with well-defined colours. We add here Mr. Fraser's own re¬ 
marks, kindly forwarded to us u Of Pentstemon Jaffrayanus 
I do not know the origin, but I believe it is a hybrid, and ap¬ 
pears to be a cross between P. speciosus and some other kind 
of shrubby habit; we have.had it for several years in the nur¬ 
sery, but I think the plant is not generally known. The 
flowers and manner of flowering very much resemble P. spe- 
ciosus , which is a difficult plant to grow well, and is only a 
biennial: but P. Jaffrayanus is a plant easily grown, and may 
be increased by cuttings; and from the month of June till late 
in the autumn, the plant is seldom without some spikes of its 
beautiful azure-blue flowers. It should be kept in a cold 
frame in winter, and planted but in the open ground in April 
or early in May.” 
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