S. ligulata. The leaves are ovate and obtuse at both ends, 
extremely hairy on both, hut especially the under surface and 
along the nerves ; the peduncle is slender ; the inflorescence 
an erect, but lax spreading panicle ; the calyx gamosepalous, 
and cup-shaped at the base, and consequently less deeply 
divided than in S. ligulata , with the lacinise entire, and not 
ciliate, and the petals more unguiculate.” 
It must be confessed that the plant now represented does 
not agree altogether with this description ; in particular it 
wants the hairiness of the leaves spoken of by Dr. Rovle, but 
we ascribe this difference to cultivation. In fact, the plant in 
the garden of the Horticultural Society, from whence this 
drawing was made in March, 1843, was raised from seeds sent 
under the name of S. ciliata from the Botanical Garden of 
Sahar unpur. 
We must remark that Dr. Walpers has a second S. ciliata 
from India ; the latter being S. imbricata of Royle. 
This is a robust hardy perennial, requiring the same soil 
and treatment as S. crassifolia ; hut when planted in the open 
border it must not have a situation which is damp in winter, 
or fully exposed to the sun in summer. It is easily increased 
by dividing the old plants ; or by seeds, which should be sown 
when ripe in pots filled with sandy peat and a small portion 
of loam. It flowers about May in the open border. 
