SG'^I 



(ENOTHERA Romanzovii. 



Violet'Jlowered CEnothera. 



OCTANDRIA MONOOYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Onagri. Jiimeu jren. 317. Dio. ///. Stylus unicus. Fruc- 



tus capsularis. Stamina petalonim dupla. 

 Onagraria. Juasieu in ann. du nuu. 6. 21. 

 (ENOTHERA. Suprd vol. % fol. 141. 



CE. Romanzovii, ramis elongatis lentis, foliiQ laaceolatis mucrooe recurvo; 



calycis segmentis lineari-oblongis corolla dupio brevioribus capsults cylm- 



draceo-oblongis : stigmate 4~lobo fauce incluso. Don MSS. 

 CEnothera Romanzovii. Ledebour MSS. Homem. hart. kafa. tuppL 1. 133. 



Link envm, hort. berol. 1 . 378. 



Planta annua, sericeo-glaitcescens. Caulis inferni decumbent, nmuwtfl* 

 simus ramis adscendentibus moUibus. Folia altema, lanceolata, breeitir 

 petiolata, integerrima mucrone recurvo. Mores violacei axttlares. Seg- 

 menta calycis lineari-oblonga integerrima uninervia obtusi mucronata, duplo 

 coroUd breviora, scepe per paria eollaterali-connexa. Corae. petala obovafa, 

 margine crewulato-crispa. FilaiaeBtti intequalia : anthers oMm^^e. Stigma 

 atropurpureum, 4rh}mm, corolUe Jaucem nvnguum extuperans. Capsula 

 cgHndracea, mbunaaiia, obsoietiiU S^sttleata, ban attenuata. Don MSS. 



Native of the Northw-est Coast of America, where it 

 was observed by Dr. Chainisso, the naturalist of the late 

 expedition of discovery sent from Russia, under the com- 

 mand of Lieutenant Kotzebue. 



The species is named in compliment to Count Roman- 

 zow, the Minister of the Russian Marine. 



An annual plant with a glaucous silky sur&ce. Stem 

 decumbent at the lower part, numerously branched with 

 soft flexile ascending branches. Leaves alternate, lanceo- 

 late, shortly petioled, quite entire, with a recurved mucro 

 (separate point) . Flowers axillary of a violet colour. Seg- 

 ments of the calyx linearly oblong, quite entire, one-nerved, 

 bluntly mucronate, twice shorter than the corolla, often 

 attached by their sides in pairs. Petals of the corolla ob- 

 ovate, crenulately curled at the edge. Filamenis of un- 

 equal lengths; anthers oblong. Stigma black-purple, 4- 

 lobed, never overtopping the faux of the corolla. Capsule 



