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The Hibbertian collection has furnished us with this extraordinarily handsome Gladiolus. Our drawing was taken at Clapham, in August this year, when we were informed by Mr. Hibbert that he had received the bulbs but a few months before, from his collector at the Cape. It has little likeness to any one of the Genus yet in England; but from the character of the leaves, we should incline to think, the treatment required for Ixia plicata, (of which species we have drawings of more than twenty varieties, known under the names of I. villosa, I. rubro-cyanea, I. punicea, I. purpurea, &c. &c.) that is to say, to be kept through the winter months, in more heat than is required for the generality of Ixias and Gladioluses.

PLATE CXXXVIII.

VACCINIUM AMOENUM.

_Broad-leaved Whortle-berry._

CLASS VIII. ORDER I.

_OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Eight Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

CALYX superus. Corolla monopetala.

FILAMENTA receptaculo inserta. Bacca quadrilocularis, polysperma.

CUP superior. Blossom one petal.

THREADS fixed into the receptacle. A Berry with four cells and many
seeds.

See VAC. ARCTOSTAPHYLLOS, Pl. XXX. Vol. I.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Vaccinium foliis utrinque acuminatis, subserrulatis, deciduis;
floribus racemosis, pedunculis bracteatis, calycibus reflexis,
corollis cylindraceis. Stamina decem.

Whortle-berry with leaves tapering to both ends, a little sawed at
the edges and falling off; flowers grow in long bunches,
foot-stalks with floral leaves, cups reflexed, blossoms
cylinder-shaped. Ten Chives.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. A Flower complete. 2. The Empalement, with the floral leaves. 3. The Chives, magnified. 4. The Shaft and its Summit, magnified. 5. A nearly ripe Berry. 6. The same, cut transversely, magnified.

This very handsome species of Whortleberry was introduced, from North America, in the year 1765, by Mr. John Cree, Nurseryman, of Addlestone, amongst many others. It is a hardy plant, in our climate. This species inclines to a loamy, rather than a peat soil, and is propagated by suckers, which it throws up from the root, or from layers; which may be put down in May, and taken off the succeeding year. Its time of flowering is about June or July, in which latter month our drawing was made last year, at Messrs. Lee and Kennedy’s, Hammersmith.

PLATE CXXXIX.

STRUTHIOLA CILIATA. _Var. flore rubro._

_Fringed-leaved Struthiola. Var. red flowered._

CLASS IV. ORDER I.

_TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Four Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

PERIANTHIUM diphyllum. Corolla tubulosa, 4-fida; Nectarium,
glandulæ octo fauci circumpositæ.

SEMEN unum, subbaccatum.

CUP two-leaved. Blossom tubular, 4-cleft; Honey-cup, 8 glands
placed round the mouth of the blossom.

ONE SEED, like a berry.

See STRUTHIOLA IMBRICATA, Pl. CXIII. Vol. II.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Struthiola foliis ovato-lanceolatis, mucronatis, ciliatis,
concavis, quadrifariam imbricatis; glandulæ octo supra faucem;
corolla rubra.

Struthiola with leaves between egg and lance-shaped, pointed,
fringed, concave and tiled in four rows; eight glands upon the
mouth of the blossom, which is red.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. A leaf, natural size, from one of the younger branches. 2. A Blossom, with its Cup, or floral leaves. 3. The Cup, magnified. 4. A Blossom cut open, and magnified. 5. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit, magnified.

The two varieties of this species of Struthiola, the other with a white flower being intended for our next number, were introduced at the same time with the Struthiola imbricata, to which they much affine, in general habit. But, the strong distinction in the number and character of the glands, induced us to consider them of a distinct species; in this, they are eight, in S. imbricata there are but four; the leaves likewise not so closely set upon the stem, and they are much more fringed. For the culture and treatment of this, we must refer our readers to the directions, for managing the above named plant. We had our specimen, for the figure, from the Clapham collection in May 1800.

PLATE CXL.

VACCINIUM FRONDOSUM.

_Obtuse-leaved Whortle-berry._

CLASS VIII. ORDER I.

_OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Eight Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

CALYX superus. Corolla monopetala. Filamenta receptaculo inserta.
Bacca quadrilocularis, polysperma.

CUP superior. Blossom one petal. Threads fixed into the receptacle.
A berry with four cells and many seeds.

See VAC. ARCTOSTAPHYLLOS, Pl. XXX. Vol. I.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Vaccinium racemis foliosis; pedicellis bracteatis; corollis
campanulatis; foliis obtusis, oblongis, subtus sub-glaucis,
deciduis. Stamina decem.

Whortle-berry with small leaves on the flower-stems; foot-stalks of
the flowers with leaflets; blossoms bell-shaped; leaves, obtuse,
oblong, rather glaucous underneath and deciduous. Ten Chives.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. The Empalement, natural size. 2. The Chives and Pointal, magnified. 3. A nearly ripe Berry cut transversely.

The Obtuse-leaved Whortle-berry was introduced, according to the Kew Catalogue, Vol. II. p. 12, from North America, in the year 1770 by Mr. William Young; but nevertheless, although said to be an inhabitant of our gardens so long as 20 years, it is, we believe, known to very few cultivators. It is a deciduous shrub, growing to the height of about two or three feet; and will, in general, survive the inclemency of our winters.

It is increased with difficulty by layers, and the berries seldom ripen with us; light peat earth, with a small mixture of loam, it thrives in most. The drawing for our figure was taken, from the Hibbertian collection, in July 1800. This species has likewise ten Chives, five divisions of the cup, &c.

PLATE CXLI.

CYANELLA CAPENSIS.

_Cape Cyanella._

CLASS VI. ORDER I.

_HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA_. Six Chives. One Pointal.

GENERIC CHARACTER.

CALYX nullus.

COROLLA. Petala sex, unguibus cohærentia, oblonga, concava, patula;
tribus interioribus propendentibus.

STAMINA. Filamenta sex, basi contigua, brevissima, patentiuscula;
infimo declinato. Antherarum quinque oblongæ, curvatæ, erectæ,
apice dehiscentes, dentibus quatuor obtusis; altera vero declinata,
maxima, apice bifida.

PISTILLUM. Germen trigonum, obtusum. Stylus filiformis, declinatus,
longitudine infimi staminis. Stigma acutiusculum.

PERICARPIUM. Capsula subrotunda trisulcata, trilocularis,
trivalvis.

SEMINA plura, oblonga.

EMPALEMENT, none.

BLOSSOM. Six petals, adhering by the claws, oblong, concave,
spreading; the three interior ones hanging forwards.

CHIVES. Threads six, contiguous at the base, very short, spreading
a little; the lower one bent down. Five of the tips are oblong,
curved, upright, splitting at the end, with four obtuse teeth; but
the other is bent down, very large, and two-cleft at the end.

POINTAL. Seed-bud three-sided, obtuse. Shaft thread-shaped, bent
downward, and the length of the lower chive. Summit rather
sharp-pointed.

SEED-VESSEL. Capsule roundish, three-furrowed, three cells, three
valves.

SEEDS many, oblong.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Cyanella caule folioso, paniculato; racemis divaricatis; foliis
lanceolatis, undulatis; floribus cæruleis.

Cyanella with a leafy stem growing into a panicle; branches
straddling; leaves lance-shaped, and waved; flowers blue.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. The Chives and Pointal, natural size, the petals of the blossom cut away. 2. The Chives and Pointal, magnified. 3. The same thrown open, to shew their connection at the base. 4. The Pointal and Seed-bud, magnified.

The Cape Cyanella has been long known in many herbariums, and to most botanists by name, but we much question whether a living plant has, till now, been seen in our gardens. The description, in his dictionary, of a plant cultivated by Miller in 1768, where he says, “the leaves are long, narrow, with a groove on the upper side, the peduncle arising immediately from the root, supporting one flower, of a fine blue colour;” surely can have no connection with our plant, but in the colour of its blossom. From every appearance of the plant, even in an abortive specimen, more than one flower must be produced, if any. It is enumerated, in the Kew Catalogue, as one of the species of Cyanella; but, we suppose, only from an accepted idea, that the plant described by Miller was the C. capensis; and, as having been cultivated in Britain, might be therefore introduced with propriety into the book, though it had never graced the garden; otherwise, if this plant, which is incontestibly the true C. capensis of Linnæus, had ever been seen in the Royal Gardens, no affinity would have been traced to that of Miller.

A few small inaccuracies occur in the generic character of this Genus, which we have rectified; one is, that the inner, and not the outer petals, are those which hang forward; the others may be observed by those, who may consider them worthy notice. This species is a bulbous-rooted plant, flowering freely in the green-house; although the roots had been received, late in the season, from the collector for the Hibbertian Collection now at the Cape; which, perhaps, is the reason the flowers are produced at this time of the year (February). Mr. Allen informs us, that, it has had no other treatment, than what is given to Cape bulbs in general. From the swelled appearance of the seed-vessels we have little doubt of ripe seeds being produced.

PLATE CXLII.

GLADIOLUS CRISPUS.

_Curled-leaved Gladiolus._

CLASS III. ORDER I.

_TRIANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Three Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

COROLLA sexpartita, ringens. Stamina adscendentia.

BLOSSOM six divisions, gaping. Chives ascending.

See GLADIOLUS ROSEUS. Plate XI. Vol. I.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Gladiolus foliis ensiformibus, ad oras crispus; floribus secundis,
palidè rubris; laciniis corollæ rotundatis; tubo gracili,
longissimo.

Gladiolus with sword shaped leaves, curled at the edges; flowers
point all one way, and are of a pale red; segments of the blossom
rounded; tube slender, and very long.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. The Empalement. 2. A Flower cut open, the Chives remaining attached. 3. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit.

A Figure of this Gladiolus may be found in the Ic. rar. 2. of Professor Jacquin, t. 267, by those who possess that elegant and invaluable work. The plant from which our drawing was taken, and we believe the first that has been seen in Britain, flowered in the collection of G. Hibbert, Esq. Clapham Common, last year in the month of July. We do not perceive that the treatment of this plant, should differ from the rest of its congeners.

PLATE CXLIII.

LIMONIA TRIFOLIATA.

_Three-leafletted Limonia._

CLASS X. ORDER I.

_DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Ten Chives. One Pointal.

GENERIC CHARACTER.

CALYX. Perianthium monophyllum, tri-seu quinquefidum, acutum,
minimum, persistens.

COROLLA. Petala tria ad quinque, oblonga, obtusa, erecta, apice
patentia.

STAMINA. Filamenta sex ad decem, subulata, erecta, corolla
breviora. Antheræ lineares, erectæ.

PISTILLUM. Germen oblongum, superum. Stylus cylindraceus,
longitudine staminum. Stigma capitatum, planum.

PERICARPIUM. Bacca ovata seu globosa, trilocularis; dissepimentis
membranaceis.

SEMINA solitaria, ovata.

EMPALEMENT. Cup one leaf, three or five-cleft, pointed, very small,
and remaining.

BLOSSOM. Petals from three to five, oblong, obtuse, upright,
spreading at the end.

CHIVES. Threads from six to ten, awl shaped, upright, shorter than
the blossom. Tips linear, and upright.

POINTAL. Seed bud oblong and superior. Shaft cylindrical, the
length of the Chives. Summit headed, and flat.

SEED-VESSEL. An oval, or globular berry with three cells;
partitions skinny.

SEEDS solitary, and egg-shaped.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Limonia foliis ternatis; spinis geminis, axillaribus.

Limonia with leaves composed of three leaflets; spines grow by
pairs at the footstalks of the leaves close to the stem.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. The Empalement, magnified. 2. The Chives and Pointal, magnified, as they stand in the Blossom. 3. The Pointal natural size. 4. The same, magnified. 5. A ripe berry. 6. A Seed.

This plant, a native of China, has since its introduction, as are most plants coming from thence, been cultivated with us as a hot-house plant; but from every natural affinity, we should be led to suppose it would endure our winters, in the green-house. As yet it is in few collections and scarce; therefore, till it becomes more plenty, it will, most likely, not undergo that ordeal. Our drawing was taken from a branch in high perfection, communicated by Mr. Anderson, from the collection of J. Vere, Esq. Kensington Gore, last year 1800, in the month of July; who informs us, he has been enabled to propagate it by cuttings, and that he keeps it in a mixture of loam and rotten dung.

PLATE CXLIV.

PROTEA LONGIFOLIA. _Var. cono turbinato._

_Long-leaved Protea. Var. top-shaped cone._

CLASS IV. ORDER I.

_TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Four Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

COROLLA 4-fida seu 4-petala. Antheræ lineares, insertæ petalis
infra apicem. Calyx proprius nullus. Semina solitaria.

BLOSSOM 4-cleft or 4 petals. Tips linear, inserted into the petals
below the point. Cup proper none. Seeds solitary.

See PROTEA FORMOSA, Pl. XVII. Vol. I.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Protea foliis sublinearibus, angustis, obliquis, rigidis,
longissimis; squamis interioribus calycis lanceolatis, erectis;
florum plumis atro-purpureis; conus turbinatus.

Protea with nearly linear leaves, narrow, oblique, harsh and very
long; the inner scales of the cup are lance-shaped and upright; the
plume of flowers are of a dark purple; the cone top-shaped.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. A Blossom complete, with the seed-bud attached. 2. The Petals of the flower spread open, to shew the situation of the Tips. 3. The Seed-bud, Shaft and Summit.

This is the third variety of Long-leaved Protea, as mentioned p. 132, and equally scarce with the preceding ones. It was raised from seed at the same time with the other two, which were received by Messrs. Lee and Kennedy, Hammersmith, from the superintendant of the Imperial Gardens at Schonbrun. This variety, at present, is in no collection, that we know of, in England, but that of G. Hibbert, Esq. where our drawing was made, in the month of January 1801. The same unfortunate character attaches to this, as to the other varieties, from the great difficulty of increasing it; although, it flourishes in growth, if planted in a light, loamy soil.

INDEX

TO THE PLANTS CONTAINED IN VOL. II.

ERRATA.

Plate 73, Sp. Ch. pedunculus, lege, _pedunculis_.
74, Gen. Ch. Nectariæ, lege, _Nectaria_.
76, See P. speciosa, read, _formosa_.
79, Gen. Ch. Pointal, for Seed-buds, read, _Seed-bud_.
81, Gen. Ch. Chives, for bear two chive, each parted, read, _bear two tips each, parted_, &c.
84, Descr. line 7, for plotted, read, _potted_.
90, Gen. Ch. Pericarp. Capsula, lege, _Capsulæ_.
91, English name, for Double-striped, read, _Double Striped_. Class, lege, _Monadelphia_.
96, Seed-vessel, for five-celled, read, _nine-celled_.
106, Descr. line 5, for Hememeris, read, _Hemimeris_.
120, Gen. Ch. Calyx, monophyllum. Infundibuliforme, lege, _monophyllum_, _infundibuliforme_. Post _superum_, adde (,)
130, Descr. line penult, for O borbonica, read, _O. borbonica_.
131, Class, Monodelphia, lege, _Monadelphia_. From a singular oversight, in transcribing, this Erratum has been overlooked, and continued, with every Geranium.
133, Sp. Ch. line 3, post _lanceolatis_, adde, (,)
137, Sp. Ch. line 5, for three valved, read, _three-valved_. Descrip. line 4, after _but_, put (,)

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