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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. 
Corolla tubular ; lower lip usually bearded. 
17.— PENTSTEMON PULCHELLUM, Lindl. THE PRETTY PENTSTEMON. 
Engbaving.— Dot. Reg., t. 1138. I corolla ventricose, slightly hairy within; sterile filament bearded; 
Specific Character. — Stem pubescent ; leaves smooth, sessile, tube of the corolla longer than the stamens, 
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 pinkish 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-FLOIYERED PENTSTEMON. 
Synonvmes Pentstemon angustifolium, Lindl. ; Chelone rosea, 
Swt. 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 1122. ; Sweets’s Brit. Flow. Gard., 
t. 230 ; and our Jig. 2, in PI. 88, under the name of P. angustifolium. 
Specific Character. — Stem smooth ; leaves lanceolate, acute. 
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 
filament bearded in the upper part. 
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. 
19.— PENTSTEMON CAMPANULATUM, Willd. THE BELL-FLOWERED PENTSTEMON. 
Synonyms. — Chelone Campanuloides, Andr, I Specific Character. — Stem smooth ; sterile filament bearded in 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., 1. 1878 ; Bot. Rep., t. 40 ; and our_^^. 4, the upper part ; corolla campanulate; segments of the calyx linear- 
in PI. 86. I lanceolate ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, sharply serrated. 
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. Don. THE DARK-PURPLE PENTSTEMON. 
Synonyme. — Chelone atropurpurea, Swt. 
Engraving. — Sweet’s Brit. Flow. Gard., t. 235. 
Specific Character. — Stem suffruticose 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 
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. 
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 three each, 
instead of being in pairs. The whole plant is also larger, the stem growing from three to five feet high, and the 
