The genus Hyoscyamus is, perhaps, more remarkable for its medicinal properties than for its beauty, though this species is certainly a handsome plant and as yet rarely met with:—it is of later introduction than Hyoscyamus Physaloides, which has a darker flower, the leaves perfectly smooth, and the plant altogether is of smaller growth. H. Orientalis is a native of Iberia, a country between the Black and Caspian Seas, and was first introduced into this country from seeds sent to Mr. John Hunneman, about the year 1821; it is perfectly hardy, likes a rich soil, and may be increased by parting the roots or by seed; flowers as early as March. There is only another species besides the two mentioned, deserving of cultivation in a flower garden, which is H. Scopoli.
Pl. 10.
Plate 11. Orobus Vernus.
Drawn from Nature by M.R. Engraved by R. Havell Junr.
OROBUS Vernus.
Spring Orobus.
Class and Order.—Diadelphia Decandria.
| Syn. | Orobus Vernus. | Car. Bot. Mag. pl. 521. |
| — | Orobus Vernus. | Hor. Kew. vol. 3. p. 38. |