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VALORADIA piumBAGINOIDEs. 
Leadwort-like Valoradia. 
Nat. Ord. PLuMBAGINE™.—PENTANDRIA MonoGynia. 
Gen. Char. Calyx glumaceo-membranaceus, hyalinus, eglandulosus, penta- 
phyllus, sepalis linearibus trinerviis marginibus conniventibus tubum gamosepa- 
Jum pentagonum apice cuspidato-quinquedentatum mentientibus, coste 5 seu 
angulis ex nervis binis marginalibus sepalorum contiguorum oriunde in sinus 
dentium abeuntes eisque alterne. Corolla gamopetala, hypocraterimorpha, tubo 
calycem superante, limbo quinquepartito. Stamina 5, hypogyna, a corolla libera, 
ejus lobis opposita. -Anthere lineares, basi bifide. Ovarium lineari-oblongum, 
stylo terminali filiformi superatum. Stigmata 5, filiformia, latere interiori pa- 
pilloso-glandulosa. Uftriculus (ex Hochst.) sub-coriaceus, inferne quinque-valvis, 
apice calyptreeformis. Semen (ex eod.) fusiforme subquinquecostatum.—Planta 
perennis Chinensis, vel suffrutices Abyssinici, foliis setoso-ciliatis, floribus in capi- 
tula bracteata terminalia et axillaria congestis, singulo tribracteato, bractea exte- 
riort concava lateralibus carinato-plicatis. Calycis insertione recti estivatio val- 
varis, corolle contorta. Boiss. 
Vatorapia plumbaginoides ; herbacea, ramis flexuosis angulosis parce setulosis 
foliis obovatis obtusis basi attenuatis margine ciliatis, floribus in glomerulos 
densos bracteatos 3-7-floros in axillis superioribus sessiles terminalesque 
dispositis, bracteis scariosis cuspidatis, corolle limbi lobis obcordatis. 
Vatorapta plumbaginoides. Boiss. in De Cand. Prodr. v.12. p. 695. 
Crratostiema plumbaginoides. Bunge, Enum. Pl. Chin. p.55 (1831). 
PrumBaco Larpentew. Lindl. in Garden. Chron. v.6 (184 ). p. 732. cum Ic. 
Boiss. in De Cand. Prodr. v.12. p. 694. 
Under the name of Plumbago Larpente this (when well culti- 
vated) really lovely plant, has among horticulturists been for the 
last two years a subject of much controversy, as regards its 
merits as a border flower. This will be alluded to by Mr. Smith 
under the head of “Culture.”’ It was introduced to our country 
by Lady Larpent, from China, and we perform no enviable 
duty in restoring the original specific name (given to it so 
long ago as 1831); for we know no lady who has deserved 
better of botany and horticulture than Lady Larpent. Her — 
garden, at Rochampton, was long distinguished by high cultivation _ 
and the rarity and beauty of the plants. | 
JANUARY Is7, 1850, ae B 2 
