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are dotted on the under side. The plant is a native of Nepaul, from which country its seeds were sent to 
England by Dr. Wallich, in 1824. It is very hardy, and if the seeds, which may he purchased in any seed- 
shop, are sown in a light rich soil, in April or the first week in May, the plants will begin to flower in July, and 
will continue producing masses of bright blue flowers, and ripening abundance of seed, till killed by frost. 
2.—ANAGALLIS LATIFOLIA, Lin. TIIE BROAD-LEAVED PIMPERNEL. 
Engravings.- —Bot. Mag. t. 2389 ; and our Jig. 2, in Plate 25. 
Specific Character. —Leaves cordate, stem clasping. Stems compressed.— {Lin.) 
Description, &c. —A very pretty species, a native of Spain ; introduced in 1759. It is as hardy as 
A. indica , and if sown in April will flower in July. 
3.—ANAGALLIS MONELLI, Lin. 
Engravings. —Bot. Mag. t. 319 ; Bot. Gard. t. 399. 
Varieties. — A. M. 2, Willmoreana , Bot. Mag. t. 3380. Avery 
beautiful variety, with large dark purple flowers, which are pink on 
the under side of the petals. The stems are long, and require support. 
It is a native of Madeira, whence it was introduced in 1834, by John 
Willmore, Esq., of Oldford, near Birmingham. 
A. M. 3. lilacina, D. Don, Brit. Flow. Gard, 2nd Ser. t. 377; 
and our Jig. 1, in Plate 25. A very splendid variety, with large pink 
THE ITALIAN PIMPERNEL. 
flowers. The origin of this plant is not known, but it was brought 
into notice in 1827 by the Honourable W. Fox Strangways. 
A. M. 4. I Vebbiana, syn. A. IVebbiana, Penny; Bot. Gard. t. 
343. A native of the Canary Isles, introduced by P. B. Webb, Esq. 
in 1828 ; and which flowered first in the Milford nursery, near 
Godaiming. 
Specific Character. —Leaves lanceolate. Stem erect_ (Lin.) 
Description, &c.— A plant with pale blue flowers, generally treated in England as a greenhouse perennial, 
and propagated by cuttings. When grown as an annual the seeds must be raised in a hotbed in February, and 
planted out in May. It is a native of Italy and Spain, whence it was introduced in 1648. Clusius gave the 
specific name to this plant, in compliment to his friend Johannes Monellius. 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
NOLANACEAE. 
Essential Character. —Corolla regular, monopetalous with a plicate 
aestivation. Stamens 5, epipetalous. Drupe solitary or 5 together, con¬ 
taining each a 2 or 4-celled bony nut. Embryo spiral.—Trailing plants. 
Leaves alternate, undivided. Peduncles extra-axillary.—( G. Don.) 
GENUS I. 
NOLANA, Lin. THE NOLANA. 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character _Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla campanulate, regular. Drupes usually 5, containing each a 3-4-celled bony putamen. 
Seeds roundish—(G. Don.) 
Description, &c. —Few genera appear to have given more trouble to botanists than the genus Nolana, it 
having been placed by different botanists in no less than three different orders, and now having an order consti¬ 
tuted expressly for it. Jussieu placed the Nolana in the order Boraginacece , but besides its bearing no natural 
resemblance to the commonest plants of that order, for example Viper’s Bugloss and Forget-me-not, it differs 
