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P. pubescens. It, however, partakes of the habit of that species in frequently dying after it has flowered. 
The seeds, however, ripen freely, and it may thus be easily preserved when treated as a biennial. It was 
introduced in 1776 by Dr. Fothergill. 
5 i- — Corolla tubular ; lower lip usually bearded. 
17.— PENTSTEMON PULCHELLUM, Lindl. THE PRETTY PENTSTEMON. 
corolla ventricose, slightly hairy within ; sterile filament bearded ; 
tuhe of the corolla longer than the stamens. 
Engraving.— Bot. Reg., t. 1138. 
Specific Character. — Stem pubescent ; leaves smooth, sessile, 
linear-oblong, serrulated. Panicles simple, secund ; calyx pubescent; 
Description, &c. — This exceedingly handsome species is a native of Mexico, whence it was introduced in 
1826. It greatly resembles a foxglove, and the colour of its flowers is a pale pinkLtih lilac. It is rather tender, 
but it will grow rapidly if planted in a warm border open to the south. 
18.— PENTSTEMON ROSEUM, G. Don. THE ROSE-FLOWERED PENTSTEMON. 
sharply serrulated, sessile, glabrous ; upper ones broadest. Peduncles 
axillary, generally three-flowered ; corolla small, somewhat inflated, 
the lower lip densely bearded ; segments of the limb very short; sterile 
fllament bearded in the upper pait. 
Synonymes. — Pentstemon angustifolium, Lindl. ; Chelono rosea, 
Swt. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 1122. ; Swects's Brit. Flow. Gard., 
t. 230 ; and owrjig. 2, in PI. 82, under the name of P. angustifoliug. 
Specific Character. — Stem smooth ; leaves lanceolate, acute. 
Description, &c. — The stem is very much branched, but the branches are all erect. They are smooth and 
glossy, but frequently covered with a glutinous substance. The leaves are crowded, and very sharply serrated, 
the points of the teeth being bent in a little. The flowers are produced in little tufts, which spring from the axils 
of the leaves ; they are of a bright rose-colour, and rather small and tubular. The pollen is quite white. The 
species is a native of Mexico, whence it was introduced about 1825. It is propagated by cuttings. 
Synonyme. — Chelone Campanuloides, Andr, 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., 1. 1878 ; Bot. Rep., t. 40 ; and oar Jig. 4, 
in PI. 80. 
19.— PENTSTEMON CAMPANULATUS, Willd. THE BELL-FLOWERED PENTSTEMON. 
Specific Character. — Stem smooth ; sterile fllament bearded in 
the upper part ; corolla campanulate ; segments of the calyx linear- 
lanceolate ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, sharply seri-ated. 
Description, &c. — This species is very nearly allied to the last, but the flowers are much larger, and they 
are produced two together, instead of in threes. The species is a native of Mexico, whence it was introduced in 
1794. It is quite hardy, and may be propagated either by cuttings or by seeds. It continues flowering all the 
summer, and is very ornamental. It was introduced by Sir Joseph Banks. 
20.— PENTSTEMON ATROPURPUREUM, G. Bon. THE DARK-PURPLE PENTSTEMON. 
ones lanceolate, and attenuated at the base, upper ones ovate, acumi- 
nate, stem-clasping ; peduncles axillary, generally three-flowered ; calyx 
and corolla covered with glandular pubescence ; corolla tubular, 
narrow towards the base. 
Synonyme. — Chelone atropurpurea, Swl. 
Engraving. — Sweet's Brit. Flow. Gard., t. 235. 
Specific Character- — Stem suflruticose at the base, but more or 
less flexuose in the upper part, shining, but with the upper part covered 
with glandular hairs ; leaves sessile, sharply serrulated, glabrous, lower 
Description, &c. — The shape of the flowers of this plant bears considerable resemblance to that of the 
flowers of P. campanulatum ; but their colour is a dark purple, and they are produced in tufts of tliree each, 
instead of being in pairs. The whole plant is also larger, the stem growing from three to five feet high, and the 
