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S th e r Ik ff f ’ fi-toothed, somewhat coriaceous, and
m ) Z h Un nchiiiac above, whitish beneath, about half
7pnr K V. I u «erves, and 5 distinct recurtS
s e oTíh ^d k Í.“those of the disk he rmaphrodite, tubulcaorm, p5r-etsosoetdh,e dsm oteoethth;
connivent, of a pale orange, the tube cylindrical, white
onger than the faux. Filaments capillary, smooth, the up
per joint broad, ovate Anthers united, naked at the base
membranous appendage
% /e slender, hliform, smooth, hardly thickened at the baL
ínrvírT"'' ' 1! ® florets semi-cylindrical, blunt, re
S a tr? n tfle disk linear, compressed
tTe r L furrowed, those in
the ray si ghtly compressed, glabrous; in the disk, nearly
cylindrical, and thickly beset with shining papilla. PappL
S t i . y T rFu*"® disposed in a double series, roígh,
K ^ florets much
flower. ’ off before the expansion of the
A highly ornamental plant, native of Teneriffe, whence
n ™ Our drawmg
was taken from a specimen which blossomed in the late
Mr Barclay s collection, at Bury Hill. It is usually regard!
ter I S v ^ n o H ZZ f • greenhouse during Win-
. o doubt of Its surviving for several years It is
cruenta, aurita, lactea, la-
CanF t Í ' ’4’ malvcefolia, all natives of the
naked^ai ^ multipartite involucrum,
naked at the base, analogous to that of Othonna, and agreecoLriStP
geographical distribution,
aSs aannvy mÍ ithh e whole family to which" "t"hfel yw eblel-ldoenfyi.ned a group
Ihe generic name is derived from TrepiKoXXug, prettv and
alludes to the beautiful ray blossoms. D. Don ^
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