OF ORNAMENTAL ANNUAIA 
GENUS IV, 
MOLUCELLA, Lin. MOLUCCA BALM. 
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Lin. Sysl. DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 
GnHFRic Character. — Limb of calyx ample, oblique, with 5 — 10 mucrones or spines. Filaments naked at the base. (G. Don.) 
1.— MOLUCELLA LEVIS, Lin. THE SMOOTH MOLUCCA BALM. 
Synonyme — Molucella levis, Riv. I Specific Character. Limb of caljx large, membranaceons, sub- 
Engrating. — Bot, Mag. t. 1852. I pentagonal, with 5 very short mucrones or teeth. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — The pretty pink and -white flowers appear seated in their large calyxes ; and underneath 
each calyx is a singular whorl of spiny bractess. The whole plant has a strong smell. It is a native of Syria, 
and it was first cultivated in England in 1570, by L' Obel, botanist to James I. It requires to be sown on a 
hotbed, and planted out in May, when it will flower in July or August. 
2.— MOLUCELLA SPINOSA, Lin. THE SPINY MOLUCCA BALM. 
SpECinc Character. — Limb of calyx short, coriaceous, sulhbila*' 
biato, with 8 spines. — (G. Don.) 
Synonymes. — M. armata, Sieb. j Chasmonia incisa, Presl; 
Molucca spinosa, Moench. 
Engravinq.— Bot. Reg. t. 1244. 
Description, &c. — A very coarse-growing plant, with a square stem, and white gaping flowers, with 
curiously cut, thorn-like calyxes. The leaves are on long footstalks, and they are deeply cut, and covered with 
spines. It is a native of the shores of the Mediterranean, and was introduced in ] 596. It has, however, been 
lost and re- introduced several times. It is quite hardy, and only requires sowing in the open air. We do not 
know where seeds of this species are to be obtained. 
GENUS V. 
AMETHYSTEA, Lin. THE AMETHYSTEA. 
Lin. Syst. DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Superior stamens abortive. — (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — This genus difiers very slightly from that of Teucrium, the Germander. 
AMETHYSTEA CERULEA, Lin. THE BLUE AMETHYSTEA. 
Engratings. — Bot. Mag. t. 2448 ; and our ^. 2, in Plate 39. cled, loose, racemosely pauicled. Bracteas minute. Calyxes erect. 
Specific Character. — Herb erect, branched, glabrous, often bluish. bluish, quite glabrous, with lanceolate, acute teeth. Corolla blue, 
Leaves petiolate, 3 — 5-parted; segments oblong-lanceolate, deeply scarcely exceeding the calyx. — {^G. Don.) 
toothed ; floral leaves smaller ; upper ones minute. Cymes pedun- 
Description, &c. — The stem is square and purplish, growing from one foot to two feet high ; the leaves are 
three-parted and on channelled footstalks ; the flowers are small, blue, and in leafy corymbs ; and the whole 
plant is very fragrant. It is a native of Siberia, introduced in 1759, and quite hardy, growing well in any soil 
or situation. Seeds are in all the seed-shops ; and the only care necessary is to transplant the young pknto 
while in the seed-leaf, as they will not bear it afterwards. 
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