P L A T E CXLVI.
P S O R A L E A A C U L E ATA.
Prickly Psoralea.
C L A S S XVII. ORDER IV.
DIAD EL PHIA DECANDRIA. Chives in two fets. Ten Chives.
G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
C A L Y X . Perianth i u r n m o n o p h y l l u m , t u b e r c u lin
p u n c t a u u n , n u i n m i c n d u m j l a c i n ü s a c u -
tia, .i ( j u a l i b i i s , p e r f i f t e n t i b u t j ínfima dup
l o l o n g i o r e.
C O R O L L A p a p i l i o n a c e a , p e n t a p e t a l a.
Vt'iillum subrotundum, e m a r g i n a t u m , aff
u r g e n s .
slitr l u n u l a t r c , obtufae, parvic.
Carina dipetala, l u n u l a t a , o b t u l a.
S T A M I N A . F i l a m e n t s d i a d c l p h a ( . i m p l e x fetac
c u i n et novem l o n l i t a ) , a d f e e n d e n t i a . A n -
t h e r . t f u b r o t u n d a :.
P I S T I L L L M . G i r m e n l i n e a r e . Stylus fubulat
o t , adfeendens, Ion gi I n d i n e ftaminum.
S t i g m a o b t u i u m.
P E B I C A K I ' I U M . Lcguraen l o n g i t u d i n e calycis,
c o n i p r e l l u m , a d f e e n d e n s , a c u m i n a t u m.
S E M E N u u i c u m , r e n i f o r m e.
E M T A L E M E N T . Cup o n e leaf, d o t t e d over w i th
fmall t u b e r c l e s , and five-cleft; the fegm
e n t s equal a n d r e m a i n i n g , the l o w e r one
t w i c e t h e l e n g t h of the o t h e r s.
B L O S S OM b u t t e r f l y - f l i a p e d , rive p e t a l l e d.
Standard nearly r o u n d , n o t c h e d at t h e e n d,
t u r n e d u p w a r d s.
Icings half-moon-ftiaped, obtufe, fmall.
Keel two-petalled, h a l f - m o o n - f l i a p e d , obt
u f e .
C H I V E S . Threads in t w o fets (a fingle one
l i k e | b r i t t l e , a n d n i n e u n i t e d ) , a t t e n d i n g.
T i p s n e a r l y r o u n d.
P O I N T A L . Seed-bud l i n e a r . Shaft awl-fhapcd,
a f c e n d i n g , t h e l e n g t h of t h e c h i v e s . Summ
i t b l u n t.
S E E D - V E S S E L . A pod t h e l e n g t h of t h e c u p , flatt
e n e d , a f c e n d i n g , and tapered to t h e p o i n t.
S E E D , o n e , k i d n e y - i h a p e d.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
I W e a foliis t e n » * , m i n i m i s , confer «inimis, ,| Pforalea w i t h t h r e e - . e a f l e t t e d leaves, very fmall,
v e c u r v a t i s , in f p i a a l am d e i ' m e n t i b u s.
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v e r y c r o w d e d , b e n t b a c k , a n d e n d i n g in a
fmall fpiue.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
I . T h e E m p a l e m e u t.
dl. T h e S t a n d a r d of a Hloffom.
3 . O n e of t h e W i n g s of t h e fame.
4. T h e t w o P e t a l s of t h e K e e l.
5 . T h e C h i v e s , a l i t t l e magnified.
I ,t h, rmr c o l l e c t i o n s ; for, it w a s ftfft i n t r o d u c e d by M r . F , Maf-
T H E P r i c k l y Pforalea i. n o t a n e w p l a n t m our , . ^ ^
foo to t h e Royal G a r d e n s at X e w , as we l e ™ ^ * j £ £ £ m i l l g t 0 t h e difficulty in its increafe,
l b l o n g a f o j o u r n e r w i t h us, i t . s n o t f o u n d n m »y » J fuccecd ; a l t h o u gh
a s it f e l d om r i p e n s its f e e d s , and <^j££T£ m t h e .ffiftanee of the b a r k bed of the
by t a k i n g t h em from a v i g o r o u s g r o w i n g pi nt a n d ^ g u ng Oar d r a w i n g was made
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