MORPNA LONGIFO'LIA. 
LONG-LEAVED MORINA. 
Class, 
DIANDRIA. 
Order 
DICYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
DIPSACE^. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
India. 
2 feet. 
July, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1838. 
No. 9Ho. 
Tliis plant bears the name of a French botanist, 
held in high esteem in his day. The original of 
this genus — Morina Persica, was discovered and 
named by Toumefort, whilst professor of botany 
in the Garden of Plants, at Paris, when sent 
out in 1700 by Louis XIII. His mission was 
into Greece, Asia, and Africa, “not only (as stated 
in his Institutes) to discover the plants of the 
Ancients, and others, which perhaps escaped their 
knowledge ; but to make obsen’ations upon all the 
parts of natural histoiy, ancient and modem geo- 
graphy, and even of the manners, religion, and 
commerce of the several nations.” It is further 
mentioned that he brought back with him, besides 
an infinite number of curious obsen'ations, more 
than twelve hundred and fifty species of plants. 
Morina longifolia was discovered by Dr. Wallich, 
from whom seeds of it were received by the Lon- 
don Horticultural Society. It is a fine and hand- 
some plant, which should have a slight protection 
in winter. It is probably but little more than 
biennial, therefore will be best raised from seeds, 
which the plant generally ripens. 
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