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JUSTICIA CARNEA. FLESH-COLOURED 
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_ Class and Order. 
DianpriA Monoeynta. 
( Nat. Ord.—AcanTHacez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Cal. xqualis, 5-raro 4-partitus. Cor. valde irregularis, 
bilabiata, vel ringens, labio inferiore diviso. Stamina 2 
antherifera, Anther@ biloculares, loculis insertione szpius 
mequalibus. Filamenta sterilia nulla vel obsoleta. Ovarw _ 
loculi dispermi. Dissepimentwm adnatum. Semina retina- 
culis subtensa. Br. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Justicia carnea; antherarum loculis parallelis, spicis termi- 
nalibus imbricatis multifloris foliis brevioribus, brac- 
teis maximis, labio corolla superiore lineari emar- 
ginato, inferiore recurvo apice obtuso trilobo, foliis 
ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis subcrenatis longissime 
_ petiolatis. Lindl. 
Justicia carnea. Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1397. 
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_ This very beautiful and most desirable inmate of the stove 
is a native of Rio Janeiro, and was first described by Dr. 
Linpiey from plants introduced by the Rt. Hon. Rorert 
Gorpon. We have imported it from the same country at 
the Glasgow Botanic Garden, where the plant, from which 
our figure was taken, appeared in the autumn of 1834, and 
_ Wwe have since received more splendid specimens from Mr. 
ee Don’s garden at Knyppersley, near Congleton, Shrop- 
ire. ? 
