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IMPATIENS SCAPIFLORA. 
manifest between the species here noticed and those previously known in this country, 
as the usual habit of these plants is to produce their flowers and foliage on stems 
which are emitted from the roots, or to be, as it is usually termed, caulescent, while 
the plant now before us is perfectly stemless, and both flowers and leaves spring 
immediately from the root. 
Little is yet known with regard to its cultivation, but it is certain that it 
requires to be kept in a dormant state during the winter months, as the foliage 
decays immediately after it has ceased flowering ; in the spring, or perhaps the 
summer, it should again be excited into action, by repotting and administering 
water to it, though this latter should be done with caution. It appears to flourish 
in a rather rich soil. 
The drawing here given was taken from a plant which flowered in the nursery 
of Messrs. Young of Epsom, in October 1837, where it was received a short time 
previous from the Glasgow Botanic Garden, and plants of it may be procured from 
this nursery. When in flower it was the delight and admiration of all who wit- 
nessed it, and was a most attractive ornament to the stove. 
The generic name refers to the singular fact of the capsules bursting when 
touched or placed in contact with any object, and evolving the seeds. 
The specific name of course applies to the habits of the plant. 
