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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



shrub of three or four feet high, with heart-shaped leaves, 

 deeply five-lobed ; flowers large, rich bluish-purple, the petals 

 triangular, one angle rounded, the others sharp ; the column 

 of stamens is much elongated, and the style longer still, the 

 stigma dilated with five obtuse rays ; altogether it is a very 

 handsome plant. 



NUTTALLIA. 



Gen. Char. (MonadelpMa Polyandria.) Calyx double, outer 

 three-leaved; stamens indefinite in number; capsules many, 

 one-seeded. 



Named after a Mr. Nuttall. Some of the plants of this 

 genus are hardy, but N. grandiflora is often introduced into 

 the greenhouse, from the beauty of its large purple flowers, 

 which appear in July and last till October. If the genus 

 is admired, other species may be introduced, as they are per- 

 ennials, and require no particular care; pedata and digitata 

 have dark-purple flowers ; malvaeflora, flesh-coloured ; Pa- 

 paver, purple; cerasiformis, white, and concordata, pink 

 flowers. 



