Diadelphia; yet, since the discovery of New South Wales, no one has
presented more difficulty to the botanist. From the great number of
plants of that country, appertaining to this Class, and the strong
differing characters which most of them exhibit, such indeed, as might
formerly have been thought of sufficient moment to constitute new
Genera; many must now bend a little for the ease of science; or
otherwise they will in a short time become doubled in number; a matter
of no small moment to weak although willing memories. Our having placed
the P. scolopendrum of this Volume, Pl. CXCI., and our present plant to
the Genus Platylobium, is the occasion of the above prelude; as it may
be thought by some who have not seen the seed vessel and seeds, the
principal parts upon which the Genus is founded, that nature is a little
outraged in so doing; but, without we had so joined them, we must have
given them a new title. This plant was introduced at the same time as
the P. scolopendrum, and the three other species now in Britain; not one
of them, but has baffled all our most experienced cultivators to
increase it, by any other mode than from the seed; some of which has
been procured from the P. formosum, only. They all require to be kept in
the dryest part of the green-house, as they are impatient of damp. Our
drawing was made in November 1801, at the Nursery of Messrs. Lee and
Kennedy, Hammersmith, by whom it was first raised in 1792. The general
height of the Platylobiums, is about three feet and a half, at most, in
this country, and they do not form bushy shrubs. They require a light,
sandy peat soil, with rather less root room, than is in general
necessary for plants of equal size.
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PLATE CCVI.
DRACÆNA BOREALIS.
_Oval leaved Dracæna._
CLASS VI. ORDER I.
_HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Six Chives. One Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX nullus.
COROLLA. Petala sex, oblonga, erectiuscula, æqualia, unguibus
cohærentia.
STAMINA. Filamenta sex, unguibus inserta, subulata, medio crassiora,
basi membranacea, longitudine vix corollæ. Antheræ oblongæ, incumbentes.
PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, sexstriatum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine
staminium. Stigma trifidum, obtusum.
PERICARPIUM. Bacca ovata, sexsulcata, trilocularis.
SEMINA solitaria, ovato-oblonga, apice incurvata.
OBS. Character fere Asparagi, habitus diversus.
EMPALEMENT none.
BLOSSOM. Petals six, oblong, rather upright, equal, cohering by the
claws.
CHIVES. Threads six, inserted into the claws, awl-shaped, thicker about
the middle, skinny at the base, almost the length of the blossom. Tips
oblong, incumbent.
POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, six-streaked. Shaft thread shaped, the
length of the chives. Summit three-cleft, obtuse.
SEED-VESSEL. Berry egg-shaped, six-furrowed, three-celled.
SEEDS solitary, oblong-egg-shaped, turned inward at the end.
OBS. The Character is very near Asparagus, the habit different.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Dracæna, herbacea, subcaulescens, foliis elipticis.
Dracæna, herbaceous, rather aspiring to a stem, leaves eliptic.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Petal with its chive.
2. A Chive, magnified.
3. The Pointal, magnified.
4. A ripe Berry.
5. The same, cut transversely.
About the year 1776, this plant was first received in England, by
Messrs. Lee and Kennedy from Montreal, Canada, N. America. It is a
native of all the northern parts of that country, as far as New England;
propagates itself by the root, and flowers in July. It will not thrive
but on a shady border, which should be made of light sandy peat.
Much we revere the name of Solander, and highly rate his merit as a
Botanist; yet we cannot forbear stating our dissent from the arrangement
of this plant, as a Dracæna, certainly nothing can be more dissimilar,
in every part; this may be easily traced by comparing our figure and
dissections, as connected with the Generic character. The whole natural
habit of the plant, points out Convallaria for its genus, to which it is
much nearer allied than Dracæna, even in the sexual characters. However,
we only state our opinions, without even thinking of change, as the
plant is known as Dracæna, having been figured and described in the
First Vol. of the Kew Catalogue, page 454, under the present title.
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PLATE CCVII.
MIMOSA LONGIFOLIA.
_Long-leaved Mimosa._
CLASS XXIII. ORDER I.
_POLYGAMIA MONOECIA._ Various dispositions. Upon one Plant.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Hermaphrod. CALYX 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-fida. Stam. 5 seu plura. Pist. 1.
Legumen.
Mascul. CALYX 5-dentatus. Cor. 5-fida. Stam. 5, 10, plura.
Hermaph. CUP five-toothed. Bloss. 5-cleft. Chives 5 or more. Pointal
one. A pod.
Male. CUP 5-toothed. Bloss. 5-cleft. Chives 5, 10, or more.
See MIMOSA STRICTA. Pl. LIII. VOL. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Mimosa foliis integris longissimis, utrinque glabris, obtusis; capituli
geminati, racemosi, longissimi, oppositi, lutei, subcernui.
Mimosa with entire, very long leaves, smooth on both sides and blunt;
flower heads grow by pairs in very long bunches opposite to each other,
yellow and rather nodding.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A flower, magnified, shewn sideways.
2. The Empalement, magnified.
3. The Blossom, magnified.
4. A Chive, magnified.
5. The Pointal, magnified.
About the year 1792 J. Ord, Esq. of Pursers Cross, Fulham, received the
seeds of this Mimosa from New South Wales; the plants were raised, the
ensuing year, by Mr. White, who has managed, much to his credit, the
select collection of that Gentleman near 20 years, and who obligingly
sent us a fine specimen in March 1801, taken from a plant near 18 feet
in height. Of the Mimosas now in Britain, we think, this species is
likely to exceed them all in height; making a very handsome plant; and
most beautiful at the season when covered with its long pendulous
bunches of flowers. It is increased by cuttings, but with difficulty;
and, as yet, seeds have not been perfected in this country. A light
sandy earth is what it thrives in most, but it will grow in almost any
soil.
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PLATE CCVIII.
LASIOPETALUM FERRUGINEUM.
_Rusty Woolly-blossom._
CLASS V. ORDER I.
_PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Perianthium triphyllum, foliolis subulatis, tomentosis,
persistentibus, ferruginosis.
COROLLA monopetala, rotata, lanuginosa, quinquefida; laciniis ovatis,
apicibus acutis, incurvatis.
STAMINA. Filamenta quinque, brevia, erecta, germinis basi affixa.
Antheræ erectæ, dorso bilobæ, apice poris duobus.
PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum, superum. Stylus minutus, filiformis, erectus.
Stigma obsoletum.
PERICARPIUM. Capsula subrotunda, supera, trisulcata, trilocularis,
trivalvis, dissepimentis e medio valvularum.
SEMINA numerosa, subrotunda.
EMPALEMENT. Cup three-leaved, leaflets awl-shaped, downy, permanent, and
of a rusty iron colour.
BLOSSOM, one petal, wheel-shaped, woolly, and five-cleft; segments
egg-shaped, sharp pointed and incurved at the point.
CHIVES. Threads five, short, upright, fixed to the base of the seed-bud.
Tips upright, two-lobed at the back, and two pores at the point.
POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped, above. Shaft small, thread-shaped,
upright. Summit obsolete.
SEED-VESSEL. Capsule roundish, above, three-furrowed, three cells, three
valves, partitions from the middle of the valves.
SEEDS numerous, roundish.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Lasiopetalum foliis sublinearibus, obtusis, inequaliter sinuatis, supra
glabris subtus lanuginosis; floribus racemosis, axillaribus.
Woolly blossom with nearly linear leaves, blunt, unequally indented,
smooth above, woolly beneath; flowers grow in long bunches from the
insertion of the leaves into the stem.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. The Blossom.
3. The Chives and Pointal.
4. A Chive, magnified.
5. The Pointal.
6. The same magnified.
The singularity of this plant recommends it to our notice, rather than
its beauty. It is a native of New South Wales, near Port Jackson, and is
found in marshy grounds; where its branches are seen to extend many
yards, embracing all the under shrubs they meet; they seldom exceed the
size of small twine, but are exceeding tough. The whole plant, when old,
has a dirty or rusty brown appearance, the leaves becoming very small
and narrow; although from culture in this country, we have seen the
leaves, on some plants, near an inch in breadth, and three in length.
For the Generic and Specific titles of this plant we are indebted to Dr.
Smith, P. L. S. &c. and we do not think more appropriate ones could have
been invented. The giving specific names and characters to plants, where
only one has been discovered of the Genus, although a little from
Linnæan principles, we must confess accords with our ideas; for,
although, to compare is necessary to distinctive difference; yet, if the
most ostensible, and novel appearance of the parts, are taken from the
first discovered plant, for the specific character; there is no more
danger of confusion, from any addition to the Genus, than if no such
observations had been made; for, what must in future be taken as
specific distinction must arise from an opposition to the first plant on
which the Genus was founded: wherefore we have adopted this manner, from
the commencement of the work. This plant was first raised at the
Hammersmith Nursery, from seeds received from New South Wales in 1791.
It is propagated by cuttings taken from the young shoots, in April;
should be planted in very sandy peat earth, and kept very dry in winter.
It is in flower nearly the whole year.
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PLATE CCIX.
GERANIUM MELANANTHUM.
_Black-flowered Geranium._
CLASS XVI. ORDER IV.
_MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA._ Threads united. Ten Chives.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
MONOGYNA. Stigmata quinque. Fructus rostratus, penta-coccus.
ONE POINTAL. Five Summits. Fruit furnished with long awns, five dry
berries.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Geranium foliis lobatis integrisque, hispidis, obtusis; calycibus
monophyllis, laciniis linearibus; floribus nigricantibus, dioicis;
radice tuberosa.
Geranium with lobed, and entire leaves, hairy and obtuse; cups one
leaved, segments linear; flowers blackish, with the chives and pointals
distinct; root tuberous.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement, natural size, the tube cut open.
2. The Chives of a male blossom, natural size.
3. The same, cut open and magnified.
4. The abortive Pointal of a male blossom, natural size.
5. The same, magnified.
6. The abortive Chives of a female blossom, natural size.
7. The same, magnified.
8. The Pointal of a female blossom, magnified.
This species of Geranium has been given by Professor Jacquin in his
Icon: rar. 514, and his Collectanea 4. 188; from him, we find it
collated by Professor Martyn into his Edit. of Miller’s Dict. under the
article Pelargonium, 59. But, as no notice has been taken by Jacquin of
so remarkable a circumstance as this species being Dioecious, or with
male and female flowers on different plants; we may be led to suppose,
that it has not flowered in Germany; or that the specimens he had seen,
were from male plants, as he numbers the fertile chives as five, which
could not have been discovered from a female specimen. Of five plants we
had the good fortune to examine, which were all in flower at the same
time, the roots of which had been imported from the Cape of Good Hope in
the year 1793; three were male, with five fertile tips, the pointals
obsolete; and two female, without the least trace of a tip, in either
blossom, or bud. As the tips frequently fall upon the expansion of the
flower, in many species, the bud is the only sure situs whence to
determine this character. It is increased from seed, procured from
female plants only, which are much more unfrequent than the male;
likewise from the roots, which, (like to those of most of the species
forming this link of the Genus,) are tuberous; forming small bulbs of
unequal sizes, connected to the main root by slight radicles, and at a
little distance from it: which, indeed, is the reason we have not
adopted the term rapaceous, or turnip rooted, although it is a character
which has been applied to them by very able Botanists, yet we think
unadvisedly, or from their not having had the opportunity of examining
them closely; as, we presume, this term cannot with propriety be given
to any root which is composed of more than one body, as are the Turnip,
Carrot, Parsnip, Radish, &c. where it applies. It must be planted in
light peat earth, and kept in the dryest part of the green-house, where
it will flower about the month of July. Our figure was taken at Clapham
in June, this year, from a male plant in the Hibbertian Collection.
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PLATE CCX.
ANTHOLYZA ÆTHIOPICA.
_Broad-leaved Antholyza._
CLASS III. ORDER I.
_TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
COROLLA tubulosa, irregularis, recurvata. Capsula infera.
BLOSSOM tubular, irregular, and bent backward. Capsule beneath.
See ANTHOLYZA RINGENS, Pl. XXXII. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Antholyza foliis floribusque distichis; lacinia summa corolla recla,
spathulata, basi ferrata; spathis rigidis, adpressis.
Antholyza with the leaves as well as the flowers pointing opposite ways;
the upper segment of the blossom straight, spithula-shaped, and sawed at
the base; sheaths harsh and pressed to the blossoms.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The whole plant, upon a diminished scale.
2. The Empalement.
3. A Blossom cut open, with the chives remaining.
4. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summits.
This very handsome Antholyza, which is seen so seldom to flower, in this
kingdom, has been long an inhabitant of our gardens. So long ago as
1759, it is said to have been cultivated by Miller; and from the firm
and hardy character of the root, we should question its having been
since that period, ever, like many others of this natural order, left to
us. The unfrequency of its flowering has, perhaps, occasioned the
inattention, which is in general shewn to its cultivation, though most
collectors possess the bulbs, few have seen their flowers. Our figure
was taken in the month of July, this year, from a plant in the
collection of T. Evans, Esq. Stepney. It is increased from the roots,
which should be removed from the pots in July, and replanted the end of
October. We have not been able to procure any certain data on which to
give directions to insure its flowering; but the plant in question was
planted in a very large pot, the earth was a compound of light peat one
part, stiff loam one part, and old rotten dung one part. It has been
thought by some, that the Antholyza we have figured in the Botanist’s
Repository, Plate XXXI. was the A. Æthiopica of Linnæus, &c; but, we
have given it as a broad-leaved variety of the A. ringens of that
author, as we have a drawing of the Narrow leaved Var: taken from a
living plant, to which, as well as to our present figure, it much
affines; and, we are led to think, natural order would not be much
violated, if we had treated them all as varieties of one species.
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PLATE CCXI.
IXIA COLUMNARIS. _Var. versicolor._
_Columnar-leaved Ixia._ _Changeable-coloured var._
CLASS III. ORDER I.
_TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
COROLLA 6-petala, patens, equalis. Stigmata tria, erectiusculo-patula.
BLOSSOM 6-petals, spreading, equal. Summits three, upright-spreading.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ixia filamentis basi cohærentibus; floribus sub-capitatis; corollis
versicoloribus.
Ixia with threads united at the base; flowers grow nearly in heads;
blossoms changeable-coloured.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. A Blossom spread open.
3. The Seed-bud, with the Chives, as they stand upon the mouth of the
blossom; the petals being cut off, and the summits as they appear
through the tips, the whole magnified.
4. The Threads cut open, magnified.
5. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summits, magnified.
This most beautiful variety, of the Columnar-chived Ixia, was introduced
to us, from Holland, in the year 1799. It flowers about the beginning of
June, and continues in blossom about three weeks. The beautiful manner
in which the colours of the flowers, of this variety, are blended, and
which appear to change, as regarded from different points of view, is
beyond the painter’s skill; the best that can be done is but a faint
imitation. The roots of this plant are rather more delicate than the
other varieties of this species.
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PLATE CCXII.
POGONIA DEBILIS.
_Slender-stemed Pogonia._
CLASS V. ORDER I.
_PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Five Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Perianthium pentaphyllum persistens; foliolis lanceolatis,
erectis, acutis, apicibus reflexis.
COROLLA monopetala, infundibuliformis, tubus cylindricus, longitudine
calycis, ore villis clauso; limbus semiquinquesidus, laciniis concavis,
acutis.
STAMINA. Filamenta quinque, tubo supra medium inserta. Antheræ erectæ,
sagittatæ, intra faucem.
PISTILLUM. Germen ovatum. Stylus filiformis, apice parum curvatus,
longitudine tubi, persistens. Stigma concavum.
PERICARPIUM. Bacca ovata, compressa, calyci accreta.
SEMEN. Nux quadrilocularis, putamine durissimo; nuclei oblongi.
EMPALEMENT. Cup five-leaved, permanent; leaflets lance-shaped, upright,
pointed, and reflexed at the ends.
BLOSSOM one petal, funnel-shaped, tube cylindrical, the length of the
cup, the mouth closed with soft hairs; border half five-cleft; segments
concave and pointed.
CHIVES. Threads five, inserted into the tube above the middle. Tips
upright, arrow-shaped, within the mouth.
POINTAL. Seed-bud egg-shaped. Shaft thread-shaped, a little curved at
the end, the length of the tube, remaining. Summit concave.
SEED-VESSEL. An egg-shaped, flattened berry, growing to the cup.
SEED. A four-celled nut, shell very hard; kernels oblong.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Pogonia foliis lanceolatis, apicibus sæpe serrulatis, distichis;
floribus solitariis, axillaribus, cæruleis; cortice scabrosa.
Pogonia with lance-shaped leaves, often slightly sawed at the ends, and
pointing opposite ways; flowers solitary, growing from the insertion of
the leaves into the stem, and blue; bark rough.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. A Flower cut open, with the Chives as they stand in the blossom.
3. A Chive, magnified.
4. The Pointal.
5. Summit, with part of the Shaft, magnified.
6. The Cup, with the ripe berry, the shaft remaining, and the cup a
little enlarged.
7. A Berry cut transversly, to shew the situation of the kernels in the
cells.
The Pogonia here figured, is the only one of the genus we at present
possess; it is a native of Port Jackson, New South Wales, and was first
transmitted to England, by Col. Paterson, in the year 1793. It is a
climbing plant, the branches acquiring a considerable length, the bark
being covered with small tubercles, like glands, and the younger
branches covered, their whole length, with blossoms. Although this is
not to be reckoned amongst the handsomest of the productions of that
country, yet, from the lively colour of the flowers, the profusion of
them which the plant produces, and their continued succession, from
April, till September, it must be considered as a valuable addition to
the small number of scandent plants, as yet in our green-houses; more
particularly at the present juncture, when, from fashion, a trellis has
become a necessary appendage to them. It is propagated from the seeds,
which ripen in this country; as well as from cuttings, which should be
made in May, and kept in the heat of a cucumber-frame, or hot-house,
till they are rooted. It is grown best in sandy peat. Our figure was
taken at the Hammersmith Nursery, where it was first raised in this
kingdom. The name, Pogonia, is derived from the appearance of the mouth
of the flower which is bearded; Πωγωνιον, _Pogonion_, signifying a
little beard.
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PLATE CCXIII.
IXIA COLUMNARIS. _Var. latifolia._
_Columnar-chived Ixia._ _Broad-leaved var._
CLASS III. ORDER I.
_TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Three Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
COROLLA 6-petala, patens, equalis. Stigmata tria, erectiusculo-patula.
BLOSSOM 6-petals, spreading, equal. Summits three, upright-spreading.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Ixia filamentis basi cohærentibus; floribus sub-capitatis; corollis
pallide cæruleis; foliis latioribus, falcatis.
Ixia with threads cohering at the base; flowers grow nearly in heads;
blossoms pale-blue; leaves broader, scymitar-shaped.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. A Blossom cut open, with the chives remaining attached.
3. The Tube of a blossom, with the chives, the petals cut off.
4. The same, cut open and magnified.
5. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summits; the summits detached and magnified.
The variety here given, was introduced to England, with the
changeable-flowered variety, in 1799, from Holland. It is the strongest
marked variety of the six we possess; it flowers in May. The petals of
this variety are remarkably thick at the insertion into the tube, and
have a soft, beautiful brown on the outside, when the flower is closed,
which still is never so fully so, but a small margin of the blue
appears; which gives them a most beautiful appearance in that state. No
particular regime is necessary to this plant, more than what is
necessary to all the common species.
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PLATE CCXIV.
WESTERINGIA ROSMARINACEA.
_Rosemary-like Westeringia._
CLASS II. ORDER I.
_DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Two Chives. One Pointal.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Perianthium monophyllum, sub-cylindricum, erectum, persistens,
quinquedentatum, æquale; bracteis binis suffultum.
COROLLA monopetala; petalum tubulatum calyce paulo longius; limbus
patens, quinquepartitus, sub æqualis; laciniis duabus superioribus
emarginatis.
STAMINA. Filamenta quatuor, filiformia, fauci tubi inserta, quorum duo
superiora longiora, fertilia; duo breviora sterilia. Antheræ loculis
oblongis, duæ superiores dependentes; duæ inferiores erectæ, sagittatæ,
squamiformes.
PISTILLUM. Germen tetragonum. Stylus filiformis, parum curvatus,
longitudine tubi. Stigma bifidum, reflexum.
PERICARPIUM nullum. Calyx in fundo semina continens.
SEMINA quatuor, ovalia.
EMPALEMENT. Cup one-leaf, nearly cylindrical, upright, remaining,
five-toothed, equal; supported by two leaflets.
BLOSSOM one petal; petal tubular, rather longer than the cup; border
spreading, five-divided, nearly equal; the two upper segments notched at
the end.
CHIVES. Four threads, thread-shaped, inserted into the mouth of the
tube, of which the two upper ones are longer, and fertile; two shorter,
and sterile. Tips with oblong cells, the two upper ones hang down; the
two lower are upright, arrow-shaped, and like thin scales.
POINTAL. Seed-bud four-sided. Shaft thread-shaped, a little curved, the
length of the tube. Summit two-cleft, reflexed.
SEED-VESSEL none. Cup containing the seeds at the bottom.
SEEDS four, oval.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Westeringia foliis verticillatis, sub-linearibus, acutis, subtus
sericeis; floribus axillaribus, spicatis.
Westeringia with leaves growing in whorls, nearly linear, pointed and
silky underneath; flowers grow from the base of the leaves close to the
stem, in spikes.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement, with the two props attached to the base.
2. A Flower spread open, with the chives in their place, magnified.
3. The Pointal, natural size.
4. The same magnified.
The present plant was introduced to our gardens, in the year 1791, from
New South Wales, by Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, Hammersmith. It was first
named Cunila verticillata, and, from what we can judge, it might,
without much forcing of the characters of the genus, have been so
continued; but our opinions shall always give way, when the decision is
past from such superior talents as those of Dr. Smith; by whom it has
been thought to possess a sufficiency of distinctive character, on which
to form a new genus, under the title it here bears. It is a bushy shrub,
grows to the height of three feet, the branches standing out almost
horizontally, in whorls, and the whole plant bearing a great resemblance
to the Rosemary. It is propagated by cuttings made in March from the end
of the small branches; approves most of light sandy peat, and is in
flower from March till November. The whole plant is scentless.
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PLATE CCXV.
EMBOTHRIUM SALIGNUM.
_Willow-like Embothrium._
CLASS IV. ORDER I.
_TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Four Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX nullus. Cor. tetrapetala. Stamina limbo petalorum inserta.
Folliculus polyspermus. Sem. alata.
EMPALEMENT none. Bloss. four-petalled. Chives inserted into the limb of
the petals. One-celled-pod, many seeded. Seeds winged.
See EMBOTHRIUM SERICEUM, Pl. C. Vol. II.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Embothrium foliis lanceolatis, uninervis, utrinque glaberrimis;
umbellulis axillaribus; corollis subalbidis.