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are dotted on the under side. The plant is a native of Nepal, from which country its seeds were sent to 
England by Dr. Wallich, in 1824. It is very hardy, and if the seeds, which may be purchased in any seed- 
shop, are sown in a light rich soil, in April or the first week in May, the plants will begin to flower in July, and 
will continue producing masses of bright blue flowers, and ripening abundance of seed, till killed by frost. 
2.— ANAGALLIS LATIFOLIA, Lin. THE BROAD-LEAVED PIMPERNEL. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 2389 ; and omfig. 2, in Plate 25. 
Specific Chabactkr. — Leaves cordate, stem clasping. Stems compressed. — (/<»n.) 
Description, &c. — A very pretty species, a native of Spain ; introduced in 1759. It is as hardy as 
A. indica, and if sown in April will flower in July. 
3.— ANAGALLIS MONELLI, Lin. THE ITALIAN PIMPERNEL. 
flowers. The origin of this plant is not kno\ni, but it was brought 
into notice in 1827 by the Honourable W. Fox Strangways. 
A. M. 4. Wehbiana^ syn. A. (Vebbiana, Penny; Bot. Gard. t. 
343. A native of the Canary Isles, introduced by P. B. "Webb, Esq. 
in 1828 ; and which flowered first in the Milford nursery, near 
Godalming. 
Specific Character. — Leaves lanceolate. Stem erect. — (Lin.) 
Engratings.— Bot. Mag. t. 319 ; Bot. Card. t. 399. 
Varieties. — A. M. 2. Willmoreana, Bot. Mag. t. 3380. Avery 
beautiful variety, with large dark purple flowers, which are pink on 
the under side of the petals. The stems are long, and require support. 
It is a native of Madeira, whence it was introduced in 1834, by John 
Willmore, Esq., of Oldford, near Birmingham. 
A. M. 3. lilacina, D. Don, Brit. Flow. Gard, 2nd Ser. t. 377 ; 
and our^^. 1, in Plate 25. A very splendid variety, with largo pink 
Description, &c. — A plant with pale blue flowers, generally treated in England as a greenhouse perennial, 
and propagated by cuttings. When grown as an annual the seeds must be raised in a hotbed in February, and 
planted out in May. It is a native of Italy and Spain, whence it was introduced in 1648. Clusius gave the 
specific name to this plant, in compliment to his friend Johannes MoneUius. 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
NOLANACEJE. 
EssKNTiAL Character. — Corolla regular, monopetalous with a plicate I taining each a 2 or 4-celled bony nut. Embryo spiral. — Trailing plants, 
testivation. Stamens 5, epipetalous. Drupe solitary or 5 together, con- I Leaves alternate, undivided. Peduncles extra-axillary. — (G.Don.) 
GENUS I. 
NOLANA, Lin. THE NOLANA. 
Lin. Spst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Charactek Calyx S-clefl. Corolla campanulate, regular. Drupes usually 5, containing each a 3-4-celled bony putamen. 
Seeds roundish — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — Few genera appear to have given more trouble to botanists than the genus Nolana, it 
having been placed by different botanists in no less than tliree different orders, and now having an order consti- 
tuted expressly for it. Jussieu placed the Nolana in the order Boraginacew, but besides its bearing no natural 
resemblance to the commonest plants of that order, for example Viper's Bugloss and Forget-me-not, it differs 
