THE 
FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
January, 1845. 
ALONA CCELESTIS. 
WITH AN ENGRAVING. 
The majority of flower gardens are indebted through the latter 
portion of the summer season for no inconsiderable amount of 
beauty to the interesting cerulean-tinted flowers of the genus 
Nolana ; and, through the agency of two of its species, N.pros¬ 
trata and N. atriplicifolia , it has become well known and valued: , 
there are also two others, N. tenellci and N. pctradoxa. which 
were introduced some years back, but being of little beauty, 
have been allowed to fall out of cultivation, and are now nearly 
or quite lost to this kingdom. These are all annuals, but there 
exists in Chili and Peru a group of shrubby plants, very nearly 
allied, and that have hitherto been considered as forming part 
of this genus, which, now that an opportunity is afforded for 
examination, are found to possess generic distinctions sufficient 
to call for a separation of the genus as originally constituted. 
Some of these plants are represented by their discoverers as 
being remarkably beautiful, and this character is fully borne out 
by the fine appearance of our present illustration, which is the 
■st introduction of the class. 
Dr. Lindley, in the Botanical Register, 1844, t. 46., has made 
the required separation, and explained the distinctions on 
which the several new genera are founded. We take the liberty 
of quoting the following : — 
“ The genus Nolana, as at present constituted, includes plants 
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