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TIIE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
E. TENUE, Roth. 
Flowers small, and of a fine blue; reticulately veined. A native of Barbary. Introduced in 1824. 
E. PARVIFLORUM, Mamch. 
Root fibrous. Stems many, and procumbent. Tubercles on the leaves white, and hairy. Flowers blue. 
A native of the shores of the Mediterranean. Introduced in 1798. 
GENUS III. 
NONEA, Mamch. THE ALKANET. 
Lin. Syst. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. —Calyx at length inflated. Corolla funnel-shaped ; tube straight; throat bearded. Stamens inclosed. Stigma simple. 
Nuts with parallel stripes. —(G . Don.) 
Description, &c.— The species now included in the genus Nonea were removed from the genus Anchusa , 
because their flowers are tube-shaped like the Convolvulus , while those of the Anchusa are flat or salver-shaped ; 
and because there is a difference in the fruit. The root of one of the perennial species is used for dyeing. 
1.—NONEA VERSICOLOR, Swt. THE CHANGEABLE-COLOURED ALKANET. 
Synonymbs.— - Anchusa versicolor, Steo. ; Lycopsis rosea, Reich. I Specific Character. —Pilose or strigose ; stems prostrate ; leaves 
Engraving _Dot. Mag. t. 3477. 1 obtuse ; corollas equal.—■( G. Don.) 
Description, Sec. —The flowers of this plant are remarkable for the striking changes of colour that they 
undergo. They are red in the bud ; then they turn to reddish-purple when they first expand; and afterwards to 
a bright blue with a yellow eye, like a small convolvulus, which indeed the shape of the flower greatly resembles. 
The plant is a native of Caucasus, and was introduced in 1820. Seeds may be purchased in the seed-shops under 
the name of Anchusa versicolor , and they may be sown in any common garden soil, as they are so hardy that they 
will grow in any soil and situation. 
OTHER SPECIES OF NONEA. 
There are several other annual species, with pink, yellow, white, very dark purple, and striped flowers, all 
of which are said to have been introduced, but none of them are common in British gardens. The most remark¬ 
able are:— N. picta, with blue flowers, marked with dark blue veins; a procumbent plant, introduced in 1800 
from Siberia. N. ciliata, a native of the Levant, introduced in 1804, and having dark yellow flowers. N. rosea , 
a procumbent plant, with rose-coloured flowers, introduced from Siberia in 1823. N. decumlens , with very dark 
purple flowers, having a yellowish tube ; a native of the south of Europe, introduced in 1686 ; and N. lutea, a 
native of France, with pale yellow flowers; introduced in 1805. 
