DISANDRA prostrata. _Linn. Syst. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. Suppl. Pl. p. 32. 214._ _Ait. Kew, V. 1. p. 493._ SIBTHORPIA peregrina. _Linn. Sp. Pl. ed. 3. p. 880._ The foliage of this plant greatly resembles that of Ground Ivy, and its branches trail on the ground somewhat in the same manner, extending to the length of several feet; but it is not on the ground that it is best seen, as its flowers are apt to be hid among the leaves: it appears most advantageously when growing in a pot, placed on a pedestal, or in some elevated situation, where its branches may hang carelessly down: thus treated, when fully blown, it becomes a most pleasing object. LINNAEUS, the son, in his _Suppl. Plant._ observes, that the _Disandra_ varies extremely in the number of its stamina, as it does also in the divisions of its calyx, and corolla; in this respect;, indeed, we do not know its equal: fortunately for those systems of Botany, which are formed from the number of certain parts of the fructification, few such inconstants exist. Professor MURRAY observes, that seven is the most prevalent number of its stamina, five the most natural. LINNAEUS describes it as a native of the East; Mr. AITON informs us, that it was introduced here about the year 1771, from Madeira. It flowers during most of the summer months; in the winter it must be kept in the green-house; in the summer it will bear the open air, grows readily from cuttings, should be planted in rich earth, and plentifully watered in dry weather. [Illustration: _No 219_] [219] MICHAUXIA CAMPANULOIDES. ROUGH-LEAV'D MICHAUXIA. _Class and Order._ OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. _Generic Character._ _Cal._ 16-partitus. _Cor._ rotata, 8-partita. _Nectarium_ 8-valve, staminiferum. _Caps._ 8-locularis, polysperma. _L' Heritier Monogr._ _Specific Character and Synonyms._ MICHAUXIA campanuloides. _L' Heritier Monogr._ The celebrated author of the _Hortus Kewensis_ informs us, that the plant here figured is a native of the Levant, and was introduced to this country in the year 1787, by Mons. L'HERITIER, who first gave it the name of _Michauxia_, and wrote a Monographia, or particular treatise on it. We have before observed, that when a plant has been named in honour of any particular person, that name must be retained in all countries, however uncouth its pronunciation may be, and there are few of our readers but what will think the present name sufficiently so. Last summer 1792, in the month of July, we had the pleasure to see a fine plant of this sort, fully blown, in the collection of Messrs. GRIMWOOD and CO. Kensington; though in a small pot, it grew nearly to the height of six feet, was branched almost to the bottom, and loaded with a profusion of blossoms, such as are represented on the plate, and which bore some distant resemblance to those of a passion-flower.