. The Botanical register consisting of coloured figures of . edj valves green inclining to white, oblong,the longest about 3 inches high, decussatedly opposite,upright: mnhel sessile, about 8-flowered; flowers white, 7surrounding a central one, ^vhen extended about 11 incheslong; tube greenish white, half a foot high or more, round,straightish, faintly angular, streakless, about twice thethickness of a crow-quill, narrowed above and more con-spicuously triangular: limb radiated, widespread, segmentslinear, about 2 or 3 hues broad, from 4 to 5 inches long,tapered to a point from far below, at t
. The Botanical register consisting of coloured figures of . edj valves green inclining to white, oblong,the longest about 3 inches high, decussatedly opposite,upright: mnhel sessile, about 8-flowered; flowers white, 7surrounding a central one, ^vhen extended about 11 incheslong; tube greenish white, half a foot high or more, round,straightish, faintly angular, streakless, about twice thethickness of a crow-quill, narrowed above and more con-spicuously triangular: limb radiated, widespread, segmentslinear, about 2 or 3 hues broad, from 4 to 5 inches long,tapered to a point from far below, at the lower part nar-rowed and channelled, inner ones broadest, sometimesslightly curled at the lo\Ver edges. Crown narrow, scarcelywider than the tube, 4 times shorter than the segments ofthe limb, from which it is entirely detached. Filaments ex-tremely slender. Anthers orange-yellow, very a small head. Germen short, elliptical, triangular:ovnla 8-10 in each cell, oblong, pointing upwards, attachedto the lower angle of the cells in two 266 OTHONNA Barhary Ragivort. SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Nat* ord. Jnssieu gen. 177» Div, II, Receptaculumnudum. Sem. papposum. Flores radiati*OTHONNA, Supra >voL 108. Div. Foliis divisis dentatis integerrimisve,O. cheirifolia^ foliis lanceolatis trinerviis integerrimis, caule sufFruticoso repente. Liiin. sp. pi. 2. cheirifolia. Gouan hort. 464?. Duham. arh. 1. 94. 17. Ilort, Kew. 3. 277. ed. 2. 5. 176. Willd. sp. pi. 3. 2376. Detfont. atl. 2. foliis cuneiformibus integerrimis sessilibus, caule fruticoso pro- curabente, peduiiculis longissimis. Mill. diet. ed. 7- n. foliis cuneiformibus integerrimis sessilibus. Mill. ic. 2. 163. tab* Suffrutex sempervirens glauciis, suhhipedalis, caules cheiranthoidi-UgneScentes, radicantes, ccespitoso-procumbentes, pallide Juscesce)ites, ramis herha^ceis, crassis, assiirgentibus^ nxillis foliorum prol
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