation in every flower-garden. Some of the Pentstemons are 

 liable to be affected by mildew. The best remedy is to dust the plants 

 over and under the leaves with sulphur. Both the species we now figure 

 flourish in compost of light loam, sandy peat, and leaf-mould, in equal 

 proportions, with a sprinkling of bits of charcoal. 



The Pentstemon family are very interesting, and many of the kinds 

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