E M B O T H R I U M B U X I F O L I U M.
Box-leaved Emhofhritwi.
CLASS IV. ORDER I.
TETRANDRIA MO NOG YN JA. Four Chives. One Pointal.
E S S E N T I A L G E N E R I C CHARACTER
C O R O L L A t e t r a p e t a l a . Stamina limbo inferta.
F o l l i c ü l u s polyfpermus. Semina alata.
B L O S S O M f o u r - p e t a l s . Chives inferted into the
l i m b s . O n e - c e l l e d pod, m a n y feeded. Seeds
w i n g e d .
See K M B O T H I U U M S E R I C E U M , PI. C. VoJ. If.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
E m b o t h r i u m foliis e l l i p t i c i s , i n t e g e r r i m i s , marg
i n e revolutis, p u b e f c e n t i b u s ; umbelHs
t e r m i n a l i b u s ; follieulo villofo.
E m b o t h r i u m w i t h e l l i p t i c a l , e n t i r e leaves, rolled
b a c k at the e d g e , and d o w n y ; umbels term
i n a l ; feed-pod hairy.
R E F E R E N C E TO T H E P L A T E.
1. A F l o w e r , magnified, the petals yet a t t a c h e d to each o t h e r.
2. T h e Tame, the petals d i f e n g a g e d.
3 . T h e Pointal, magnified.
4. A Seed-veitel, n a t u r a l fize.
5. A ripe Seed, natural lize.
T H I S w e believe is amongft t h e m o l l r a r e of the p l a n t s , h i t h e r t o i n t r o d u c e d , from N e w H o l l a n d . It
lias been figured in t h e t h i r d N u m b e r of N e w H o l l a n d B o t a n y , publifhed by D r . S m i t h in l ~ y 3 : it is
t h e r e faid not to h a v e b e e n , at t h a t time, in E n g l a n d ; b u t , as i t had not t h e n flowered, the plant was
not k n o w n , a l t h o u g h in t h e colle&ion of Meffrs. Lee a n d K e n n e d y , t h r e e years p r e c e d e n t to t h a t p u b l
i c a t i o n ; and w h e r e , it firft flowered in 1/95. Our figure was t a k e n in S e p t e m b e r l / 8 g from a p l a nt
( w e fear t h e only o n e at p r e f e c t i n this k i n g d o m ) in t h e H i b b e r t i a n collection. It has not yet been
p r o p a g a t e d w i t h u s , a n d t h e feeds do not m a t u r e . T h e p l a n t is n e a r l y four feet h i g h , a n d forms a h a n d -
fome, b u l h y ( h r u b , c o n t i n u i n g i n flower nearly t h e whole fummer. Over the w h o l e p l a n t t h e r e is a
b r o w n , or r u t t y - l i k e a p p e a r a n c e , w h i c h takes m u c h f r om i t s b e a u t y . It flourishes in peat e a r t h.