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P L A T E LV.
Z I N N I A V I O L A C E A .
Purple Zinnia.
C L A S S XIX. ORDE R IL
SYNGENESIA FOLYGJMIA SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfluous Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX. Coraraunis ovato-cylindricus, laevis, imbricatus;
fquamis plurimis, obtufis, eretìis,
pevlìfteiitibus.
COROLLA. Compofita radiata; corollulae hermaphroditoe
plures in dilco elevato. Femineae
plurima; in radio.
Propria hermaphroditi infundibuliformis,
quinquefida intus villofa. Femínea ligulata, fubrotunda, retufa, perfitteiis.
STAMINA. Hermaphroditis; filamenta quinqué,
breviffima. Anthera c^lindracea, tubulola.
PisTiLLUM. Hermapiiroditis; germen oblongiim,
triquetrum. Stylus filiformis, lemibifidus.
Stigmata duo, obtufa.
Femineis; germen oblongum, triquetrum.
Stylus capillaris, femibifidus. Stigmata duo,
recurvata.
P E B I C A K P I U M . Calyx immutatus.
SEMINA. Hermaphroditis folitaria, oblonga, tetragono
ancipitia. Pappus muconibus duobus.
Femineis folitaria, mutica, coronata petalo
perfiftente.
EECEPTACULUM paleaceum; paleis lingulatis,
canaliculatis, longitudine calycis, deciduis.
S P E C I F I C
Zinnia foliis oppofitis, amplexicauHbus, latolanceolatis,
fcabris; floribus pedunculatis,
purpuréis, iblitariis.
EMPALEMENT. Common cylindrically eggfliaped,
fmooth, and tiled; fcales many,
blunt, upright, and remaining.
BLOSSOM. Compound radiate; florets with chives
and pointals, are numerous in the center,
which is elevated; florets with only pointals,
many in the circumference. Indhiduah w-ith chives and pointals funnelfliaped,
five-cleft, and hairy within. Individuals with pointals only, ligulate,
roundifli, dented at the end, and remaining.
CHIVES. Hermaphrodites; five fliort threads.
Tips forming a hollow cylinder.
P O I N T A L . Hermaphrodites; feed-bud oblong,
three-fided. Shaftthread-fliaped,fplitnearly
half way down. Summits two, blunt.
Females; feed-bud oblong, three-fided. Shaft
hair-like, fplit half way down. Summits
two, bent backward.
SEED-VESSEL. Cup not changing.
SEEDS. Hermaphrodites; folitaiy, oblong, threefided,
but fliarp at two edges. Feather of
two fliarp points.
Females, folitary, without points, being
crowned with the perfiftent petal.
RECEPTACLE chaffy; chaff tongue-fliaped, channelled,
the length of the cup, and falling
off^.
CHARACTER.
Zinnia with oppofite leaves, embracing the ftem,
broadlylance-fliaped, and rough; flowershave
foot-flalks, are purple, and grow foUtary.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. A Floret of the ray with the feed attached, (natural fize).
3. A Floret of the difk with the feed attached, (magnified).
4. The Chives and Pointal of an hermaphrodite floret
5. The chafty fubftance dividing the florets.
T H I S elegant new fpecies of Zinnia, is d e ' f c r i b e T ^ i i ^ ^ d by J . A. Cavanilles, in his FIRFT volume
of Spaniflr plants; where he fays, it is a native of Mexico, South America, and was tranlmi ted from
thence to the royal gardens, where it perfeaed its feeds. In the year , 796, the Marchionefs of Bute
received it amongft many other curious feeds, from Madrid, through the medium of Profefftr Ortega.
Being rather a tender annual, it fliould be fown in March, on a gentle hotbed; and tranfplanted into
the open borders the beginning of May. The plant grows to the height of three feet or more and
makes in the months of Auguit and September, a very confiderable addition to the fplendor of the
flower garden. The feeds ripen freely, though the flower fl.ould be plucked before it appears
decayed.
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