By George Bentham, Esq. 



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to distribute generally next winter, amongst the Fellows of the 

 Society. It is an annual, and apparently a hardy one, growing 

 freely in common garden soil, and preferring the open air, to the 

 confinement of even a frame. 



Chelone centranthifolia. 



C. glaberrima, glauca, foliis ovato-lanceolatis integerrimis basi cordato-amplexicau- 

 libus, panicula elongata, corollis tubulosis pendulis glabris, filamento quinto imberbi. 



This plant resembles much the old Chelone barbata, from which 

 it is chiefly distinguished by the broad base of the leaves and gla- 

 brous corolla. It grows to the height of three or four feet, half of 

 which consists in a narrow lax panicle of pendulous scarlet flowers 

 each about an inch long. It is very ornamental, and will probably 

 require the same mode of treatment, and be as easy of cultivation 

 as Chelone barbata itself. 



