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readers will find but little interest. That it is a very attractive plant when in 

 flower, will be obvious from our figure, especially when cultivated in a good-sized 

 clump. Its fusiform woody root resembles that of the Alkanet, but the stems do 

 not exceed six or eight inches ; they are erect, and covered with short hair, as are 

 the leaves. These are all sessile, the lower ones of some size, the upper ones 

 becoming gradually smaller. The calyx is deeply cut into five blunt, narrow 

 segments ; the corolla is almost salver- shaped, with a hairy tube, and five rounded 

 lobes, alternating with which are five well-defined purple spots. These spots 

 sometimes disappear under cultivation, and this is most likely to occur in soils of 

 a stimulating nature. The stamens which are nearly sessile, are placed at various 

 distances down the tube, as in the Thloxes and Verbenas. 



The plant is a native of the mountains of Caucasus, and also of Armenia ; it was 

 introduced to the Kew Gardens a few years since by Dr. Fischer of St. Petersburg. 

 It is quite hardy, and may be grown either in the open ground or in a pot ; the 

 flowers are produced in June and July. Increase is best effected by seeds, which 

 are generally ripened, its tap-roots scarcely admitting of division. 



The Lithospermum canescens is an allied plant deserving mention ; and although 

 its flowers, which are also orange-coloured, are much smaller and less showy than 

 those of the Amelia, yet, as it will grow in hot sandy soils where few other plants 

 will thrive, it may perhaps prove equally acceptable. It is a North American 

 species, and is the Batschia canescens of some authors. 



Our indigenous Lithospermum purpureo-cceruleum is a favourite plant with many 

 amateurs, and it may easily be raised from seeds, which are kept by the London 

 Florists. It is a very suitable plant for rock-work, and succeeds well on a wall. 



The Onosmas are also well adapted for the sunny side of the rockery, on which 

 they make a pretty appearance. 



Reference has already been made to the Lung- worts or Pulmonarias, so called 

 from their spotted leaves, which have been fancifully supposed to bear some resem- 

 blance to a diseased lung ; the best species are sibirica, virginica, and maritima, the 

 last a native of Great Britain ; they require a light soil. 



The Azorean Forget-me-not, Mi/osotis azorica, is a very beautiful little plant, but 

 we regret to say it is only half-hardy ; it may, however, be kept through the winter, 

 in a pot on a window, in the absence of any better accommodation. In too rich a 

 soil, its foliage becomes coarse, and overpowers the flowers. It is increased both by 

 seeds and division. 



The Echiums are many of them exceedingly handsome, but unfortunately the 

 best species require protection in winter, and they are therefore rarely seen ; seeds 

 of the E. grandiflorum, a pink-flowered species, are, however, generally to be met 

 with at the Seedsman's, and it is well worth cultivation. The hardy annual E. 

 violaceum is more generally known, and is of veiy easy treatment. 

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