Several plants of this species were raised in the 
autumn of 1 822, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from 
seeds that had been received from Dr. Fischer under 
the name that we have adopted, but of what country 
they were native nothing was said. One of those 
plants flowered, from which the figure with the dark 
blue flowers was taken. About the same time we re- 
ceived a plant in fine flower from Sir R. C. Hoare, who 
informed us that he had raised it from seeds given him 
by A. B. Lambert, Esq. but he knew not from whence 
they were procured. The pale blue flower at the bot- 
tom of the figure is from this plant, which differed not 
in the least from the others, except in the shade of 
colour. From the habit of the plant we suspected it 
to be a native of Nepaul ; and we have since been in- 
formed by Mr.D. Don that it is a native of that country, 
and specimens of it are preserved in Mr. Lambert's 
Herbarium. It seems to be quite hardy and of easy 
culture, and has ripened seeds. 
