It is a hardy perennial, growing to the height of three or four feet, with us altogether herbaceous, and therefore improperly called fruticosa; a native of Virginia, flowering from June to August: was cultivated in 1739 by Mr. Miller.
May be propagated by seeds, by parting of the roots, and also by cuttings.
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Cerinthe Major. Great Honey-wort.
Class and Order.
Pentandria Monogynia.
Generic Character.
Corollæ limbus tubulato ventricosus: fauce pervia. Semina 2, bilocularia.
Specific Character and Synonyms.