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LEprosPERMUM scoPpARIUM; var. grandiflorum. 
Ricip-Leavep Lxprospermum; large-flowered var. 
Class and Order. 
IcosanpRIA Monoeynia. 
( Nat. Ord.—Myrracez. ) 
Generic ee 
Calycis tubus subturbinatus ; mbus 5-fidus lobis trian- 
gularibus valvatis. Pet. 5. Stam. 20—30 libera, petalis 
breviora. Stylus filiformis. Stigma capitatum. Capsula 
4—}-locularis, rarissimé 3-locularis. _Semina oblonga 
minima.—Frutices Nove Hollandie. Folia alterna, inte- 
gerrima, punctata, parva. Flores albi. DC. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Leprosrermum® scoparium ; foliis ovatis mucronatis obso- 
leté trinerviis, calycibus glabris, dentibus membrana- 
ceis coloratis. De Cand. Prodr. v. 3. p. 227. Spreng. 
Syst. Veget. 2. p. 492. 
(Var.) grandiflorum ; flore magno roseo, vel in umbra sepe 
albo. 
Satine 
An old inhabitant of our gardens, having been raised at 
Kew, from seeds received from Port Jackson, so far back © 
as the year 1817. Although it does not appear specifically 
distinct from L. scopariuwm, Lin., having the squarrose, 
acuminate leaves, smooth calyx, and coloured calycine 
Segments of that species, it is, nevertheless, a very interest- 
ing variety, remarkable for the large size of the flowers, 
and the blush-coloured tint of their petals. : 
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* EF, : 
ee From arres, slender, and omepua, the seed, on account of the minute- 
€ss of the seeds, 
