1598 



CALANDRINIA* specidsa. 



Shewy Calandrinia. 







POLYANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Portulaceje Juss. {Introduction to the natural system of 

 Botany, p. 159.) 



C ALAND RINIA.—Suprd, vol. U.fol. 1194. 



C. 



Staminibus 10-15. 



" Ataminious iv-io. 

 speciosa ; glaberrima, diffusa, foliis spatulatis acutis longe in petiolum 

 angustatis, floribus racemosis, Dedicellis bracteis brevioribus, petahs calyce 



angustatis, floribus racemosis, pedicellis bracteis 

 longioribus. 



diffv™ rnmnen nspsnifpm diametro vedalem v. ultrh ft 



mosi, 

 spatulata, longe in petiolum angustata 



'mans. 



Folia carnosa, lineari 



9 JJ ~ 7 9 I # 



Caules ramosi, leviter angulati, glaberrimi. 



* ; ; ' ^ acuta, superne sensim angustiora. 



Racemi terminates/ sapilongissimi, multiflori, foliosi, pedicellis clavatis 



Tnrihum h™***™ ^, n / brevioribus ; in plantd cultd folium anan- 



, ,__ v „.. Sepala 2, ovata, acuta, subcarnosa, carinata. 



Petala 5, obovata, concava, atropheenicea, calyce duplb longiora. Stamina 

 9-10, hypogyna, aqualia, conniventia: flamentis nunc inter se coalttis. 

 Stigma simplex, costis tribus glandulosis. 



eepe fiorift 



Of 



hand 



the Purslane tribe th 



On a hot dry bank or bed 



bly the 



when the 



shining full upon it, with all its large rich crimson blossoms 

 fully expanded, and reposing upon the soft velvety bed 



formed by 



reposing upon 



beautiful obj 



resembling indeed C. pilosiuscula, but very far superior to it. 

 A native of northern California, whence its seeds have 



been 



ntly sent by Mr. Dougl 



It 



is a hardy annual, propagated readily by seeds 

 which it bears in great abundance. It loves dry and ex 

 posed situations, and flourishes most in scorching weather 



* See fol. 1 194 



