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TROP^EOLUM * pentaphyllum. 



Five-leaved Tropceolum. 



OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA 



Nat. ord. Tropjeoleje Juss. 

 Botany, p. 141.) 

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T. pentaphyllum ; foliis digitato-quinatis, foliolis ovalibus integerrimis pe- 



tiolatis, petalis duobus subrotundis subsessilibus calyce multo brevioribus. 

 Graham in bot. mag, t. 3190. 

 T. pentaphyllum. Lam. encycl. meth. 1. 612. illustr. t. 211. f. 2. De 



Cand. prodr. 1. 684. Hooker et Arnott in bot. miscell. no. 8. p. 161. 



excl. syn. T. azurei. 



Radix tuberosa, perennis, carnosa. Caulis volubilis, petiolis tortis cir- 

 rhosis scandens, glaber, carneo-Juscus. Folia longe petiolata, digitato- 

 quinata ; foliolis ovatis obtusis. Flores solitarii, axillares, pedunculis 

 petiolis longioribus. Calyx calcare roseo apice dilatato sepalis viridibus 

 quadruplb longiore. Petala 2, rosea. 



A native of Buenos Ay 



We have specimens gathered 



that city by Dr. Gillies, which agree entirely with the 



ltivated in the Garde 



It fi 



ppeared 



Europe in the Garden of Mr. Neill, near Edinburgh, a 

 tuber having been sent to that gentleman by Mr. Tweedie. 



It proves a gre 



ber, twisting itself round 



sticks or other plants by means of its tendrilly petioles. It 

 may be increased by cuttings, as well as by seeds, and 

 flowers about midsummer, 

 in winter. 



It should have plenty of 



last. 



Our drawing was made in Mr. Knight's Nursery in July 



* A diminutive of tropeewn, a trophy. The leaves are like ancient 

 hucklers, and the flowers resemble the helmets usually represented on 

 classical trophies. 







