PETU'NIA PHCENI'CEA. 
PURPLE- FLOWERED PETUNIA. 
C/ass. Order. 
PENTANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
SOLANACE^E. 
Garden 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Cultivated 
Variety. 
2§ feet. 
June to Nov- 
Perennial. 
in 1844. 
No. 1057. 
The Brazilian name of the Petunia nyctagini- 
flora, is petum or petun, hence, a name derived 
therefrom was adopted by Jussieu. 
The word, Petunia, is now so well established by 
common use, amongst us, that it is preferable to 
employ it, to the discontinuance of Nierembergia, 
which in reality has prior claim. Under No. 416, 
we figured the original Petunia phoenicea, a flower 
of brilliant purple ; still, in the estimation of the 
florist, it- has become less attractive than some of 
the newly-raised varieties. Such has been the 
number of these handsome seedlings, possessing, 
as they do, much to recommend them, in their 
variable markings and shadings, that we here figure 
one from amongst them, which may show the power 
that is in the hands of the ingenious propagator, if 
he will but assiduously employ it. Every bring 
being, whether of the animal or vegetable kingdom, 
appeal's to possess capability of improvement, 
if man but direct his attention to its favourable 
development. 
Entire beds of these novelties are exceedingly 
showy, where space admits of such arrangement. 
