No. 344. 
BARLERIA PURPUREA. 
Class. Order. 
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
We raised this plant in the year 1814, 
from seeds which were sent us by our late 
worthy friend Dr. White, of Bombay, of 
which place it is a native. It usually grows 
about a foot in height, and flowers toward 
the top of the shoots. The blossoms soon 
drop off, but are succeeded by others for a 
considerable time, often two months or 
more, generally beginning in September. 
oward the end of the year the stems die 
off, shooting up again in the spring. It 
must be kept in the stove, except during 
the months of July and August, when it 
will receive benefit from being placed out of 
doors in a sheltered place. It may be in- 
creased sparingly by dividing the roots in 
the spring. hs soil should be rich loam. 
