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cauline narrow embracing the grayish-green colored 
stem. Flowers large, solitary terminals, with broad 
streaks of a fine yellow, marked with a lively stripe of 
purple at the base; conical disk of a deep brown; in 
blossom from June to September. This plant is remark- 
able for the brilliancy of its flowers, and for the length 
of time that it continues in bloom. It is hardy, and its 
cultivation requires no particular care. 
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SABBATIA,.—American CENTAURY. 
{Named after Sabbati, an Italian botanist.] 
_A pretty North American genus of plants, not much 
cultivated, but if properly managed, would no doubt 
prove valuable in the flower-garden. 
Sabbitia chloroides, is found on the margin of ponds; 
it has large, showy pink flowers; in July. It is a bien- 
nial and must therefore be propagated from seed, which 
should be sown in moist ground as soon as ripe, or early 
in the spring. 
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SALPIGLOSSIS. 
{From the Greek for trumpet and tongue, in allusion to the shape of the 
style.] . 
Salpigléssis pinnata.—A species from Chili, where it is 
a perennial, but in cultivation it is treated as a biennial in 
the green-house, and as an annual in the open air. It has 
given rise to many varieties, some of which have received 
distinct names. The flowers in all the varieties are fun- 
nel-shaped, something like those of the Petunia, but not 
so broad, and more delicate. The variety called S. atro- 
purpurea is of a fine, rich, dark velvety puce color; 8. 
straminea, has pure yellow flowers; S. Barclayana and 
