Executed & Publishi ly E Donovan, as the Act directs, 84 Dec? 178, ifs atar BOTANICAL REVIEW, 3 OR THE BEAUTIES or FLORA: —— : ALETRIS CAPENSIS, WAVED-LEAVED ALETRIS, or BASTARD ALOE. Clafi and Order. | HEXANDRIA MoNoGYNIA, Generic Charatter. €orol. infandibuliformis. Stamina, inferta laciniarum bafi. Cap. 3-locularis. Specific Character. = ALETRIS capenfis Acaulis, foliis lanceolatis ndi. Spica لا‎ floribus mutantibus, T Pl. p. 456. T Explanation of tle FIGURES. A. A Flower laid open, (half the natural fize) 1, 1, the. fix Stamens; 2, the Style; 3, the Germen. : B. The three cells of the Germen, or Seed Veffel. C. The conftruétion of the Fertilizing Duft or Farina, deeply magnified by a microfcope. : The ta) - he Stamens. are the male, the Piftil and Germen the fes male organs of Plants, without which perfect or at leaft fruit- ful Seeds could: not be produced; a faithful inveftigation of thofe parts cannot therefore but be ácceptable to the curious in Botany. < ee The male apum confift of two parts; the filament, which is a fine thread-like fubftance, fupports on its fummit a fmall veflel, called the Anthera, divided into feveral cells, in which the Farina is prepared: the Farina is fo fmall that the minuteft infpećtor, with the naked eye, cannot even diftin- guifh between a fingle atom or a clufter of twenty. When perfe&, it is diffufed over the Stigma or fummit of the Style, and thence proceeds the generation of perfect feeds.* - N. B. In this Plant it is of a yellow colour. .. . "The Draught of the Aletris capenfis, owing to the natural fize of the Plant, is drawn.on a fcale of one-third, as it would have anfwered little purpofe, in fuch a {rall (cope, to have figured any part as large as the real objećt. ` This Specie, whofe beautiful delicacy and majeftic elegance muft in many points ftand unrivalled, is a native of the Cape; was introduced into this country by Mr. W. Malcolm, . in 1768: has a bulb root, and is in flower late in the feafon. As it produces many young bulbs at its roots, they are cut off; which being fet into good loam, with the affiftance of real or-artificial heat, never fail to profpér: during winter; it requires a moderate heat in the ftove. N This, and every other part Y contern the fruétification, may be found: i , amply illuftrated in Our Efay, ` 3 A SS Executed & Publishil bv EO Donovan, as We Act directs, 8P Dee? go. Do o o La ILLICIUM FLÓRIDANUM. RED FLOWER ANISEED boc d gee te PET N cuj " ro. POLYANDRIA PoLYGYNIA+ E m 1 54 e G eneric Character, Cal, 6-phyllus. Petala 27 Caf. ures, in orbem Gei . bivalves, monoiperme, - Specific Character. ILLICIUM Floridanum, floribus rubris, Explanation of the FIGURE S. A. The Capfules, Petals, &c. B. The Capfules taken from the Stamens. C. The order of the Stamens. ` D. Thé fide view of a Stanien. E. The under fide of the fame. E. The form of the Farina when عافد‎ to the gece eye this is a white duft. CG A Stigma: to the naked eye they appear covered with Farina, when magnified. See the Figure. : This, not long fince fcarce and valuable Plant, is, from the multiplicity of off-fets which it produces, at length be- ` come fo plentiful as to have many pofleffors, it will, how- ever, require fome extent of time, before the whole of the curious can be gratified with this additional ornament to their . collection. We underftand this Plant came into our country in 1766, ûhd that we are indebted fo John Ellis, Efq. for ite introduc- tion. Being a native of F pda it requires the m of a OVE: = F3. ftove: they are ufually cultivated by cuttings; ¿. e. the branches are cut off at the joint, which, being put into good bog loam, with a proper degree of heat, is moftly produc- tive of a healthy Plant. CCS It flowers about April. The flowers fhortly drop off, and as fhortly are fucceeded by others, till about July or Auguft; it fometimes raifes itfelf, in elevation, feveral feet; at this period, its many branches, number of blafíjoms, and pleni- tude of young foliage, exhibit a fpe&acle which, for eles gance, 1s fcarce conceivable, pell: | | * e aai E bäi by E0. Donum. a the Act deel J11". Jago 1 tt mem m mana re ren, a a Nr EE روا‎ ERE PN diii: Da پوس‎ eegenen Bee j [> 5 GEUM MONTANUM, MOUNTAIN AVENS, or HERB-BENNET. E Clafs and Order. IéosANDRIA PoLycynia: Generic Character. | Cal. io-fidis: lacinie alterna minores. Piala 5, Sem. ariftata. 2 Specific EEE | GEUM: Montanim, caule unifloro, ariftis re&is villofis, Eine pinnatis pilofis: foliolo extimo maximo fübrotundo; infe- rioribus fenfim minoribus. Hortus Kezvenfis. GEUM. Montanuñ, flóre inclinato folitario, frü&u oblongo: |. ariftis plumofis rectis. Sp. PL p. 719. CARYOPHY LLAT A-pinnis confertioribus extremiá fubro- , tunda, tubis rećtis: Hall. belv. 336. — |. CARYOPHYLLATA-alpina lutea. Bauh. pin. 322: CARYOPHYLLATA-alpina. Pon. bald. 342.. CARYOPHYLLATA-montana. Cam. epit. 727. e = minor. Bauh. pin. 322. prodr. | CARYOPHYLLATA-alpina minima, flore aureo; Barr: o er. Be L ` 399: | Explanation of the FIGURES. A. The Stamens, &. feeri by tearing off part of the Cas Sé ہے‎ B: The Stamens taken away to fhew the Styles. C. The Calyx: E. 'The SCH of the ot fhéwn by a fećtion, F. One bh Cif F. One of the Styles (magnified). Though the Stigmata of d thofe Styles to tbe naked eye appear obtufe, and indeed by authors | bave been deferibed as fuch, they are in reality two-cleft—this ا‎ i num Es td obvisus to every examiner Who views them with a microfcope, pra E ticulariy at the time of سکیس‎ 1, the Stigma; 2, the Seed, yet immature. G. A Stamen; the Anthera difcharging the Pollen or Fax 1 rina, which is of a yellow colaur. H. The Dee of the Farina, deeply magnified, This Plant grows paturally on the Alps in Auftria, and Switzerland, and its unufual hardinefs recommends i it to the attention of the Florift, as it for a confiderable time braves the froft, and will grace the Garden at a time when but pe others can fuftain the feverity of weather, Mr. P. Miller davis fowing the Seeds in LUE from which young Plants may be expected the enfuing Sprin but if fown in the Spring it rarely comes to perfection. BR) will thrivei in almoft any foil, and requires a fhady fituation, It eeu in May, and is not unfrequently met vih (a tlie fame ftate) till December Qr January. E 33 ES poem P ~ eih Pall by EO Doom o i Aet den ma e ZS (US, SUPERB FLOWER, RT. ASTER GR ANDIEL E Cl and Rr. SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Generic Chorai, Recept, nada Pappus, fimplex. Cor. radii plures 18, | Cal. inbricati Íquame inferiores patula. SS Specific Character. 4 si ASTER- Grandiflorus, folis linearibus integerrimis fubam« plexicaulibus hifpidis ciliatis; ramorum calycifque reflexis. Hortus Kewenfis.: ASTER-Grandifiorus. Sp. Pl. p, 1231. = | Explanation of the FIGURES. A. An hermaphrodite floret; : B. The fame, laid open, which Thews its five Stamens and one Style, the Stigma of which is two-cleft. — . | C. The Style and Stamens magnified.— Fig. 1, the rough outíide of the Stigma; 2, the infide, which appears Ímooth : down the Style runs two tubes, which, when magnified, being, tranfparent, is very plain.—Fig. 3, fhews an Anthera before it js opened; 4, tbe front, when difcharging the Farina; 5, the back view of the fame.— Thefe Antheras confift only of one cell, which, when unfolded, fhews the Farina adhering to the fi ides within. ---The five Antheras are connected, and form a tube which furroünd the Style. D The form of the Farina: though this is yellow, as wel as the Farina of the Geum Mostanun, when magnified they bear not the leaft refemblance to each other, ams Thus 483 This Specie of ASTER, trivially known by the name of Catefby’ s Starwort, is a native of America; has long been | innuréd to our climate, flourifhes in the open grounds, and is in flower from Auguft fometimes till Chriftmas. Miller, fpeaking of the mode of culture requifite, fays— << It doth not multiply. faft by’ its roots; but may be propa- ** gated in plenty by cuttings made from the young fhoots ** in May, which, if planted in a bed of light earth, and 75 Ihaded trom the fun, will take root.” e a: m"— "a ہہ یس‎ Executed & Published E, ZO Donovan, as the Act du, Dinak Ze 2790. A deh سوا‎ ege" ci ena ai al im edr i‏ وپ ےہ شاف تسم تد 00089729 ×× و GyxAxpnià m. - Generic Character. RE W:Ne&árium inohaph hy T HIS Xena ue, entitled the. E lie, grows naturally in and near the country of China: ZANE learn, about the: year:1778, job» Fother gill, M. D. intro- q | duced it into this kin m; from which time to the pre "o it has been chiefly coni dee to the ftove of the curious--- ۔‎ Le in order tó nourifk and render it healthy, they fet it, à compofition of bog and loam in the moft commodious Place for light, heat, Sl. CR hot-houfe affords. In. this fitu- ation we have feen them three or four feet in height. - The Author of the Hortus Keccenfs mentions | April as the time of its flowering---this muft be in climate; in this ¢ country it is precatious, flowering a time ahd feafon of ‘the year. See, Te is propagated by young bulbs taken from tbe root. It is at prefent the unanimoils opinion of Botanifts that this Plant hath only foo Stantina-s-the ingenious Author of the Hortus Kezvenfis has particularly fignified the fame: we are ` aware of the arduous talk of withit: anding fuch a popular opi- nion, and equally fo of the folly attendant even on the idea of configningto oblivion that which, upon inveftigation, might proye the Gë ` سم‎ er zerek all poffible 2 D an [ o J and attention, and with every power of a microfcope, we . «have examined the parts of fruétification; we find not twa but eight 77۸۸ Stamina, and how, to the {candal of every . branch of the fcience, fuch an opinion could be formed, 15 difficult to determine.---We cannot too ftrongly recommend ` to every Profeffor of Botany-an impartial examination of points whereon their eftimation dependeth, and this error, not improperly, may be laid to their charger Refult of our microfiopic obfervations, for general information.--- Each Flower hath two fets of Siamina-+-two fhort and two longer Stamina conftitute each ofet;---the bafe of the four Filameats are enclofed within a very fine membrane, by which ` each fet is connećted to the infide of its refpećtive cell;--- the Filaments, at firt fight, are fcarcely diftinguifhable, be- ing formed of a jointed fübflance, contra&ed in a very | ` finall compafs, but fo exquifitely elaftic that it may be drann | . out-to ten times the length it at firft appeared of; and in this. fituation we may perceive the juft proportion of the Fila- ments---the Anthere are eight alfo: each are divided (by a fübftance refembling the Coryledans ofa Seed) into three cells, wherein the Farina is prepared. i Ss e In order to prove what is here advanced, lay, on the ob- Se glafs of a microfcope, one of the fuppofed Stamina; hold under the finger nail one of the Anthere, and with a blunt point laid carefully on: either of the three others, the Filaments may be drawn out to the length above-mentioned, but, on being let loofe, will fpring back to its firft form. The Stigma being immediately under the Stamina, no exertion of nature is required to extend the Filaments; it is plain, the male, if at a greater diftance, would reach the female ora gans, Big Y کو‎ ۳ی‎ ef the FIGURES, x^ The Plant, umm. on a fcale, 2 B. The parts o f fruttifcation, €. The Stamina, D. The stigma, magnified ; ort points cover the fame. d E. One of the fets. of Stamina; as it. appears under a mis crofcope. Fig. 1, the contra&ed elaftic Filaments. F. Tlie fame when the Filamenisare extended.---This figure, in its prefent appearance, cannot : furely be confidered as one. Stamina. ` E A EE fection of. an Antherae, fhewing ihe dree cells. H, Conftruétion of the Farina; thofe are rarely found dif neti formed, owing mn to climate, E Wis 4 ER ‘© Vide our Së ERICK E e ERICA CILIARIS, CILIATED HEATH: Clafs and Order: Oct ANDRIA < Moxoerxrai Generic £u). 4-phyllus. Cor. a-üda. Filamenta n infertay Antlierz bifida. | SKS 4-locularis: Specific Charaéter. ERICA لق‎ Antheris muticis inclufis, corollis ovatis groffis, Stylo exferto, folis ternis, racemofis fecundis, Sf. سے‎ P- n= > | NE of the FIGURES: A. The parts of fru&ification: B.. Form of the Farina, magnified.* k C. A leaf —S The leaves are سس‎ wiih f airs. > About the year 1773 this curious Specie of eck + was brought into this country.---It is a native of Spain dnd Por- tugal, rarely if ever known to produce Seeds in this climate, but fo hardy that during winter it requires only a green ` houfe fhelter. Is propagated, like moft foreigners of the fame Genus, by cuttings, and is in flower from July to > September. * Vide ERay on the pee Se Plants. adu i ere Executed & Published by E, ODonovan, as the de directs Feb” 19 "7790. : 7 Donovan, as the Act directs ,1 "March 1700. Eraudted & Published by ED. We AT e. rr. eee ČANNA INDICA, INDIAN FLOWERING REED; op e oF NIA gor n ua E را‎ and Order. $ d Ž SEI وت‎ i UE e 2 ee MowaxDbr1a MONOGYNIA. رت‎ lb e em nd Generic Character. | Corolle 6 paitita, erecta: labio bipartito, revoluto; Stylus ` lanceolatus, corolloe adnatus, Calyx 3-phyllus. Specific Charaéter. CANNA Indica, folis ovatis utrinque acuminatis fieivofis; ah. PRI; Explanation of the FIGURES. “<= A,B. The lance-fhaped Style and Stamen. C. Conftru&ion of the Farina, deeply magnifieds The Indian flowering Cane grows naturally in thé warmer parts of America, éc. From the appearance of the Seeds, Which are round, hard, black and fhining, it is called by the inhabitants of the Britifh iflands in the Indies, Indian fhot. Though it has been long -cultivated in this country, ts delicate conftitution is by no means inured to the feverity of winter, oreven a green=houfe fituation. Zoe Mr. P. Miller, in the Gard. Di&. writes to this intent--- ` “ All the forts (of Canna) are propagated by Seeds, which fhould be fown on a hot-bed in fpring, and when the Plants ` are fit to be removed, they fhould be tranfplanted into fepa- rate fmall pots and plunged into a moderate hot-bed of tan- ners bark, obferving to fhade them till they have taken root, after which a larger fhare of free air fhould be admitted to them every day in vami rane ee muft be SET EH T fhiftedi nto larger pots, and part of them put into the hot” bed again---the others placed abroad in June in a warm fitus ation. Thofe in the hot-bed will be ftrong enough to flower . well the winter following, but thofe in open air will not till the next fummer; they may remain thercfore till the begin- ning of October, be then put into the ftove and treated as other hot-houfe Plants, comede EITE Erected & Published ly E.O Donovan as the Act directs, March r*'1700. eorom EE > A. The Stamina. = gl. CISTUS HELIANTHEMUM, DWARF cisrus a "BRUCEA ROSE. > NE ho Hd Cat and Ond rj PoLYARDRA MoxoGYNIA: | Generic Charaéter. KE for. > -petala, Cal. 5-phyllus, foliolis duobus ES | Specific Character, CISTUS Helianthemum, faffruticofus procumbens, ftipulis - lanceolatis, foliis oblongis revolutis De Flo. Lon. — 44907 Explanation of the 7 1 GURES, . B. The Piftil and Stamina. C. One of the Stamina, magnified. ` | D. The Seed Veffel. E. The fame, as it (when ripe) naturally Ee to dn. ` fharge the Seeds. F. Form of the particles of Farina. A native of the fouth of France, Spain and Portugal, and ` of fome parts of England. There are three Varieties of this Specie, one bearing a pale red, the fecond a white, and the third a yellow Flower. They are all hardy Plants, and may be propagated by Cuttings or by Seeds---though Seeds, as of moft Plants, are by far the moft fuccefsful.- It moft ufually delights m a dry foil, or in fpringing up uL rocky fragments; its figures ie h not luxurigntly beautiful, is pana andmea, © — and de y is cultivated in many garderis The Flowers are of fhort duration, but are immediately ` fucceeded by others, fo that, if a favourable feafon, they may k = met with from June till the latter end of October or be: ‘ginning of November, ETE E ~ ASE Ss E oS m | Caves PERSICUM, Y Breng CYCLAMEN, ^ نے » ہہ ہے عو PenTANBRIA? MonóGYN1A6 E a "> Gentric Chardéter —— | E Satz, reflexa, tube breviffimo + -fauce pomises E کے‎ Bacca. tećta caplula. ۔‎ aa ہے‎ ee SC — Sedi Charalitra ESA MEN (hb, dol falis, eordatis, ferratis. Mi i Ger d. Pa 6. ley 4 Eu ci 2 FIGURES. A. The pnt, magnified. ' P B. The Farina, magnified.---Note,: ther # are very final m proportion to thofe of the Ciftus, مق کہ‎ unb) 2 The Figure i is half the nitüraPfZe? oxy Lu od S a 4 This S A is E te Bn, and d Bein a native, 5 of the eifteim climes, requi a a een and not untrequently- a hot-houfe fhelter.---T1 hey are KE propagated by ` young bulbs, but thofe being in general of little account, they. i ,moftly railed 1: from Seeds, which fhould, . oon after | ripe, dE pots of light undunged earth, about half. an inch deep, and. thence into a mi: xture of lime rubbifb, à e fo as to receive the morning fun, till the < | latter end ۵ سس‎ and Gu سد‎ toa ez سو‎ tion, ` | e e ia =a? P 4. $ des 3 T E ES Se e e x re . P " T $ i i SOL 070008 é NA a O + iJ CEN 1 ^ e ٦ سس‎ e Eis y i10 24 » وب‎ d pes D „ap * H Ss - 20 ex. Jib wlbe Lut , desle by E 0 Denevan Sec L IO" SS AA E EN ka o Clafs and Order. ` PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA. Generic Character: , = Cal. 1-phyllus, integer, plicatus, fcariofus. Pet. 5, Sem. 1, ' fuperum. Specific Characters STATICE Suffruticofa, caule fruticofo : fuperne nudo ramo- fo, capitulis, feffilibus, foliis lanceolatis viginan- tibus, Sp. Ph 396. = CR A — _ On credible authority, this Speciefwas introduced from Siberia in 1781, by Meflrs. Lee and Kennedy. It i$ a hardy Plant, will grow in the foil chiefly applied to foreigners, bog and loam, and may be propagated by cut- tings, which fhould enjoy an airy fituation. — Flowers early in February, and continues ` the fame pe the warm feafons, to the beginning of Oc- - F ` ERYTHRO- 7 M dde Al 4 1790.“ S 8 Putt h 6,0 Donovan w the E a ERYTHRONIUM DENS CANIS, Doc, TOOTH QUIS WM ہیں مہ ہے‎ CRP and Order; HExANDRIA ۷۱06۲ Generic Character, Cor. 6-petala, campanulata ; NeHario tuberculis 2, petala. rum alternorum Eañ adnatis. Explanation of tbe FIGU RE. ` d A. The Farina. XE *: = x S و‎ Linnæus makes two Species of the É , bronium, but Mil. ler and others have thought the foundation too fuperficial to complete a Specific diftinétion. — — It is a native of Siberia, Italy, and Virginia; has been long cultivated in this country, thrives well in the open grounds, and in the month of March enriches the beauty of à pleafure-garden jn a delightful manner, efpecially where fet in patches, amongft other Flowers of the fpring. There is one circumftance which, though trifling, may be noticed; the Autbere of three Stamina open before the Flower, after the Farina is fhed: the other three, which are , €: d con- mad dod e do et n he 29 5t ts 0 siše vIlamoqis tnc quur B Ki > — eben -91 E. sto frsuems 2/124 $ ast T سے‎ ene "PTT MT. E de wd. odi i تب‎ 2d 4 TK E: n] gdi 12 Ha 129 e po -— yw ONES 2 my | [ ás: ] STRELITZIA REGINA, CANNA-LEAVED. - | STRELITZIA. P . Clafs and Order. PENTANDRIA MoNOGYNIA: Generic Charader. | Spatbe. Cul. o. Cor. 3-petala; Neflar. 2-phyllus, genitalia involvens; Peric. 3-loculare, polyfpermum. A. The Plant, ona fecales B. the natural ize; Lately, a Friend of ours, in a voyage to China, touched at (he Cape of Good Hope, and'thence tranfmitted; among _ other drawings and remarks; a figure of the Strelitzia Regime, ` + copied from the beft fpecimen he could procure. " We have“ ` feen the Plant at the Royal Garden at Kew, the Phyfic Gar- den at Chelfea; and in the ftoves of feveral private Gentle- ۰. men, whence, allowing for the imperfections of arr and the ` method of cultivating it, we conceive is fafficiently accurate < 10 conver an idea of the original. ki Fa شود‎ `. To the unwearied refearches, expenfive undertakings, and - laudable intentions of Str Josera Banks, Bart. the friends of the fcience ftand indebted (among a numerotts collec- tion) for the Plant which is at prefent held in univerfal efti- . mation, and whofe extreme fcarcity adds flrongly to the ob- — ligation. ` S . It was introduced in 1773, but we do not underftand K . has yet produced Seeds fufhciently perfect to furniíh healthy flowering Plants. The fpecimen at Chelica, by the fwelling of the Spatha, &e. bears a favourable indication of the Seeds ripening: ۰ G a Whilt fF 2% 3 Whilft confined to Kew, Chelfea, and the ftoves of indi- viduals, the curious cannot gratify themfelves with a criti- cal examination of its parts, it is therefore to be wifhed for that Seeds will be produced which may render the Species more plentiful. na It flowers in April, May, and June. The Petals (which ` to each are three) are of an orange colour, in fome inclin- ` ing more to yellow than in others: the Neétarium, which is of a deepifh blue, admits of equal variation, even in its native foil, and emits, at the time of flowering, a vaft quan- tity of Nectar. | The Author of the Hart. Kew. thinks the Nefarinm confifts. . of three wings or leaves, but, on near infpe&ion, the tuppo- fition proves erroneous; the fuppofed two wherein the Sta- mina and Style is enclofed being undivided. In fome, the undulation on one fide of the leaves is not fo confiderable as in others; this difference prevailed even ` between the fpecimens at Kew and Chelfea, , The Plant, if healthy, will grow three, four, or five feet high, and will bear from three to ten, or more, flowers on each Spatha; in the ftove it requires a light and warm fitua- tion, and is propagated by Seeds, in white loam and a fmall quantity of bog earth, ` : Explana- LM d Explanation of the FIGURES in PLATE 13. A. The Neéarium. B. The fame opened, to thew the five Stamina and Style; the Anthere are connected to the infide of the Ne&arius, to five thread-like ribs, which ftrengthen the Neé?. to bear the enclofed fructification ere&: the Style is contained in the Neé. the Stigma only appearing above it. C. The Stigma (mag.) It is naturally trifid, but being co- vered with a mucilaginous moifture, is not difcernible unlefs divided. D. Two of the Stamina, (mag.) fhewing the conneétion |. With the Ned. E. The Farina (deeply mag.) the Particles are faftened to . each other by Fibres, ¿Sc.* F. The under fide of the leaves have a beautiful pearl-co- loured appearance, which is taken off with a touch of the finger. It adds a great degree of delicacy to the original, and therefore worthy inveftigation. The Figure here given fhews it magnified: the pearl colour is*formed of tufts | fine hairs, ranged in regular order over the who ir a are de- E the leaf, but fo exquifitely delicate that the ftroyed by a touch. عو‎ G, The fame, magnified by a deeper power. — * An Account more as large in our Efüy, ——— : muted L Pitched ba e 1 Dan an A the At da, P c 1190 : / : ] / E i ! , EE . ANTHOLYZA CUNONIA, SCARLET-FLOWER'D | ANTHOLYZA.. M. Clafs and Order: TRirANDRIA MoNocYNIA: Generic Character. : Or tubulofa, irregularis, recurvata, Cap]. inferdi Specific Gbaratfer. ANTHOLYZA Cunonia, Corollis rezis: labii quinquepar- titi lobis duobus extimis latioribus adícendentibus. برق‎ PE 54» : , Isa native of the Cape of Good Hope, and though not to be confidered equally fcarce or beautiful as fome of its - vegetable productions (the Strelitzia Regine) makes a very pretty appearance: Was it to flower in December or Janu- | _ ary, inftead of May and June, we fhould view it with par tiality to its beabity; but difplaying its Flowers when ** The face of Nature glitrers in her glory," itis feen only among humbers equally attractive. < It is faid to have been cultivated by Mr. P. Miller in 1756: It is propagated by Seeds; or parting its roots, and fown or ... planted in pots of bog and loam earth. If raifed from feeds - ìt will be no unneceflary precaution to plunge the pots in a - bed of tanner’s bark for a fhort time, and afterwards to re . Move them into the green houfe: it will require no warmer fituation, unlefs the weather is feverely cold; but may be fet Out of the houfe in the fhade during the fineft of the fummer onths. AX - Cou اس‎ ۸9۵۸ BO ira h Ai Lords Zei ar id 1 i ETA |. [RIS CRISTATA, CRESTED IRIS, Clafs and Order. ` TRIANDRIA MoNoGYNIA, Generic Character. Cor. 6-partita: Petalis alternis reflexis Stigmata petaliformia. 2 ; | : 2 Ga ; iw. Specific Charatter: ARIS Criflata ; Corollis barbatis: barba criftata, caule fub- .. unifloro longitudine foliorum, germinibus trigonis, peta- - Jisfubequalibus. Hort. Kew. - _ — a `` Few of the many tribes of Plants afford a more beautiful | . Ot nobler appearance than that of the Iris; among them are two fpecies which in the afpe@ of their Flowers bear a near 1 refemblance, the Iris Perfica and Criflata; the former, it muft be confefled, has in its Petals a more variegated appearance, but the latter, on that account, labours under no difadvan- tage, fince a delicate and graceful foliage makes ample com- Penfation. | ; x. Grows naturally in North America; was introduced in 1756 by Peter Collinfon, Efq. encreafes by the multiplicity E its roots, and thrives well, treated as a green houfe Plant. > . Flowers in May, and is ufually propagated by parting its roots, Wer ZA : | e 16. A pl L e Crecal h Pudlohed by movan W the Acl hd a 5 TF Lo od PL 16. A, VACCINIUM MACROCARPON, AMERICAN ` CRANBERRY. Clafs and Order; OcTANDRIA MoNoGYNIA. | : gee | Generic Charaéter. e Cal. íuperus, Cor. 1 -petala ; Filamenia receptaculo inferta, - "ei Bacca. 4-locularis, polyfperma. Specific Character. | VACCINIUM Macrocarpon, foliis integerrimis ovali-oblongis obtufis planis, caulibus repentibus filiformibus. Hort. Kezez. Flowers May, June, and July; and though its bloffoms poffefs not a diftinguifhed luxuriancy of color, a portion of . delicacy amply makes amends, and certainly entitles it. to . A place in the border. e : _ It is not a plant which generally brings its fruit to perfec- tion in this country; though it fometimes does; when it fails, it may proceed from the ill health of the plant, from inju- . dicious management, from foil, or from feafon. “Is increafed by feeds, or by layering, which, as it creeps on the Ground, is very eafily managed. The naturalift, among the profufion of fingularly con- | ftru&ed objects feen by the affiftance of the microfcope, will find the ftamens, &c. of this plant, no way unworthy his notice. “ [s a native of North America, and was cultivated in s 1763, by Mr. Jamas Gorpon.” Hort, Kewen. E. 39 4 PL X5. B SISYRINCHIUM BERMU CH IANA, fmal ` SISIKIN TIENE Clafs and Order. GYNANDRIA TRIANDRIA. Generic Character. e Monogyna. Spatha 2-phylla; Pet. 6, plana. Caps. 3-locu- laris. Me Due ie Specific Charadler. SISYRINCHIUM, P omes m foliis enfiformibus enervils. — | m Syf. Vegt. 820. eis The introduétion of this plant is afcribed to Mr. JacoB - BozrarT, 1693, and though fince that time it might be fup- ` pofed to have increafed confiderably, it has not happened in a proportion to many plants; if raifed from good feeds, it | foon becomes vigorous enough to decorate the border, and will produce ripe feeds, by which it may be propagated. Nor will the ftamens and piftil of this plant refufe an at- tentive examiner, an inftance of the fallibitity of a fuperfi- cial furvey, even of the greateft naturalift. Is a native of North America, &c.—Flowers May and . June, and often Apriland July. DAPHNE 7 A و A‏ را Pl.‏ DAPHNE CNEORUM, TRAILING DAPHNE,‏ Clafs and Order. OcTANDRIA Monocynia, Generic Character. Cab. o. Cor. 4-fida, corollacea, marcefcens, Stamina in- ` cludens;. Bacca 1-fperma.. . Specific Character. : DAPHNE QGreorum. Eloribus congeftis terminalibus feffi- . libus, foliis lanceolatis nudis mucronatis. SYR. Veget. 371. E — me Ec € re A native of Switzerland and of Auftria; has been fome - years in this country, but is not, nor is at prefent, likely to . be procured in profufion, though enough may be had for the curious. Its beauty is attractive and its fmell aromatic, and ‘therefore entirely calculated for thofe who with to decorate their apartments with the productions of the vegetable cre- ation. Ufually grows two or more feet high, with its branches | (d وس‎ fpread, and beautifully decorated with flowers and foliage.—Flowers in April and September. X. : epe E ERICA E 3 PE 1. B. ERICA AUSTRALIS, SPANISH HEATH. Cap and Order. | OctaNDría MoNoGYNIA.. Generic Character. ` Cal. A-phyllus, Cor. 4-fida, filamenta receptaculo infert2, | anthere bifida, Caps. 4-locularis.- | Specific Character. ERICA Aufiralis, Antheris criftatis, corollis cylindricis, ftylo exferto, foliis ternis patentibus. Sy. Vegt. 366. Ke Dë? Thofe who, in the cultivation of their garden, are not too ftrićtly attached to plants of fhewy colours, need never object . to any of this genus; few plants can. boaít of a more deli- cate appearance, or more harmony in the arrangement of their parts: contrary to moft others, after the plant has flowgt- ed, the flowers do not drop off, but dry and change to a brown caft; the piftil and ftamens remain as when in full flower, and the old leaves will remain fo long on the branch- es as to be crumbled off by a touch. 1 » o ہے‎ Erica Auftralis is a native of Spain and Portugal; <“ was introduced in 1769, by G. W. Earl of Coventry, “< and flowers April and May." Hort. Kewen.` Leni ما7‎ by &0 d 6 J j i 3 Ad dred Den) gyo. H EGF ند‎ FUCHSIA COCCINEA. Scarlet-flowered FUCHSIA, Clafs and Order. Octawpria Moxos YNIA, Got E laračter. Cal. 1-phyllus, coloratus, corollifer, maximus. Petala. 4, parva. Bacca infera, e poly{perma. f E e — N, e» Speci Y Charatler, 2 FUSCHIA Coccinea, 7. oppofitis ovatis cia pe- سے‎ abovatis obtufis. "n; Keteen. Of d numerous addition Eat new plants t our ur former سس‎ none can be more delicately beautiful than this; noris it like- ly, any, willin'a "hot: time become more plentiful, as it moft readily multiplies by feeds or by cuttings.— Though intro- | duced fo lately as 1788, from the extenfive increafe made by its | cuttihgs, it is now i ‘the poffeffion of many curious perfons; and it is very far from improbability, that a fhort time hence, it will be fufficiently d plentiful to fupply - the wifhes of thofe : à who at prelent cannot be gratificd with it. It was introduce 2 by Captain eiert and is a native of Chili. Hort. Kewe It has been: by ae confidered as a plant whofe delicate conftitution alw y required the heat of a ftove; but this, like ` many fimilar errors, time proves unneceflary; when it has once attained vigour and ftrength, the green houfe will be. fufficiently warm, if the weather proves fine. I ee SE From [ 34 J From May to July is fignified for the time of its flowering; but cultivation, &c. has rendered it more hardy: many fine plants of it are at this period in full bloom, and from one of them this draught was taken. The flowers vary in color from almoft a fcarlet, to a blood red, ? DICTAMNUS.‏ ان 1 | Cosi Y Ee gea سے e vk reels Zeie ba r7 EN gi št s [ 35 3 | DICTAMNUS ALBUS, flore Rubro, Red- 00 ۱ : FRAXINELLA. Claf: and Order. gege M "ei —9 + cu tala 5, patula. | jlamenta posts glandulo. fis set Caps. 5, coalitæ. DICT. e is Abas, ‘ford rubro bean, - Auftr. 5. p- 13. c d t. Së: l In this fpecies two varieties occur, at leaf: varieties only they are at prefent confidered, and ar ; . red flowered and the white flowered F Da esi of Germany; France, in May to July. ii | The moft baneful paifons, an 7 healing antidotes, are > the product of vegetables; the moft dangerous confequences, to the human or animal frame, may. be derived from many plants, whilft the beft and ubit fuc i سے‎ are = om. others. 21 S Z a Ke : : : Among thofe lants, slack are or may be injurious, we may ` rank the E dif plan la; but fuch are the confequences of itsilli e fluence, that i it may be avoided Ze lefs caution than many Others E vd = q ~ Tike Frases in the ftill E: enings of dry feafons, emits | €“ inflamable air of gas, and flafhes at the approach of a frd le. There are inftances of human creatures pese en Logia : <“ taken fire fpontaneoufly, and been totally confumed.” Phil. Tranf. | | سے‎ ee The ftem and its branches are covered with glands, or fmall protuberances; the filaments of the ftamens have many on them alfo;* and though the leaves have no protuberances on them, they have many very vifible punétures throughout their furface.—Up pon the whole, we cannot poffibly but confider ` that thofeare tranfpiring veffels; agreeable to which we may fuppofe the tranfpired particles (as they have a very power- -ful fmell) conftitutes a part of, oris, the matter fo dangerous in its effet. ` Bp E * Explanation of Plate 12 of ‘Fhe Minutis of Vegetables, will more particu- larly illuftrate the fiructuie, ۰ of thofe protuberances, or glands, Lë Cede Y Pub” w th Act dared Leen مو‎ : ice i mp di, I: oe Li > AA A tdi ma i IT 7 TRADESCANTIA. VIRGINICA, VIRGINIAN. a SPIDER -WORT. - Cab vip, Pali s Filame SE E جھن۸۶‎ Chara 7 Aë | TRADESCANTIA E irginica. SSC e floribus con- geftis. čim. Syf. Keh: P 14, > 314. The ito e of Vi rginia, o addant his R pai Page. Parad. 52, Gato M f 4 - 7 | omis. Parkinfon informs us, that for this ornament to the flower- | garden, we are indebted to. John Tradefcant, who firk re | ceived it of a friend that De it from Virginia. It bears the extremity of heat and cold uninjured, conti- nuing in flower throughout the fummer, till the latter end of the year; which, together with i its being perennial, and re- quiring no other attention to / PES it, than parting its roots in autumn—or fowing Í or its varieties (the pale - purple, and white-flowered) js it more generally culti- vated than many other plants. ` . Antient Botanifts by, the name of Spider-wort diftia- guifhed feveral plants of very different genera, fuppofing them to "Af an sation, pe the bite of a particular fpi- der, $ ^ EO J ; der, then called Phalangium, but fince altered; the Phalan- gium of Linneus being well known to be harmlefs. Each flower lafts but a day, but the number of buds which are ready to open as the preceding flower droops, fcarce- ly ever fuffer it, through the whole fummer, to appear with- | out bloffoms —and from this circumftance, Tournefort called it Ephemerum, but Linneus altered it to Tradeftantia. One particular which relates to its generic character, is flamenta villis articulatis, expreffive of the hairs on the fla- ment being compofed of joints, but as the microfcope, or microfcopical figures only can reprefent this fmall and fingular abject, we beg leave to refer our readers to the Minutie of Vegetables. ci oc et e - , VINCA Band Bar a d Es RETA NS pee à va . Big een imme ubera Rr Y Y oleae E d VINCA ROSEA flore carneo, MADAGASCAR RED ! PERIWINKLE. wkl " EZ x ; PENTANDA1 A Moxocrsra. Galeri Character, S Contorta. Rial 4; gao Semina nuda. ` Specife eegen VINCA Rofea. Caule frutefcente erecto floribus geminis | feffilibus, foliis eee, es petiolis bafi bidentatis. - Veget. 2 fe | AF e و‎ a E SES A native of the Eat bis. was oks in 1757, Mr. P. Miller, and bears ëmer P the 2 part of the fummer. "There isa variety of this fpecies ii white bloffoms, (flore alba umbone carneo) which, with the red-flowered, makes a pleafing diverfity i in the Rove, among other fcarce exotics. Few plants maintain a greater fucceffion of flowers, during | the fummer, for, like the Tradefcantia, it always has a profu fion in ftore, and as one falls or dies away, another fucceeds it —when it blows the flowers are not fo large as towards the . middle of the courfe of its flowering, and after they have at- tained a proper fize, they again dwindle till they are not - above half the fize they were in the more en ftate of flowering.