Contrary to what we observe in most of the plants of this genus, the present very rare and no less beautiful species of Flax forms (if not a tree, as its name imports) a shrub of the height of several feet, which begins to flower in the green-house in March, and continues to be more or less covered with blossoms to the close of the summer. It is a native of the Levant, from whence it was introduced to this country in the year 1788, with a profusion of other vegetables, by JOHN SIBTHORP, M. D. the present celebrated Professor of Botany in the University of Oxford; who, for the laudable purpose of promoting the science in which he is so eminent, and of enriching the Oxford collection, already rendered most respectable by his unwearied labours, meditates, as we are informed, a second journey into Greece. Hitherto this plant has produced no seeds in this country, and it is with difficulty increased by cuttings. Our figure was drawn from a plant which flowered in the spring with Messrs. GRIMWOOD and Co. Kensington. [235] TROLLIUS ASIATICUS. ASIATIC GLOBE-FLOWER. _Class and Order._ POLYANDRIA POLYGYNIA. _Generic Character._ _Cal._ 0. _Petala_ circiter 14. _Capsulae_ plurimae, ovatae, polyspermae. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ TROLLIUS _asiaticus_ corolla patula, nectariis staminibus longioribus. _Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14._ _Murr. p. 518._ _Ait. Kew. v. 2. p. 271._ HELLEBORUS aconiti folio, flore globoso croceo. _Amm. Ruth. 101._ Of this genus, two species only have as yet been discovered, the one a native of Great-Britain, the other here figured the produce of Siberia and Cappadocia, both hardy, perennial, herbaceous plants; the latter, more particularly, from the bright orange colour of its flowers, held in high estimation as an ornamental plant, and flowering in May and June. This species, as yet rare in this country, is usually propagated by parting its roots in autumn; it may also be raised from seeds, which ripen frequently on strong healthy plants: to succeed in its cultivation, we should plant it in a composition of loam and bog earth, and place it in a north border, taking care that it does not suffer from want of watering in dry summers. Was cultivated by Mr. MILLER, in 1759. _Ait. Kew._ [Illustration: _No 235_] [Illustration: _No 236_] [236] VERBASCUM MYCONI. BORAGE-LEAV'D MULLEIN. _Class and Order._ PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. _Generic Character._ _Corolla_ rotata, subinaequalis. _Caps._ 1-locularis 2-valvis. _Specific Character and Synonyms._ VERBASCUM _myconi_ foliis lanatis radicalibus, scapo nudo. _Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14._ _Murr. p. 220._ _Ait. Kew. p. 238._ CORTUSA foliis ovatis sessilibus. _Linn. Hort. Cliff. 50._ SANICULA alpina, foliis boraginis villosa. _Bauh. Pin. 243._ AURICULA _ursi_ myconi. _Dalech. Hist. 837._ AURICULA _ursi_ flore coeruleo folio Boraginis. Blew Beares Eares with Borage leaves. _Park. Parad. p. 236. 237. f. 3._