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P L A T E LXI.
A S T E R DENTATUS.
Toothed-leaved Starwort.
C L A S S XIX. ORDER IL
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfluous Pointals.
G E N E R I C
C A L Y X . Cnmmunis fquamolb-irabricatus; fquamis
interioribus apice prominulis.
C O R O L L A . Compofita radiata; corollulae hermaphroditie
numeroioe in difco; femineae
ligulatse, decern plures in radio.
Prof ria liermaphroditi infundibuliformis;
limbo quinquefido, patulo.
Femhute ligulata, lanceolata, tridentata.
S T A M I N A . Filamenta quinque, capillaria, breviffima.
Anthera cylindracea, tiibulofa.
PisTiLLUM. Hermaphroditis; germen oblongiim.
Stylus filiformis, longitudine flarainum.
Stigma bifidum, patens.
Femineis; germen oblongum. Stylus filiformis,
longitudine hermaphroditi. Stigmata
duo, oblonga, revoluta.
P E R I C A K P I U M nullum. Calyx vix mutatus.
SEMINA. Hermaphroditis folitaria, oblonga,
ovata. Pappus pilofus.
Femineis fimilia hermaphroditis.
R E C E P T A C U L UM nudum, planiufculum.
S P E C I F I C
After caulis fruticofus; foliis dentatis, fubtus
ferrugineis; floribus terminalibus; pediinculis
Linifloris, brafteatis.
CHARACTER.
EMPALEMENT. Common^ fcales tiled; the inner
fcales ftanding a little out at the points.
BLOSSOM. Compound, radiate; florets with
chives and pointal.s, many in the center;
florets with only pointals, ligulate, ten or
more in the circumference.
/wAW^aaZs with chives and pointals, funnelfliaped;
border with five-clefts, fpreading.
IndimJuak with only pointals, ligulate,
fpear-fhaped, with three teeth.
CHIVES. Five hair-like threads, very fliort.
Tips forming a hollow cylinder.
P o i N T A L . To thofe with chives and pointals,
feed-bud oblong. Shaft thread-fliaped, the
length of the chives. Summit two-cleft,
expanding.
Seed-bud to thofe with pointals only, oblong.
Shaft thread-fliaped, the length of
the hermaphrodites. Summits two, oblong,
bent back.
SEED-VESSEL none. Cup fcarcely changing.
SEEDS to the hermaphrodites folitary, oblong,
egg-fliaped. Feather hairy.
Females the fame as hermaphrodites.
R E C E P T A C L E naked, almoft flat.
CHARACTER.
Starwort with a flirubby ftem; leaves toothed,
iron colour beneath; flowers terminate the
branches; fruit-ftalks having but one flower,
with floral leaves.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. A Floret of the circumference.
2. The Pointal of the preceding.
3. A Floret of the center, (magnified).
4. The Chives and Pointal of the preceding, (magnified).
J . The Shaft and Summit of the fame, (magnified).
T H I S plant cannot undoubtedly be confidered as amongil the moft beat^iful of the -getabl e production
of New Holland; but iieverthelefs, from the continuance of its flowering, is very definb e
t.onsot i^e ^ itheains to expand its bloflbms about December, and from that time till
l i : u T i s feSoiSn :.i h o ^ i. a low-growing flirub, feldom exceeding a foot in height
and v rv br n Like moft plants from Botany Bay, it delights in a light fandy peat fo'l, - eafily
p l l g l d bTcutdngs, and feed's. The drawing was made from a plant in the nurfery of Mefl"..
Lee and Kennedy, who raifed it firft from feeds in the year 1793.
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