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STAPELIA normalis. 

 liegularfy spotted Stapelia, 



PENTANDRIA DIGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Ascle^iadeje. Brovm in Wem. trans. 1. 12. Sect. I. 



Follinis massx eereaceee Ixres. 



STAPELIA. Corolla roWa 6-fida carnosa. Col. Jructif. exserta. 

 Corona ttaminea duplex, utraque id tariis varia, ioterior quandoque obsolete. 

 Ant&era apice simplices. MiuscB pollinis basi affixse, altero margine carti- 

 lagineo-peUucidse. Stigma muticuni. FoMcuU subcyliodraeei hems, Se- 

 mina comosa. 



Planta comosa, aphyllce, angulata, stepe tubereulato. Fhrea ut plu- 

 rimum «pecHin, odore ttauseoso ttereorario. Brown! . c. 



Sect II. Corona exterior S-partita, laciniit h^dis. Brown. 

 9. normalis, eoroUis 5-fidis 4-fidiBTe> orbicijlo spnrio, rostrid disque tereti- 



bas, liguUs t^dis tnOdisVe^ macuUs corolhe normalibus. Jacq.stap. 



cult. t. 41 , j^om. et Schult. sp. pi. 6. 39. tMt emtm. her. 1. 256. 



Kami p/wtmt, ramosi, declinati, «. asceiidentes, virides, a 4 ad 10 vn-' 

 cias longiy adulti vix digitnm ffiutnCBM cmut, tetrngami, anguUs dentatif, 

 dentibus patentisHmis. Peduncuii tue'iv^eriore parte iranu)ruMJuniorum,ple'- 

 rumque ad divisiones, solitariiy moj^ori, tereies, glahri, patenttssimi, tes- 

 quittnciales, pennam co/umMuUM^^rtuii ^Oi^emjvUa.wata^ acuta, gla- 

 bra, pallide virentia, patentiama. ■ XkxnMa fiHida dUmOH bimteialit et 

 ^titra, tubplana, patentissima, i iimsa;Jvnije*Jhtlpkttreo^p^lmtt, Bneata, 

 glabra, intw totafiava, trangversim striata, wUmUisgvead^^ena atriu^gmr 

 ««u^ et per series longitadinAles, ^flTaUelasi nomattitr prdtjiaHf. Tubus 

 vtx hUus. Lacmise 4 v. 6, owtto, amt<B, plaiia. OAiculos ^Mtrius, fvber- 

 culattts, similiter colorahu. Necttrii ^raccds. treviai aSridus, basi cwcuh, 

 et fvpeme maculis 2 v.'3 sanguinfia mttaint, Rostca teretia, obtusa, erecta, 

 <t(pern^ recurvataj virentia, sai^uineo fhneMa. ^iJgulae obkntga, obtusa, 

 apice bifida, sape cum intermedio dmticulomHlimo} patentissima, viridube, 

 ^itringue punctis atromtrpureis adsperste, ad ddm tfi^inea. Follicull gla- 

 bri, digitum crassi, fere uncias 4 hngi, ereetiuKaHi ' Jacq. 1. c. 



This species is principally distinguished from S. varie^ 

 goto by the regular disposition of the spots upon the flower. 

 The only figure of it which has been previously published 

 is in the fine work of the younger Jacquin upon the culti- 

 vated species of Stapelia. Our drawing was made at Mr. 

 Colviirs Nursery. 



The genus Orbea of Mr. Haworth, which is founded on 

 the sectional characters of Mr. Brown, cited at the com- 

 mencement of our article, does not appear to depend upon 



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