P L A T E CXLV.
H I L L I A L O N G I F L O R A.
Long-flowered Hillia.
C L A S S VI. O R D E R I.
HEXJNDRU MONOGYNIJ. Six Chives, One Pointal.
C A L Y X , P e r i a n t h i um h e x a p h y l l u m ; foliolis o b -
l o n g i s , a c u t i s , ereftis.
C O R O L L A m o n o p e t a l a ; tubus c y l i n d r i c a l I o n -
g i f l i m u s j l i m b u s f c x f i d u s ; l a c i n i i s o b l o n g i s,
p l a n i s .
S T A M I N A . E i l a m e n t a fex, b r c v i f l i m a . Anthcras
oblongae, ere£tae, i n t r a f a u c em corollae.
P I S T I L L U M . Germen i n f e r u m , o b l o n g u m , o h -
f o l e t e h e x a g o n u m . Stylus filiformis, l o n -
g i t u d i n e t u b i . Stigma c a p i t a t u m.
P E I U C A R F J U M o b l o n g u m , c o m p r e l l u r u , bilocul
a r e .
S E M I N A n u m e r o f a , m i n i m a.
G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
E M P A L E M E N T . Cup fix-leaved; leaflets oblong,
f h a r p p o i n t e d a n d u p r i g h t .
B L O S S O M one p e t a l , t u b e c y l i n d r i c a l ; very l o n g;
b o r d e r fix-cleft; iegments o b l o n g , flat.
C H I V E S . T h r e a d s fix very ( h u r t . T i p s o b l o n g,
u p r i g h t , w i t h i n t h e m o u t h of t h e bloflom,
P O I N T A L . Sccd-bud b e n e a t h o b l o n g , (lightly
l i x - f i d e d . Shaft t h r e a d - f h a p e d , the l e n g th
o f t h e t u b e . Summit headed.
S E E D - V E S S E L o b l o n g , flattened and t w o c e l l e d.
S E E D S m a n y , very fmall.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
H i l l i a corolHs fexfidis, l a c i n i i s l a n c e o l a t i s , fupra
c o n v e x i s j faliis o v a t i s , a c u t i s , g l a b r i s.
H i l l i a w i t h blofibms fix cleft, fegments lancefhaped,
convex a b o v e ; leaves egg-fhaped,
p o i n t e d a n d f m o o t h .
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
1 . A flower c u t o p e n , t o e x p o f e t h e n u m b e r a n d fituation of t h e Chive*.
2 . T h e S h a f t a n d i ts f u m m i t , n a t u r a l fize, placed by t h e flower, to f h ew its p r o p o r t i o n al
l e n g t h t o t h e t u b e .
3 . T h e S e e d - b u d , w i t h t h e l e a f l e t s of t h e E m p a l e m t n t a t t a c h e d , c u t t r a n f v c r f e l y , t o f h ew
t h e d i v i f i o n o f t h e c e l l s i n t h e c e n t e r .
T H I S fpecles of H i l l i a was firfl i n t r o d u c e d t o o u r g a r d e n s in t h e y e a r l/SC), from t h e I f l a n d of Karb
a d o e s , l e n t i n p l a n t s , b y M r , J . E l c o c k , t o M e t i r s . L e e a n d K e n n e d y , H u m m e r f m i t h . Originally
t h i s l h r u b w a s I p e c i t i c a l l y t e r m e d , parns'ilica by p r o f e l l b r J a c q u t n , w h e n he firft f o r m e d , a n d t i t l ed
t h e G e n u s , after Dr. J , H i l l , of v o l u m i n o u s m e m o r y ; from a i u p p o l i l i o n that it was t o be found
g r o w i n g , o n l y , upon fome o t h e r p l a n t ; a c i r c u m f t a n c c , w h i c h b e i n g d e n i e d by S w a r t z , l i e h a s a l t e r ed
i t t o longifliirn. Wc h a v e f o l l o w e d t h e l a t t e r n a m e t h a t ours m a y g o i n u n i f o u w i t h t h e a u t h o r of
t h e lati Species p l a n t a r u m n o w p u b l i t h m g b y W i i l d e u o w , as well as p r o f e l l b r M a r t y n , w h o in h i s
e d i t i o n of M i l l e r ' s D i i i l i o n a r y has f o l l o w e d S w a r t z ; they a p p e a r i n g t o be, t h e raoft a c c u r a t e , as w e l l as
t h e moll read a n d f o l l o w e d of a n y m o d e r n B o t a n i c a l a u t h o r i t i e s . I t i s a t e n d e r h o t - h o u f e p l a n t , i l r i k es
e a f i l y f r om c u t t i n g s , t h r i v e s i n rich m o u l d a n d flowers about t h e e n d o f F e b r u a r y . To t h e R i g h t
H o n . L o r d V i f c o u n t V a l e n t i a w e a r e i n d e b t e d , for t h e fpeciraen from w h i c h our figure was t a k e n ,
l e n t f r om h i s L o r d f i n p ' s famed colle£tion at A l l e y n e a r B e w d l c y , Staffordshire; w h e r e , we b e l i e v e , i t
h a s flowered lor t h e firfl t i m e i n E n g l a n d.