This pretty little plant is nearly related to H. Fu- 

 tnana, but is readily distinguished by its more procum- 

 bent habit, more loosely spreading leaves, and parti- 

 cularly by its seeds, which remain several days in the 

 capsule after it is burst, whereas in H. Fumana they 

 spring out immediately as soon as the capsules open, 

 so that it is very difficult to procure them, except by 

 gathering them before they are quite ripe. 



Our drawing was made from a plant in the fine col- 

 lection belonging to the Apothecaries' Company, at 

 Chelsea, where it was raised from seed by Mr. W. An- 

 derson ; it is a native of the South of France, Italy, 

 and Tauria, according to M. Decandolle ; and we find 

 it much hardier than H. Fumana, thriving well in a 

 light sandy boil, or a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, 

 and sand, will suit it very well. It makes a pretty 

 plant mixed with others, for adorning rock- work, but 

 will require a little covering in severe frosty weather; 

 or it may be grown in small pots, and can then be pro- 

 tected in frames or in the Greenhouse, in Winter. 

 Seeds of it ripen plentifully, by which it might be 

 readily increased ; or cuttings, planted under hand- 

 glasses, will soon strike root. 



