This nondescript and beautiful species of the genus Scilla, is allied to Scilla præcox of Willdenow; but appears to differ in too many particulars, to admit of their being united. It is a native of Siberia, increases slowly by the root, but sometimes ripens seeds in this country. It commences flowering in the beginning of February, before the common Scilla bifolia; but continues in beauty long after that plant is past; and although perfectly hardy, its flowers are liable to be injured by strong frosts, unless occasionally protected. It thrives well in a light soil, and warm situation; but, like all dwarf plants, appears to most advantage in a pot: and indeed, succeeds best with the treatment usually given to alpine plants. [Illustration] PLATE CCCLXVI. GERANIUM BARBATUM. _Var. Undulatum._ _Bearded-leaved Geranium._ _Var. Waved-petalled._ CLASS XVI. ORDER IV. _MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA._ Threads united. Ten Chives. ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. MONOGYNA. Stigmata quinque. Fructus rostratus, pentacoccus. ONE POINTAL. Five summits. Fruit furnished with long awns, five dry berries, SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C. Geranium. Foliis pinnatis, incisuris pinnarum aristatis barbatisque, petalis omnibus flavicantibus, rubro-notatis undulatisque. Geranium. With winged leaves, the segments aristated and bearded, all the petals yellowish, marked with red, and undulated. DESCRIPTIO. Pinnæ foliorum inæqualiter incisæ, incissuris acuminatis, barbatisque. _Scapus_ ramosus. _Flores_ umbellati. _Petala_ omnia linearia, obtusa, elongata, recurvata, valde undulata, flavicantia. basi fere ad medium lætissime rubra. Stamina fertilia quinque. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. The Empalement. 2. The Chives and Pointal. 3. The same magnified. 4. The Pointal magnified. This plant was sent from the Cape to the collection of George Hibbert, Esq. at Clapham, where our drawing was taken in September; it is no more than a variety, although a very beautiful one, of the Geranium barbatum of this work, of which one variety has already been figured on plate 323. It is a green-house plant, and requires the same treatment as the other tuberous rooted species. [Illustration] PLATE CCCLXVII. ANAGALLIS GRANDIFLORA. _Great-flowered Pimpernel._ CLASS V. ORDER I. _PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Five Chives. One Pointal. ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. CAPSULA 1-locularis, circumscissa. _Corolla_ rotata. _Stamina_ hirsuta. _Stigma_ capitatum. CAPSULE one-celled, cut round. _Corolla_ wheel-shaped. _Chives_ hairy. _Summit_ headed. SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &c. ANAGALLIS, foliis ternatis cordato-ovatis acuminatis. ANAGALLIS, with leaves in threes heart-egg-shaped acuminated.