Gardneriana. N. O. Gesneriacez. 
TAB. CCCLAAViES 
GLoxinia SARMENTIANA. Gardn. mst. 
Herbacea annua caulescens ramosa glabra, caule gracili, foliis 
oppositis petiolatis ovatis grosse serratis, pedunculo brevi axil- 
lari vel terminali solitario unifloro, calyce puberulo 5-fido. 
Gloxinia Sarmentiana. Gardn. Herb. Brasil, n. 2226. 
Has. Abundant, but rare in flower, on shady rocks in a ravine 
called Buraco do Inferne, about a league from Oeiras, the 
capital of Piauhy, Brazil. Mr Gardner. 
It is to be hoped Mr Gardner will be able to introduce this 
beautiful and showy annual alive to our gardens, where it would 
prove highly ornamental, its flowers being of a rich purple-blue, 
and very large in proportion to the size of the plant. — 
Was first made known to Mr Gardner by Dr Casimiro José 
Moraes Sarmento, a young gentleman of Oeiras, to whom he 
was also deeply indebted for many kind attentions during his 
Stay in that city, and whose name he wishes it to commemorate. 
Fig. 1. Calyx and pistil, from which the corolla had fallen :— 
ified. 
