534 BYTTNERIACEZH. XVIII. 
Thread-leaved Hermannia. 
1 to 3 feet. 
38 H. vrocu’mBens (Cav. diss. 6, t. 177. f. 2.) leaves smooth- 
ish, oblong, pinnatifidly-toothed, lower ones ovate, upper ones 
elongated ; stipulas cordate, acute; stem procumbent; racemes 
few-flowered. h. G. Flowers pale-yellow. 
Procumbent Hermannia. Fl. May, June. 
procumbent. 
39 H. rexuIròLIAa (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1348.) leaves pinna- 
tifid, with linear, entire, acute lobes. h. G. Flowers nodding, 
yellow, on very short pedicels. Leaves smooth in the specimen 
but scabrous in the figure. 
Thin-leaved Hermannia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt.? Shrub 2 feet. 
40 H. ixcrsa (Willd. spec. 3. p. 599.) leaves pinnatifid, with 
linear-lanceolate, quite entire segments; petals unguiculate, 
deeply-toothed. h.G. Flowers yellow? with wedge-shaped 
filaments. Habit of Mahérnia. 
Cut-petalled Hermannia. FI. June, July. Clt. 1806. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. 
41 H. GranpirLora (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 141.) 
leaves lanceolate, smooth, upper ones quite entire, lower ones 
serrated at the apex. h.G. Flowers large, red ? 
Great-flowered Hermannia. Fl. year. Clt. 1791. Shrub 1 ft. 
42 H. putvervute’ntA (Andr. bot. rep. t. 164.) leaves rough- 
ish and whitish, bipinnatifid; peduncles 2-flowered, very long. 
h.G. Flowers of a dirty-yellow colour. Resembles Mahér- 
nia but has lanceolate filaments. 
Pondered-leaved Hermannia. 
Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 
43 H. ARGENTEA (Smith, in Rees’ cycl. vol. 17.) leaves beset 
with starry scales, doubly pinnatifid, with decurrent lobes; pe- 
duncles racemose, 1-flowered. h. G. Leaves almost like those 
of Lavandula multifida, but smaller and scaly. Flowers orange- 
coloured, mixed with yellow. Calyx short, campanulate. 
Silvery Hermannia. Fl. May, July. Clt.1820. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 
44 H. coronopiroria (Link. enum. 2. p- 180.) leaves linear, 
pinnatifid, fleshy, smoothish ; stem pubescent. h. G. 
Buckhorn-leaved Hermannia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. 
Shrub 2 feet. 
Cult. The species of Hermánnia grow freely in any light 
rich soil, or a mixture of loam and peat ; and young cuttings will 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 
Clt. 1792. Shrub 
Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. 
root readily in the same kind of soil, under a hand-glass. They 
are all free flowerers and worth cultivating. 
XIX. MAHE’RNIA (an anagram of Hermánnia). Lin. 
mant. 59. D.C. prod. 1. p. 496. 
Lin. syst. Monadélphia, Pentándria. Calyx naked, cam- 
panulate, 5-cleft. Petals 5, with an obcordate limb, spirally 
twisted, and straightish claws (f. 91. b.). Filaments 5 (f. 91. f.), 
monadelphous at the base (f. 91. c.), dilated into a cordate tu- 
bercle, or a cup-formed process in the middle (f. 91. g.). Styles 
5, sometimes joined into 1 (f. 91. d.). Capsules 5-celled, 5- 
valved (f. 91. f.), many-seeded. Small shrub with the habit of 
Hermannia, with toothed or pinnatifid leaves, and drooping, red, 
or yellow flowers. All natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 
1 M. verticitia‘ta (Lin. mant. 59.) leaves disposed in 
whorls, entire, or trifid, linear, ciliated; stem decumbent ; 
peduncles 1-2-flowered, involucrated. h.G. Cav. diss. 6. t. 
176. f. 1.. Hermannia ciliaris, Lin. fil. suppl. 302.—Pluk. mant. 
t. 344. f. 3. Flowers yellow, with red veins. There are 2 
varieties of this plant, one with almost smooth leaves, the other 
with ciliated leaves. The leaves are opposite, pinnatifid, or 
trifid, and the stipulas are large and trifid, giving the appearance 
of whorled leaves. 
Whorled-leaved Mahernia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 ft. 
2M. RESEDEFOLIA (Burch. cat. no. 2280.) leaves smooth, 
Hermannia. XIX. Manernia. 
pinnate-parted, with linear, entire lobes; stipulas cut, trifid. 
h.G. Resembles M. verticillàta. Flowers yellow, streaked 
with red. Peduncles elongated, 2-flowered. 
Mignonette-leaved Mahernia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
3 M. sriNNa`ra (Lin. syst. 253.) leaves smooth, twice pin- 
nate-parted into linear lobes ; peduncles axillary, elongated, 2- 
flowered. h.G. Cav. diss. 6. t. 176. f. 2. M. pinnàta, Curt. 
bot. mag. t. 277. Hermánnia pinnàta, Lin. 943. exclusive of 
the synonymes. Flowers drooping, red. 
Bipinnate-leaved Mahernia. Fl. June, 
Shrub 1.foot. 
4 M. incisa (Jacq. schoenbr. 1. t. 54.) leaves pinnate-lobed, 
covered with glandular, stellate, and simple down; pedun- 
cles usually 2-flowered. h.G. Curt. bot. mag. t. 353. Flowers 
in the bud of a deep-crimson, as they open they incline to a 
deep-orange, and finally become yellowish. 
Cut-leaved Mahernia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1792. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 
5 M. virrv'sa (Jacq. 
scheenbr. 2. t. 201.) 
leaves smooth, pinnatifid; 
peduncles 2 - flowered, 
and are erect as well as 
branches; stem scabrous, 
procumbent, diffuse. h. 
G. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 
187. Hermannia diffùsa, 
Lin. fil. suppl. 302. 
Flowers drooping, yellow. 
Diffuse Mahernia. Fl. 
June, Aug. Clt. 1774. 
Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
6 M. HETEROPHY'LLA (Cav. diss. 6. p. 324. t. 178. f. 1.) 
leaves opposite, and in whorls, scabrous from scattered stellated 
tomentum, linear-wedge-shaped, coarsely-toothed ; stipulas li- 
near, entire; peduncles velvety, somewhat terminal, 2-4-flower- 
ed. h. G. Hermánnia grossulariæfòlia, Lin. spec. 943. 
Flowers bright-yellow. 
Various-leaved Hermannia: Fl. April, July. Clt. 1731. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
7 M. gropierpes (Burch. cat. no. 1491.) leaves smooth, 
ovate, obtuse, deeply toothed, with unequal, obtuse lobules ; 
stipulas ovate ; peduncles 2-flowered, twice as long as the leaves. 
h.G. Flower probably yellow. 
Erodium-like Mahernia. Shrub 1 foot? 
8 M. sessitiro‘nia (D.C. prod. 1. p. 496.) leaves pinnate- 
parted, with linear, entire, acute lobes; lower leaves, as well as 
stems, beset with bristly hairs; branches twiggy, smooth at the 
top ; peduncles 1-2-flowered. .G. Flowers yellow? 
Sessile-leaved Mahernia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 
1 to 2 feet. 
9 M. rv’ti1a (Jacq. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 28.) leaves sub- 
pinnatifid, oblong, cut, scabrous; stem procumbent, hairy? k .G. 
Ruddy Mahernia. Fl. June, July. Shrub 1 foot. 
10 M. rurcur'rra (Cav. diss. 6. p. 325. t. 177. f. 3.) leaves 
smooth, pinnatifid, with entire or cut, blunt lobes ; stipulas ovate, 
ending in a bristle ; peduncles 2-flowered, drooping, shorter than 
the leaves; stem erect, rather scabrous. k. G. Hermannia 
pulchélla, Lin. fil. suppl. 302. Flowers small, reddish. 
Neat Mahernia. FÌ. June, Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub 4 to 1 ft. 
11 M. rra‘crans (Rchb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 29.) leaves 
linear-lanceolate, acutely and deeply pinnatifid, hispid from stel- 
late hairs beneath ; stipulas 3-parted ; bracteas connate ; pedicels 
hispid. kh.G. Flowers red? 
Fragrant Mahernia. Fl. April, July. Shrub 1 foot. 
12 M. vernica‘ta (Burch. cat. no. 1461. trav. 1. p. 278.) 
Oct. Clt. 1752. 
