P L A T E DCLIV.
G N A P H A L I U M E X I M I U M .
Showy Gnaphaliurn.
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SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLVA. Tips united. Superfluous
Pointals.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
EECEPTACULUM nudum. Pappus pilosus vel
piumosus. Calyx, imbricatus, radiatus, radio
colorato.
RECEPTACLE naked. Down hairy or feathery.
Empalement imbricatedj rayed, with the ray
coloured.
GNAPHALIUM foliis sessilibus, ovatis, confertis,
erecto-patentibus, lanatis : floribus terminalibus,
paniculatis.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
GNAPHALIUM with sessile ovate leaves crowded
together, erect, spreading, and woolly: flowers
paniculated and terminal.
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R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. One of the scales of the empalement.
2 . A floret.
3 . The chives and pointal.
4 . Seed-bud and pointal.
THIS magnificent species of Gnaphalium was introduced to the British gardens from the Cape of Good
Hope by Capt. W . Paterson in 1794, and is said to be found in a wild state on the borders of the CafFre
country 500 miles from the Cape. It flowers in perfection during the months of Jul y and August, and
when in the bud state much resembles a rich ripe fruit, with leaves like flannel. The only figure
we have seen of it is a small one given in the Botanical Magazine many years ago, before it was well
naturalized, and on that account better adapted to the scale of their work. Our figure was taken,from
the Clapham collection when in its greatest splendour, and where several fine plants of it flowered with
a luxuriance fully equal to what we have represented. It should be kept in an airy part of the greenhouse
; and when watered, care should be taken not to wet the leaves, as that frequently destroys the
plant.
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