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P L A T E CCCXXVII.
X E R A N T H E M U M ARGENTEUM.
Silvery Everlajiing-Flower.
CLASS XIX. ORDER IL
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfluous Pointals.
E S S E N T I A L GENERIC. CHAEACTEE.
R E C E P T A C U L U M paleaceum. Pappus fetaceus.
Calyx irabricatus, radiatusj radio colorato.
R E C E P T A C L E chaiFy. Feather briflly. Cup
tiled, rayed; ray coloured.
SeeXEKANTHEMUMSPECIOCISSIMDM.V.I. Pl.LI.
S P E C I F I C CHAEACTEE.
Xeranthemum fruticofum; foliis lanceolatis, carinatis,
fericeisj floribus paniculatis, argentéis.
Everlafting-flower with a flirubby ftemj leaves
lance-lhaped, keeled, and filky; flowers
grow in panicles, and filvery.
R E P E E E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. An hermaphrodite Floret, natural lize.
2. The fame, magnified.
3. An inner fcale of the Erapalement.
4. The Receptacle, cleared of the fcales and florets.
5. A female Floret, magnified.
6. The Pointal of the above, natural iize,
7- The fame magnified.
THIS new fpecies of Everlafting-flower was introduced to us, at the fame time, with the X. fpirale
of this work, PI. CCLXI I . by Montague Burgoyne, Esq. of Mark Hall, EflTex, in the year 1801. It
is a quick growing plant, and has flowered for the time laft April, when our drawing was taken
The flower Hems grow to the length of eighteen inches, or more; and the buds, upon their firft
appearance, have a fine tint of flelh colour, which, however, totally difappears upon the expanfion
of the flower. It is propagated by cuttings, feeds, (which ripen in this country,) or by parting the
branches at the root, as it makes many from one bafe, which are eafily feparated by paffing a knife
between them. It thrives beft in fandy peat with a Imall portion of loam, and muft be kept in an
airy, dry part of the greenhoufe.
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