not only changed to one which is less pertinent, but to one 
by which another species of the sdme' genus has been long 
since universally known. 
Stem two feet high or more, round, simple, partly 
angular, thickly leaved below. Leaves sessile, decurrent, 
numerous, scattered all round, 5 inches long or much 
longer, lanceolate, less than an inch broad, decreasing’ to 
very small, smooth, serrate, nerved, nerves ascendent. 
Raceme terminal, spiked, at first nodding, not very close, 
from 6 to 10 inches long, the flowers inclining one way. 
Bractes leafy, lanceolate, ‘sharp-pointed, slightly villous 
especially at the edge, shorter than the flowers, decres- 
cent. Pedicles nearly as long as the calyx or considerably ~ 
shorter. Calyx herbaceous, subbilabiate, scarcely 3 times 
shorter than the corolla; segments lanceolate, somewhat 
unequal, villous at the edge, 3 upper ones smaller, the 
middle one being a little shorter than the two on each 
side. Corolla yellow, downy, funnelform, two thirds of an 
inch long; fube equal to the calyx; faux protuberant un- 
derneath; segments of the limb rather pointed, villous on 
the.inside; those of the wpper lip more shallowly divided’ 
from each other than any of the rest, erectly recurved, con-' * 
nivent; of the dower lip spreadingly recurved, divaricate, 2 
side ones marked with a double red spot at their bases, the 
middle one 3 times wider than these or more, oyately 
pointed, jutting forwards, and recurved, bearded with long 
upright hair. Stamens enclosed: filaments greenish white, 
smooth: anthers yellow, didymous, with oblong cells. 
~ Germen oblong, pyramidal, green, villous; style continu- 
ous, slightly villous; stigma a transversely bifid point, 
sometimes opening. rs fact 
The drawing was taken at Mr. Knight's nursery in the — 
King’s Road, Chelsea. 
Dr. Roth has quoted a figure from Lobel to his Drat- 
raLis media, which seems to us no other than the repetition 
of the one he cites from the same author to lutea, but ina 
seeding state. PK aseoes iSy Fivteds 
a Calyx and pistil. 6 Corolla dissected to show the insertions of the 
Stamens. me: : “oe 
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