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P L A T E CCCXXY.
C O D O N ROYENI.
Prickly Codon.
C L A S S XI. ORDER I.
DODECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Twelve Chives. One Pointal.
G E N E R I C
CALYX. Perianüiium monophyllum, diiodecempartitum;
foliolis fubulatis, perliftentibus,
ereftis, alternis brevioribus.
COBOLLA monopetala, campanulata, bail tomlofa;
limbo duodeclmpartito, aquali.
Nectarium duodecim loculare ex fquamis
12, unguibus ilamiiium infertis, conniventibus,
receptaculum tegentibus.
STAMINA. Filamenta duodecim, longitudine
•corollae. Antlierae craflae.
PisTiLLUM. German fuperum, conicum. Stylus
firaplex, longitudine ftaminum. Stigmata
duo, longa, fetacea, divergentia.
PERICAKPIUM. Capfula bilocularis.
SEMINA plurima, fubrotnnda, nigra.
C H A E A C T E K .
EMPAXEMENT. Cup one-leaf, twelve-dividedj
leaflets awl-lliaped, remaining, upright, the
alternate ones ihorter.
BLOSSOM one petal, bell-ihaped, rather fwelled
at the bafe; border twelve-divided, equal.
Hnney-cup twelve-celled, confifting of
fcales, inferted into the claws of the chives,
approaching, covering the receptacle.
CHIVES. Twelve threads, the length of the
bloflbm. Tips thick.
POINTAL. Seed-bud above, conical. Shaft iimple,
the length of the chives. Summits
two, long, like briftles, ftraddling.
SEED VESSEL. Capfule two-celled.
SEEDS numerous, roundiih, black.
Codon foliis alternis, cordato-ovatis, acuminatis,
fetaceo-fpinofisj floribus fubcapitatis,
terminfllibus.
S P E C I F I C CHAHACTER.
Codon with alternate leaves, between heartfliaped
and oval, tapered to the point, with
fpine-like briftles; flowers grow nearly in
heads, terminating the branches.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
3. A Eloffom fpread open, with the chives in their place.
3. The fame ihewn from the outfide.
4. The Seed-bud, Shaft and Summits.
5. The Seed-bud, cut tranfverfely.
A s an interefting delideratum, this plant has flood long amongft botanical colleftors; but till the year
! s 0 1 , it was never feen, in a vegetating ftate, in Britain; at which period, it was introduced to our
gardens, by Mr. Niven,from the Cape of Hope. It is not, we believe, (although confidered hitherto
as fach,) an annual; but rather, a half woody flirub, eafily deftroyed by moifture. As the feed
appears to ripen freely, although there feems no other mode of perpetuating the plant, we fliall
ftand in no danger of lofing it; its attractions are, indeed, not great as to beauty, but much fo as
to lingularity; fince we have no plant to which it afHnes in general habit. The feeds fhould be
fown on a gentle hot-bed, in March, and tranfplanted when about two inches high, into pots, to
flower, which they will do about September. Onr drawing was made at the Hammerfmith Nurfery.
Having had the opportunity of examining the flowers, of more than twenty plants; we are convinced
it has been wrong placed by Van Iloyen to decandria; for although many flowers may be
found, even on the fanae ,plant, feme with eight, others with ten chives, yet at leaft gO out of lOO
have twelve; wherefore we have, without fcruple, placed it to dodecandria.
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