SCHIZAN'THUS PPJEST'II. 
priest’s schizanthus. 
Class. 
DIANDRIA. 
Order. 
monogynia. 
Natural Order. 
scropiiulariacea:. 
Native of j Height. 
Flowers ini Duration 
Introduced 
C.G. Hope 18 inches- 
July, Aug. j Annual. 
in 1795. 
No. 1214 
The rather remarkably cut, slit, or jagged flowers 
and foliage of most of the species of Schizanthus 
amply justifies the choice of the name, which is de- 
rived from the Greek skizo, to cut; and anthos, a 
flower. The white-flowering variety, now figured, 
is rarely met with, in gardens, although it was raised, 
several years ago, by Mr. Priest, a nurseryman, of 
Reading. 
It is very questionable whether any permanent 
difference exists between Schizanthus pinnatus, and 
porrigens, the latter of which was figured under No. 
126, of this work; and the white flowering one, here 
lepiesented, is also a mere seedling variety from 
one or other of these. Botanically considered, it is 
\ery objectionable to use names as if treating of 
distinct species ; in cultivation, however, it affords 
some convenience that they should be so distin- 
guished, and to such convenience, it appears desira- 
ble to yield. 
This Schizanthus requires only the treatment of 
a half-hardy annual, but it must be recollected, that 
the young seedlings will not bear careless trans- 
planting, nor a very dry situation. 
