Part 6
From the great number of new species of the divided leaved Proteas, we are led to conjecture, that they are as numerous as those with entire leaves. The P. decumbens, from the different specimens we have seen, appears to branch into many varieties; some with hairy leaves and stems, some with very close thick set leaves, and some, with both stems and leaves, quite smooth. They are all, nevertheless, very slender stemed; and, there is little doubt but, in their natural state, they rest on the ground; although in the fashion we train them here, they have the appearance of being erect. This species is found at a considerable distance from the Cape Town, on the summits of dry sandy hills; wherefore, it must be kept in the most airy part of the green-house, and watered but seldom. The stem does not grow more than eighteen inches long, and frequently flowers, as was the case in the present instance, when not more than twelve. It is propagated, readily, from cuttings made in the month of May, if treated in the method already directed for the increase of these plants. The earth in which it should be planted is, a light sandy bright loam. Our drawing was taken in the month of July, 1802, from a plant in the Hibbertian Collection, to which it was introduced by Mr. Niven, in the year 1800.
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PLATE CCCL.
LACHENALIA PUSTULATA.
_Rough-leaved Lachenalia._
CLASS VI. ORDER I.
_HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Six Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
COROLLA sexpetala, infera; petalis tribus infera; petalis tribus interioribus longioribus. Stamina erecta. Capsula sub-ovata, trialata. Semina globosa.
BLOSSOM 6-petals, beneath; the three inner petals the longest. Chives erect. Capsule nearly egg-shaped, three-winged. Seeds globular.
See LACHENALIA PENDULA, Pl. XLI. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Lachenalia foliis geminis, lanceolato-linearibus, dense facie pustulatis; scapo reclinato; floribus sub-campanulatis, albo-virentibus.
Lachenalia with leaves in pairs, linearly-lance-shaped, thickly covered with pustules on the face; stem bent downwards; flowers rather bell-shaped, of a whitish green.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Flower.
2. The same, cut open, with the Chives in their place.
3. The Pointal.
The drawing, from which our figure of this species of Lachenalia was taken, was made from a plant communicated by Isaac Swainson, Esq. from his Botanic Gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex; where it is still in flower, this present month of January, 1804; and where we believe it is only to be met with at present in this kingdom. It is one of the largest growing plants of the genus, the leaves when in a soil it approves attaining the length of eighteen inches, or more. It is as hardy as any of the tribe, very fragrant, easily preserved, increasing freely by the root, and flowering with certainty when the bulb has become of a sufficient size. It grows best in a mixture of light loam and peat, about two-thirds loam, and one of peat.
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PLATE CCCLI.
PULTENÆA RUBIÆFOLIA.
_Madder-leaved Pultenæa._
CLASS X. ORDER I.
_DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Ten Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX quinque-dentatus, utrinque appendiculatus. Corolla papillionacea, alis vexillo brevioribus. Legumen uniloculare, dispermum.
CUP five-toothed, with an appendage on each side. Blossom butterfly-shaped, with the wings shorter than the standard. Pod of one cell with two seeds.
See PULTENÆA DAPHNOIDES, Pl. XCVIII. Vol. II.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Pultenæa foliis ternis, verticillatis, lanceolatis, serratis, rigidis; floribus capitatis, cæruleo-purpureis.
Pultenæa with leaves growing by threes in whorls, lance-shaped, sawed and harsh; flowers grow in heads, and of a bluish purple.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Cup.
2. The Standard.
3. One of the Wings.
4. The two Petals of the Keel.
5. The Chives and Pointal.
6. The same, magnified.
7. The Pointal.
8. A ripe Seed-pod, open.
9. One of the Seeds, of its natural size when ripe.
Here we find another hiatus to fill up, or pass over; either a new genus is to be formed for this plant, or we must not boggle at trifles, and skip over one of the essential characters of Dr. Smith’s Pultenæas, the appendicles or props at the side of the cup, which are wanting in this plant, though agreeing in every other. We have, however, until the Doctor shall think fit to regulate these new, numerous and intricate genera and species from New Holland, made no scruple to add this plant, as another species, to the genus Pultenæa. It is a low growing bushy shrub, seldom attaining more than a foot in height; is very apt to be destroyed by damp in winter, and is not to be propagated but by seeds, which, however, it perfects in this country. The blossoms begin to appear in May, and continue in succession through the summer months of June, July, and August. It should be kept warm and dry in winter, growing with most luxuriance in light sandy peat earth, and flowering the second year from the seed. This plant was first raised in 1792, by Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, at their nursery, Hammersmith, where our drawing was taken.
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PLATE CCCLII.
HELONIAS BULLATA.
_Spear-leaved Helonias._
CLASS VI. ORDER III.
_HEXANDRIA TRIGYNIA._ Six Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX nullus.
COROLLA. Petala sex, oblonga, æqualia, decidua.
STAMINA. Filamenta sex, subulata, corolla paulo longiora. Antheræ incumbentes.
PISTILLUM. Germen subrotundum, trigonum. Styli tres, breves, reflexi. Stigmata obtusa.
PERICARPIUM. Capsula subrotunda, trilocularis.
SEMINA numerosa, angulata, minima.
EMPALEMENT, none.
BLOSSOM. Six petals, oblong, equal, deciduous.
CHIVES. Six threads, awl-shaped, a little longer than the blossom. Tips lying on the threads.
POINTAL. Seed-bud roundish, three-sided. Shafts three, short and reflexed. Summits obtuse.
SEED-VESSEL. Capsule roundish, three-celled.
SEEDS numerous, angulated, very small.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Helonias foliis lanceolatis, nervosis; bracteis cordato-lanceolatis.
Helonias with lance-shaped, nerved leaves; floral leaves between lance and heart-shaped.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. Flower, complete.
2. The Chives and Pointal, natural size.
3. The same, magnified.
All the species of this genus, yet discovered, are natives of North America, and are considered as hardy herbaceous plants; the winters of this country not being too severe for them; although they are found as far south as Carolina, yet they are more plentiful in Pennsylvania, about Philadelphia. They flourish most in a shady, moist situation; and increase, freely, by parting the roots in the month of March. The flowers are produced in May, the flower-stem increasing in length, till the flowers are entirely decayed. The Helonias bullata has been an inhabitant of our gardens ever since the year 1758, when it was introduced by Mr. Ph. Miller, and cultivated by him at Chelsea. See Mill. ic. 181. t. 272.
Our drawing was made at the Nursery, Hammersmith, in June 1801.
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PLATE CCCLIII.
ASPALATHUS CRASSIFOLIUS.
_Thick-leaved Aspalathus._
CLASS XVII. ORDER IV.
_DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA._ Threads in two sets. Ten Chives.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Perianthium monophyllum, semiquinquefidum; laciniis acuminatis, æqualibus, superiore longiore.
COROLLA papillionacea.
_Vexillum_ compressum, adscendens, obovatum, externe sæpius hirsutum, obtusum cum acumine.
_Alæ_ lunulatæ, obtusæ, patulæ, vexillo breviores.
_Carina_ bifida, alis conformis.
STAMINA. Filamenta decem, connata in vaginam, superne dehiscentem longitudinaliter, adscendentia. Antheræ oblongæ.
PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum. Stylus simplex, adscendens. Stigma acutum.
PERICARPIUM. Legumen ovatum, muticum.
SEMINA sæpius duo, reniformia.
OBS. _Singulare huic sunt folia ex eadem gemma plura in planta frutescente._
EMPALEMENT. Cup one leaf, half-five-cleft; segments tapered, equal, the upper one longer.
BLOSSOM butterfly-shape.
_Standard_ compressed, ascending, inversely egg-shaped, often hairy on the outside, obtuse with a point.
_Wings_ half-moon-shaped, obtuse, spreading, shorter than the standard.
_Keel_ two-cleft, like the wing.
CHIVES. Ten threads, united into a sheath, gaping longitudinally at top, ascending. Tips oblong.
POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped. Shaft simple, ascending. Summit pointed.
SEED VESSEL. Pod egg-shaped, beardless.
SEEDS frequently two, kidney-shaped.
OBS. _This genus is singular in having several leaves from the same bud, on a shrubby plant._
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Aspalathus foliis fasciculatis, carnosis, teretibus, glabris, apicibus setaceis; floribus capitatis, terminalibus; calycibus bracteatis.
Aspalathus with leaves bundled, fleshy, cylindrical, smooth and bristled at the point; flowers grow in heads at the end of the branches; cups with floral leaves.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Cup.
2. The Standard.
3. One of the Wings.
4. The Keel.
5. The Chives and Pointal.
6. The Chives, spread open and magnified.
7. The Pointal.
From the number of specimens in the herbarium of G. Hibbert, Esq. which we should refer to this genus; it stands fair to rival, in number of species, every other, natives of the Cape of Good Hope; with the exception of Erica, Geranium, and Protea. This species has many varieties, and we are in doubt whether this is not one from the A. carnosa, or A. pinguis of Thunberg; for although, the cup, in the one, may differ, in having the segments described as pointed; and in the other, the leaves may be rather three-sided; yet, may our plant be no more than a slight variation from either of them: but this we cannot decide without living plants of each, for dried specimens would not determine the fact.
This plant was introduced to the Hibbertian Collection, in 1800, by Mr. Niven, from the Cape. It is a tender green-house plant, grows to the height of eighteen inches, very bushy, and covers itself with flowers about July; in which month, 1803, our drawing was taken. It has hitherto put the ability of Mr. Allen, which is not often the case, to a stand for a method to propagate it; but we have hopes, as most of the species do, that it will ripen its seeds in this country.
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PLATE CCCLIV.
GERANIUM REVOLUTUM.
_Reflex floral-leaved Geranium._
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.
Geranium foliis cordatis, obtusis, nervosis, sæpe auriculatis; pedunculis multifloris; involucris polyphyllis, foliolis revolutis; floribus pentandris; radice tuberosa.
Geranium with heart-shaped leaves, obtuse, nerved and often eared; flower-stems many-flowered; fence many-leaved, leaflets rolled back; flowers with five fertile chives; root tuberous.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement cut open to shew its tubular structure.
2. The Chives and Pointal.
3. The Chives, spread open, magnified.
4. The Pointal, magnified.
This very fine Geranium is, as yet, only in the Clapham Collection; it has no properties, which regard its culture or propagation, differing from the rest of its congeners; was sent from the Cape, by Mr. Niven, in 1800. Flowers in July. The leaves of this species have most affinity, in appearance, to those of G. melananthum, particularly in being like them frequently eared, and even sometimes winged. We have named it, specifically, from the singular revolute character of the involucrum, at the base of each bunch of flowers.
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PLATE CCCLV.
LEEA PINNATA.
_Winged-leaved Leea._
CLASS V. ORDER I.
_PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Perianthium monophyllum, campanulatum, coriaceum, quinquedentatum, persistens.
COROLLA monopetala; tubus longitudine calycis; limbus quinquefidus, æqualis; laciniis saccatis.
_Nectarium_ basi interioris corollæ adnatum, corolla dimidio brevius, erectum, urceolatum, quinquefidum; lobis emarginatis.
STAMINA. Filamenta quinque, inserta basi exteriori nectarii. Antheræ ovatæ, versatiles.
PISTILLUM. Germen subglobosum. Stylus simplex, nectario brevior. Stigma obtusum.
PERICARPIUM. Bacca orbiculata, depressa, quinquelocularis.
SEMINA quinque, solitaria.
EMPALEMENT. Cup one leaf, bell-shaped, leathery, five-toothed, remaining.
BLOSSOM one petal; tube the length of the cup; border five-cleft, equal; segments bagged.
_Honey-cup_ fixed to the base of the inside of the blossom, by the half shorter than the blossom, erect, pitcher-shaped, five-cleft; lobes notched at the end.
CHIVES. Five threads inserted into the outside of the base of the honey-cup. Tips egg-shaped, versatile.
POINTAL. Seed-bud almost globular. Shaft simple, shorter than the honey-cup. Summit blunt.
SEED-VESSEL. Berry orbicular, flattened, five-celled.
SEEDS five, solitary.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Leea foliis impari-pinnatis, oppositis; caule tereti, glabro; racemis angulatis, angulis undulatis.
Leea with winged leaves terminated by an odd one and opposite; stem round and smooth; branches angled; angles waved.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Cup, natural size.
2. A Blossom.
3. A Flower complete, magnified.
4. The Honey-cup, shewn from the inside, cut open, a little magnified.
5. A Blossom, with the Honey-cup and Chives, magnified.
6. The Honey-cup and Chives shewn from the outside, magnified.
7. The Pointal, magnified.
Leea and Aquilicia have, of late, been considered as not possessing sufficient essentially differing characters to constitute two genera, and Aquilicia has been lost in Leea. Our present subject is a species of the former Aquilicias, is mentioned by Gaertner, who says, it approaches A. sambucina, now Leea sambucina; to which indeed it has much resemblance, but differs in having opposite, not alternate branches, being scentless, having the leaves rather rough and the stem smooth. It is a native of the East Indies, requiring the tan-bed to make it flower; is half shrubby, and is increased by cuttings. Flowers in August. Our figure is from a specimen communicated to us by Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. who raised it from seeds received from Dr. Roxburg, in 1801, under the name of Leea crispa: which is a native of Africa, and has been long in most of our collections of hot house plants, but is in the highest state of cultivation, under the care of Mr. Hoy, in that of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, Sion House, near Brentford.
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PLATE CCCLVI.
ARUM ORIXENSIS.
_Orixian Cuckow-pint._
CLASS XX. ORDER XI.
_GYNANDRIA POLYANDRIA._ Chives on the Pointal. Many Chives.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Spatha monophylla, maxima, oblonga, basi convoluta, apice connivens, ventre compressa, interne colorata.
_Spadix_ clavatus, simplicissimus, spatha paulo brevior, coloratus, inferne germinibus obvallatus, marcescens supra germina.
COROLLA nulla.
STAMINA. Filamenta nulla, nisi nectaria basi crassa, desinentia in cirros filiformes, duorum ordinum e medio spadice egredientes. Antheræ plurimæ, sessiles, tetragonæ, cirrhorum duplici ordine interjectæ, spadici adnatæ.
PISTILLA. Germina plurima, basin spadicis vestientia, infra stamina collocata, obovata. Styli nulli. Stigmata villis barbata.
PERICARPIA. Baccæ totidem, globosæ, uniloculares.
SEMINA plura, subrotunda.
EMPALEMENT. Sheath one leaf, very large, oblong, convolute at the base, converging at the top, the belly compressed, coloured within.
_Sheathed-Fruit-stalk_ club shaped quite simple, a little shorter than the sheath, coloured, set round with seed-buds on the lower part, withering above the seed-buds.
BLOSSOM none.
CHIVES. Threads none except the honey-cups, which are thick at the base and terminated in thread-shaped tendrils, issuing in two rows from the middle of the sheathed fruit-stalk. Tips many, sitting, four sided, fixed to the fruit-stalk, and disposed between the two rows of tendrils.
POINTALS. Seed-buds many, cloathing the base of the fruit-stalk, set below the chives, inversely egg-shaped. Shafts none. Summits bearded with soft hairs.
SEED-VESSELS. As many berries, globular, and one-celled.
SEEDS. Many, roundish.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Arum, acule; foliis ternatis, venosis, discoloribus; spatha declinata; flore atro-purpureo.
Cuckow-pint, stemless; leaves threefold, full of veins, two-coloured; sheath bent downward; flower of a deep purple.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The whole flower, shewn from the front with the sheath opened, to expose the parts of fructification.
This pretty plant is a native of the East Indies, in that country from which it derives its specific title. It has much affinity with many others of the Genus, which at first sight appear rather as varieties, than meriting to be treated as species; but, in this instance, we submit our judgment to that of Dr. Roxburg, by whom it has been introduced to us under the name it here bears, in the year 1802. Our figure was taken, in the month of October 1803, from a plant in the collection of J. Vere, Esq. Kensington Gore. The flower is scentless.
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PLATE CCCLVII.
ARCTOTIS PARADOXA.
_Chamomile-leaved Arctotis._
CLASS XIX. ORDER IV.
_SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA NECESSARIA._ Tips united. Necessary Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX _communis_ subrotundus, imbricatus; squamis inferioribus laxioribus, subulatis; mediis ovatis; intimis oblongis; apice scarioso, rotundato, concavo.
COROLLA _composita_ radiata; corollulæ hermaphroditæ plurimæ in disco. Femininæ ligulatæ, fere viginti, disci diametro longiores.
_Propria_ hermaphroditis infundibuliformis; limbo quinquefido, apicibus reflexis, æqualibus.
_Femineis_ ligulata, lanceolata, tenuissime tridentata, tubo brevissimo.
STAMINA hermaphroditis; filamenta quinque, capillaria, brevissima. Anthera cylindracea, quinquedentata, longitudine corollulæ.
PISTILLUM _Hermaphroditis_; germen vix manifestum. Stylus cylindraceus, corolla paulo longior. Stigma simplex.
_Femineis_ germen ovato-tetragonum, villosum, coronatum calyculo proprio. Stylus filiformis. Stigmata duo, ovata-oblonga, crassiuscula, erecta.
PERICARPIUM nullum. Calyx immutatus. Semina _Hermaphroditis_ nulla.
_Femineis_ solitaria, subrotunda, villosa. _Pappus_ perianthium proprium pentaphyllum; foliolis ovatis, patentibus, coronatus perianthii proprii foliolis ovatis in orbem positis.
RECEPTACULUM pilosum seu paleaceum, planiusculum.
EMPALEMENT _common_ roundish, tiled; lower scales more loose, awl shaped; middle ones egg-shaped; innermost oblong; harsh, rounded, concave at the point.
BLOSSOM _compound_ raied; hermaphrodite florets numerous in the center. Of the Females tongue-shaped, nearly twenty, longer than the diameter of the center.
_Proper_ of the _hermaphrodites_ funnel-shaped; border five-cleft, ends reflexed, equal.
Of the _Females_ tongue-shaped, lance-shaped, slightly three-toothed; tube very short.
CHIVES of the Hermaphrodites; five threads hair-like, very short. Tip cylindric five-toothed, the length of the floret.
POINTAL of the _Hermaphrodites_; seed-bud scarce visible. Shaft cylindric, a little longer than the blossom. Summit simple.
Of the _Females_ seed-bud egg-shaped four-cornered, hairy, crowned by its proper cup. Shaft thread-shaped. Summits two, oblong-egg-shaped, thickish, upright.
SEED-VESSEL none. Empalement unchanged. Seeds in the _Hermaphrodites_ none.
In the _Females_ solitary roundish, hairy. _Feather_, proper cup five leaved; leaflets, egg-shaped, spreading, crowned by the proper cup with the leaflets placed in a round.
RECEPTACLE hairy or chaffy, flattish.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Arctotis flosculis radiantibus sterilibus; paleis disco longioribus coloratis; foliis bipinnatis, linearibus.
Arctotis with the florets of the circumference sterile; chaffs coloured and longer than the florets of the center; leaves doubly winged; linear.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. An inner Scale of the cup.
2. An outer Scale of the cup.
3. A Petal of the circumference, with its tubular base, which is sterile.
4. A chalky division of the florets of the center, magnified.
5. A Female floret of the center, magnified.
6. The Chives of an Hermaphrodite floret, spread open and magnified.
7. The Pointal of an Hermaphrodite floret, natural size.
8. The same, magnified.
9. The Seed-bud of a female floret, natural size, with its feather.
10. The same, magnified.
Of all the plants, numerous as they are, composing this natural Class, we know of no one, the Virgilia (a native of Peru, and introduced to us from the Paris gardens by Mons. Thoin, about twenty years ago, but since lost to Europe,) excepted, which can rival our present subject. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and is said, in the Kew Catalogue, to have been introduced to that collection, in 1774, by Mr. Masson. Whether this is the A. paradoxa of Linn. Sp. 1307. Vol. II, we are not certain, as the chaff, dividing the florets, is there described as of nearly the length of the ray, giving the flower an appearance of doubleness, and is there likewise marked as an annual. But, there is little doubt of its being the plant intended in the Kew Catalogue, under our title; it is there made biennial, which is its true character, as it does not flower the first year from seeds. It may be propagated by cuttings of the first year’s growth; delights in a light sandy loam, and flowers in July or August. Our drawing was made in 1802, from a plant in the Hibertian Collection; which had been raised from seeds, sent the preceding year, from the Cape, by Mr. Niven.
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PLATE CCCLVIII.
AMARYLLIS BRASILIENSIS.
_Brasilian Lily-Daffodil._
CLASS VI. ORDER I.
_HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Six Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
COROLLA 6-petala, campanulata, Stigma trifidum.
BLOSSOM 6-petalled, bell-shaped. Summit three-cleft.
See AMARYLLIS RADIATA, Pl. XCV. Vol. II.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Amaryllis, spatha bi-seu-triflora; petalis ovato-acuminatis, æqualibus, costatis, ad basin albidis, patentibus; genitalibus declinatis; foliis lineari-lanceolatis, acutis.
Lily-Daffodil, sheath two or three flowered; petals egg-shape tapered, equal, ribbed, white at the base and spreading; parts of fructification bent downwards; leaves linear-lance-shaped, pointed.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A petal with its Chive.
2. The Seed-bud, with part of the tube of the Blossom and partial Fruit-stalk.
This fine Lily, from the Brazils, can scarcely be thought more than a variety of A. Reginæ; to which plant, both this, and the A. equestris of Mr. Curtis, may be referred without much flexion of the original species. We have, however, preserved the title under which it has been known since its introduction; which was, in the year 1798, by the late Marchioness of Bute, from Spain. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the collection of J. Vere, Esq. Kensington Gore, in the month of October, 1803. It has all the merits of the most easily cultivated species of the genus; increasing freely by the bulb, growing with luxuriance in almost any earth, and requiring but little heat to make it flower.
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PLATE CCCLIX.
TAGETES LUCIDA.
_Sweet Chili Marygold._
CLASS XIX. ORDER II.
_SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA._ Tips united. Superfluous Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX _communis_ simplicissimus, monophyllus, tubulosus, oblongus, pentagonus, quinquedentatus.
COROLLA _composita_ radiata; corollulæ hermaphroditæ tubulosæ, plures in disco elevato; femineæ ligulatæ quinque in radio.
_Propria hermaphroditis_ tubulosa, semiquinquefida, erecta, calyce longior; laciniis linearibus, introrsum villosis.
_Femineis_ ligulata, hermaphrodites longior, longitudine et latitudine fere æqualis, obtusissima, versus tubum angustior, tomentosa persistens.
STAMINA Hermaphroditis; filamenta quinque, capillaria, brevissima. Anthera cylindracea, tubulosa.
PISTILLUM _Hermaphroditis_; Germen oblongum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine staminum. Stigma bifidum, tenue, reflexum.
_Femineis_; germen oblongum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine hermaphroditis. Stigma bifidum, tenue, reflexum.
PERICARPIUM nullum. Calyx immutatus.
SEMINA Hermaphroditis solitaria, linearia, compressa, calyce paulo breviora. Pappus aristis quinque, erectis, acuminatis, inæqualibus.
_Femineis_ similima hermaphrodites.
RECEPTACULUM nudum, planum.
EMPALEMENT _common_, quite simple, one leaf, tubular, oblong, five-sided, five-toothed.
BLOSSOM, _compound_ raised; hermaphrodite florets tubular, numerous in an elevated center; females tongue-shaped five in the circumference.
_Proper_ of the _Hermaphrodites_, tubular, half five-cleft, upright, longer than the cup; segments linear, hairy within.
Of the _Females_ tongue-shaped longer than the hermaphrodites, of nearly the same length and breadth, very blunt, narrower towards the tube, downy, remaining.
CHIVES of the Hermaphrodites; five threads, hair-like, very short. Tip cylindric, tubular.
POINTAL of the _Hermaphrodites_; seed-bud oblong. Shaft thread-shaped, the length of the chives. Summit two-cleft, slender, reflexed.
Of the _Females_; seed-bud oblong. Shaft thread-shaped, the length of the hermaphrodite. Summit two-cleft, slender, reflexed.
SEED-VESSEL none. Cup unchanged.
SEEDS of the Hermaphrodites solitary, linear, flat, a little shorter than the cup. Feather five awns, upright, tapered, unequal.
Of the _Females_ like the hermaphrodites.
RECEPTACLE naked, flat.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Tagetes caule herbaceo, erecto, floribus cymosis, parvis, luteis, odoratissimis.
Marygold with an upright, herbaceous stem; flowers in tufts, small, yellow, and very sweet scented.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The common Empalement.
2. A Floret of the circumference, with its seed-bud and pointal.
3. The same, magnified.
4. A Floret of the center, natural size.
5. The same, magnified.
6. A ripe seed, magnified.
This plant is a native of Chili, South America, and was sent to England by Dr. Ortega, from the Royal Gardens, Madrid, to the late Marchioness of Bute; who first raised it from seeds in the year 1798. It is perfectly herbaceous, but will flower the first year from the seed; will endure moderate frost, and may be considered as a hardy herbaceous plant. Is increased either by seeds, or by parting the roots; delights in a moderately stiff soil; flowering from July till November. If kept in a pot, the flowers, which are very fragrant, will continue in succession through the whole winter.
Tagetes minuta of Linnæus’s Sp. Plant. Vol. II. p. 1250, quoted from his Hortus Cliffortianus, and Dillenius’s Hortus Elthamensis, seems much affined to this plant; but, as that is annual, this cannot be considered as a variety of it.
Our drawing was taken at the Hammersmith Nursery.
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PLATE CCCLX.
RENEALMIA NUTANS.
_Drooping-flowered Renealmia._
CLASS I. ORDER I.
_MONANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ One Chive. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Perianthium superum, monophyllum, apice rumpens in duo seu tres dentes irregulares.
COROLLA monopetala. Tubus rectus, cylindricus; limbus trifidus; laciniis duabus superioribus oblongis, rotundatis, æqualibus; inferiore superioribus vix longiore, canaliculata, oblonga.
_Nectarium_ tubo corrollæ adnatum, sub laciniis superioribus adscendens, rectum, longitudine corollæ, oblongum, basi utrinque unidentatum, tum sinu excavate, apice dilatatum et obtuse trilobatum.