nerves prominent, more or less tinged with red. Pe- 

 tals 5, white, obovate or obcordate, slightly imbricate 

 at the base, but distinct upwards. Stamens from 30 

 to 40. Style curved. Stigma capitate. Capsule rough- 

 ish. Seed brown, margined with a white membrana- 

 ceous wing. 



This pretty little shrub is a native of the South of 

 Europe, and is well adapted for rock- work, but it 

 requires a little covering in Winter, and it is best to 

 have some plants of it in pots, and those preserved in 

 frames in severe weather, to supply the places of any 

 that may be killed by the severity of the weather ; they 

 succeed well in a light sandy soil, or a mixture of sandy 

 loam and peat will suit them very well. Cuttings, 

 planted under hand-glasses in Autumn, will soon strike 

 root ; they may also be raised from seeds, which ripen 

 occasionally. 



