P L A T E CCXIV.
W E S T £ R I N G I A R O S M A R I N A C E A.
Rofemary-like Wefier'wgia.
C L A S S II.
MANDRIA MONOGYNIA,
G E N E R I C CH
C A L Y X . Pcrinnthium monophyllutn, lub-cyl
i n d r i c u m , e r e c t u m , pertiftens, q u i n q u e d e n -
t a t u m , asquale; bracicis b i n i s fuffull urn,
C O R O L L A m o n o p e t a l a ; pet a l um t u b u l a t um cal
y c e p a u l o l o n g i u s ; l i m b u s p a t e n s , q u i n q u e -
p a r t i t u s , fub-.Tqualis ; laciniis d u a b u s fuper
i o r i b u s e m a r g i n a t i s.
S T A M I N A . Filamenta q u a t u o r , filiformia, fauci
l u b i inferta, q u o r u m duo iiiperiora longiora,
f e r t i l i a ; duo breviora fteriüa. Antherae
loculis oblongis, dase fuperiores dep
e n d e n t e s ; d u x inferiores ttt&K, f a g i t t a t oe,
fquamiform.es.
P I S T I L L U M . Germen t e t r a g o n u m . Stylus filîformis,
p a r um c u r v a t u s , l o n g i t u d i n c tubi.
S t i g m a bifidum, r c â c x u m.
P E U I C A R P I U M n u l l u m . Calyx in fundo femiua
c o n t i n t us.
SüMiNA q u a t u o r , ovalia.
S P E C I F I C
Wefleringia tolas verlicillatis, fub-Iincaribus,
a c u l i s , fubtus fericeis; floribus axiliaribus,
fpicalis.
O R D E R I.
Two Chives. One Pointal.
A R A C T E R .
E M P A L E M E N T . Cup one-leaf, nearly cylindrical,
u p r i g h t , remaining, l i v e - t o o t h e d , equal;
fupported by two leaflets.
BLOSSOM one p e t a l ; petal t u b u l a r , r a t h e r longer
t h a n the cup; border fpieading, five-divided,
nearly e q u a l ; the t w o u p p e r fegmcnts
notched at t h e end.
C t i t v e s . Four t h r e a d s , t h r c a d - i l i a p c d , inferted
i n t o t h e m o u t h of the tube, of which the
t w o upper ones are longer, and fertile; two
l h o r t e r , and fterilc. Tips w i t h oblong cells,
t h e two upper ones hang down; the two
lower are u p r i g h t , arrow-fhaped, and like
t h i n fcales.
P O I N T A L . Seed-bud four-tided. Shaft threadlliaped,
a l i t t l e curved, the l e n g t h of the
t u b e . Summit two-c!eft, rcHexed.
i SEKD-VCSSEL none. Cup c o n t a i n i n g the feeds
at t h e bottom.
| SEEDS four, oval.
CHARACTER.
11 W e t t e r i n g i a with leaves growing in whorls,
nearly linear, p o i n t e d a n d iilky u n d e r n e a t h;
flowers grow from the bafe of the leaves
clofe t o t h e ftem, in fpikes.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E.
1. T h e E m p a l e m e n l , w i t h t h e t w o props a t t a c h e d to t h e bale.
2. A Flower (bread open, with the chives in their place, magnified,
j . T h e Pointal, n a t u r a l fize.
4 . T h e fame magnified.
T H E prefent plant was i n t r o d u c e d to our g a r d e n s , i n t h e y e a r 1~Q1, from N e w South W a l t s by Metf.
Lee and Kennedy, H a m m c r f m i t h . It was firlt named Cuiiila v e r t i c i l l a t a , and, from what we can
j u d g e , it m i g h t , w i t h o u t m u c h forcing of t h e c h a r a c t e r s of t h e g e n u s , have been fo c o n t i n u e d ; but our
opinions fliall a l u a ) s g i v e way, w h e n t h e decilMii is pall f r om Inch fuperior t a l e n t s a s thofc of D r . S m i t h;
by w h o m it has been t h o u g h t to polfcfs a lurnciency of diflinciive c h a r a c t e r , on which to form a n ew
g e n u s , under the title it here bears. It is a b u l h y flirub, grows to the height of three feet, the
b r a n c h e s ( l a n d i n g o u t a I m o l l h o r i z o n t a l l y , i n w h o r l s , a n d t h e whole p l a n t b e a r i n g a great refemblance
t o t h e R o l e n i a i y . It is p r o p a g a t e d by c u t t i n g s m a d e in M a r c h from the end of the I'mall branches;
approves molt of light faudy peat, and is in flower from M a r c h till N o v e m b e r . The whole plant is
fceiitlcfs.