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P L A T E CCCXXXII.
P R O T E A ANEMONIFOLIA.
Anemony-leaved Protea.
CLASS IV. ORDER L
TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four Chives. One Pointai.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTEK.
COROLLA 4-fida feii 4-petala. Antherse lineares,
infertae petalis infra apicem. Calyx
proprius nullus. Semina folitaria.
BLOSSOM 4-cleft or 4 petals. Tips linear, inferted
info the petals below the point. Empalement
proper, none. Seeds folitary.
S e e PKOTEA FORMOSA, PI. X V I I . Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Protea foliis pinnatis, pinnis planis, cuneiformibus,
fub apice incifo-dentatis; capitalis
terminalibus; iquamis calycinis lanceolatis,
glabrisj floribus luteis.
Protea with winged leaves, wings flat, wedgeihaped,
deeply toothed at the point; flower
heads terminal; fcales of the cup lancefliaped,
fmoothj flowers yellow.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. Flower complete, with its Seed-bud attached.
2. One of the petals of the flower, magnified.
3. Seed-bud, Shaft and Summit, the Summit detached and magnified
THB Protea Anemonifolia is one of the only three fpecies of the Genus, we have, yet, received from
New Holland. It was introduced to us, from thence, in the year 1793, by Meffrs. Lee and Kennedy,
Hammerfmitli; is a hardy green-houfe plant; grows to the height of three, or four feet; may be propagated
by cuttings, and flowers in Auguft. It thrives beft in a mixture of light fandy loam, and
peat earth, of each an equal quantity.
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