By Mr. John Lindley. 



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The third variety, which deserves to be distinguished, was 

 received from Messrs. Loddiges, under the name of M. 

 polifolia stricta, but that name not appearing sufficiently ap- 

 propriate, it would be better to call it M. polifolia longifolia. 

 The stems are nearly upright. The leaves narrow, ovate, 

 lanceolate, stalked, spreading, somewhat falcate, much revolute 

 at the edge, and rough, with scattered glandular hairs on the 

 upper side. The flowers are inflated, ovate, pale bluish 

 purple. 



Resembling the last, but differing from it in the deep colour 

 of the flowers, and in the unusual breadth of the leaves, is a 

 plant called by Messrs. Loddiges M. polifolia latifolia, and 

 by them presented to the Society. It has a nearly erect 

 stem ; leaves broad, ovate-lanceolate, stalked, spreading, con- 

 vex, but scarcely revolute at the edge, and nearly destitute of 

 hairs on the upper side. The flowers are very large, of a 

 deep rich purplish red. 



The last variety to which it is necessary to advert, is, that 

 remarkable plant which is occasionally seen in nurseries under 

 the name of M. polifolia nana. It is said to have been first 

 observed many years ago in Mr. Malcolm's Nursery at Ken- 

 sington, in a bed of seedlings of M . polifolia. It forms a very 

 compact dwarf bush, appearing as if intermediate between 

 M . ceBrulea and M. polifolia : it is thickly covered over with 

 small ovate stalked leaves, a little revolute at the edge, slightly 

 hairy above, and quite hoary on the under side ; all of them 

 many times longer than the interval between them. The stem 

 is slightly downy, but quite destitute of the long spreading 

 glandular hairs by which the other varieties of M. polifolia 

 are distinguished. The flowers not having been observed, 



