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ARISTOLOCHIA CILIATA. FRINGE-FLOWERED 
ARISTOLOCHIA. 
SERRE KKK KEKE KEKE ER 
Class and Order. 
GynanpriA HexanpriA. 
( Nat. Ord.—ArisToLocHiEz. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx corollinus, superus, basi ventricosus, limbo vario. 
Anthere biloculares, stigmatis lateribus insculpte. Cap- 
sula infera, 6-locularis, polysperma. Spr. 
Specific Name and Character. 
Aristotocuia ciliata; caule erecto flexuoso subsimplici, 
foliis sublonge petiolatis, reniformi-cordatis obtusissi- 
mis subtus glaucis, pedunculo axillari solitario uniflo- 
ro, perianthii tubo curvato basi inflato, limbo unilate- 
rali subrotundo obtuso picto pilis longis succulentis 
apice glandulosis ciliato. 
A native of Buenos Ayres, according to Mr. T weenie, to 
whom I am indebted for dried specimens, and who also 
sent seeds, which, under the judicious care of Mr. Moore, 
have, at the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, produced the flow- 
ering specimens here represented. The very singular struc- 
ture and colour of their flowers, with the long marginal 
fringe, render this species particularly worthy of cultiva- 
tion in the greenhouse, or in a favourable situation, it may 
be found able to bear the open air of our climate. 
Descr. Stem weak, yet not climbing, slender, zigzag, 
glaucous, apparently simple. Leaves on slender petioles, 
an inch and an inch and a half long, cordato-reniform, very 
obtuse, with a deep sinus at the base, glaucous beneath. 
Peduncles shorter than the petioles, single-flowered. Tube 
of the perianth green, much curved like a hunting horn, 
swollen 
