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P L A T E CCCXXIX.
P H A R N A C E U M LINEARE.
Linear-leaved Pharnaceum. wuteVar.
C L A S S V. ORDER III.
PENTANDIUA TRIGYNIA. Five Chives. Three Pointals.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTEE.
C A L Y X 5-phyllus. Corolla nulla.
C A P S U L A 3-lucularis, pol|fperma.
CDP 5-leaved. Bloflbm none.
C A P S U L E 3-celled, many-feeded.
S e e P H A K N A C E U M LINEARE. P I . C C C X X V I . V. V .
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Pharnaceum foliis linearibus, verticillatis; umbellis
inequalibusj calycibus albo-virentibusj
caule decumbente.
Pharnaceum with linear leaves, growing in
whorls; umbels unequal; cups whitiih
green; flam bending downwards.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Flower.
2. The Cup and Chives.
3. The Seed-bud and Pointals, natural fize.
4. The fame, magnified.
5 The Seed-bud, cut tranfverfely, magnified.
WE have given th.s variety of the linear-leaved Pharnaceum, at the fame time with the orangeco
oured, as b a n g ^ e only two Cape fpecies, at prefent, in our gardens. It is equally tende fnd
dehcate wuh .ts fellow, ,s equally difficult to propagate; and was introduced, this laft"¡re to t e
Hibbertian Collection in 1800, by Mr. Niven, with it. ' Jaix time, to tlie
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