PLATE CCLXXXIII.
P O G O N I A GLABRA.
Smooth-leaved
CLASS V. ORDER I.
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Two 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 monopetala; tubus ad faucem pilofus. I BLOSSOM one petal; tube hairy at the mouth.
Stamina fupra medium corolke inferta. Chives inferted into t h e middle of t h e blof-
Stigma concavum, decliuatum. Nux qua- fom. Summit concave, declined. Nut
drilocularis. | four-celled.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
Pogonia foliis eliptico-lanceolatis, g l a b r i s ; flori- II Pogonia with leaves eliptically lance-fliaped,
bus pendulis, minutis, albis, fpiooth; flowers h a n g i n g down, fmall a nd
w h i t e .
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
1 . T h e Empalement, magnified.
2 . A Bloffbm cut open, w i t h the Chives in their place.
3. A Chive, magnified. -
4. The Pointal and Seed-bud, natural fize.
5. The fame magnified.
T H I S p l a n t from N e w Holland, is r a t h e r more d e l i c a t e t h a n molt: of thofe w e pofiefs from that country;
as it is apt to lofe its leaves if expofed either to damps, or much cold. It was first raifed in the year
1 7 9 0 , by the late Mr. Robertfon, of Stockwell; is eafily propagated by cuttings, and flowers in
J a n u a r y , or F e b r u a r y . The other fpecies figured in t h i s work, Plate 2 1 2 , and our prefent plant, are
t h e only two yet known of this genus. They require a very light fandy loam, or peat foil, to make
t h em flouriih. The P. glabra does not grow more t h a n t h r e e feet h i g h and flowers the firft year from
c u t t i n g s . Our figure was taken at t h e Hammerfmith Nurfery.