M A S S O N I A S C A B R A .
Rough-leaved Maffbnia.
C L A S S VI. ORDER I.
HEX A NDRIA MONOGYNIA. Six Chives. One PointaL
E S S E N T I A L G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
C O R O L L A infera, l i m b o Ö-partito. Filaments
c o l l o t u b i i m p o f i t a . Capfula 3-alata, 3-Ioc
u l a r i s , polyfpcrmn.
B L O S S O M b e n e a t h , border 6-divided. Threads
p l a c e d on t h e neck of t h e t u b e . Capfule
3 - w i n g e d , 3-celled, many-feeded.
See M A S S O N I A V I O L A C E A , P I . 4 6 . Vol. I.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
Maffonia foliis c o r d a t o - o r b i c u l a t i s , fupra fcabrofis
; laciniis corolla: reflexis.
MarTonia w i t h leaves b e t w e e n h e a r t - l h a p c d and
r o u n d , r o u g h on the upper fide; the fegm
e n t s of tlie blolfom reflexed.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E,
j , A l k i n n y i h e a t h , o n e b e i n g a t t a c h e d to each flower, at t h e lower p a r t of t h e foot-ftalk.
2. A F l o w e r c o m p l e t e.
3. T h e Bloflbm c u t open, t o fliew t h e i n f e r t i o n of the chives i n t o t h e m o u t h , juft within
t h e h o n e y - c u p s.
4 . T h e S e e d - b u d , fhaft a n d fummit.
T H E r o u g h - l e a v e d M a i l b n i a is, as well as all the h i t h e r t o difcovered fpecies of the g e n u s , a n a t i v e of
t h e C a p e of Good H o p e , and was i n t r o d u c e d t o B r i t a i n , i n t h e y e a r 1 7 9 6 , b y MerTrs. L e e a n d K e n n e d y;
a t w h o l e n u r f c r y , our figure was t a k e n in t h e y e a r 1 8 0 0 ; where, it h a d t h i n flowered fur t h e fjrft
t i m e , in t h i s k i n g d o m . It is a h a r d y g r e e n h o u i e b u l b ; p r o p a g a t e s f r om t h e root, a n d perfects its f e e d s;
flowers in F e b r u a r y a n d M a r c h , a n d luff* its l e a v e s i n J u n e . It flands q u i t e d i l l i n c t from M , l a t i f o l i a,
b o t h i n t h e c h a r a c i e r of t h e l e a v e s a n d b l o f l b m s ; t h o u g h , a t firft l i g h t , i t h a s m u c h t h e a p p e a r a n c e of
t h a t fpecies. A loamy foil l i g h t e n e d by a fmall m i x t u r e of fandy peat is t h a t it molt approves. The
r o o t s i h o u l d not be t a k e n from the pots a f t e r t h e decay of t h e leaves, b u t kept r a t h e r d r y till t h e leaves
b e g i n t o r e - a p p e a r.
M u c h will i t c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e i l l u s t r a t i o n of fcience, to find our p r e f e n t figure, when copied i n t o a
c e r t a i n m a g a z i n e at fome f u t u r e period, (and of w h i c h wc h a v e no d o u b t , ) Specifically d e n o m i n a t e d,
f m o o t h - l c a v e d ; as u n f o r t u n a t e l y , the o t h e r fpecies figured by u s , P I . 4 6 . V o l . I . w i t h obovate, b l u n t -
e n d e d , or f p a t h u l a - l h a p e d leaves, h a s b e e n , by a c e r t a i n hocus-pocus c o n j u r o r , and our i-enj good friend.
c o n v e r t e d i n t o fword fhaped! rifum teitvatis.