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~-CINERARIA CRUENTA. PurpLe- LEAVED a 
- CINERARIA. © | 
JAHHHEHHeHeEdddeer 
Clafs and Order. 4 
foe Ponycamra SUPERFLUA. 
Gee Charaler. 
Rene nudum. Pappus capillaris. Cal. fimplex polyphyllas 
zqualis. 
S, specific Charaéter and Synonyms. 
CINERARIA craenta: floribus cymofis, foliis cordatis angu- a 
Jatis fubtus purpurafcentibus : petiolis bafi 
auritis. L’Herit. Sert. Angl. 2. 11. t. 33. Ait. 
Kew. v. 3. ft. 221. Linn. Sy. Nat. ed. 15 
~ -Gmel. p. sag. Mill, Dif. ed. Mart. 
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~ OF the many ornamental greenhoufe plants introduced b 
Mr. Masson, this is one of the moft defirable; as a se | 
plant, it has indeed few equals. ae 
Its ftem is herbaceous, rifing to the height of two, or even 
three feet, furnifhed with leaves which alfo are “ornamental 
_the fummits of the branches are covered with a profufion of 
purple flowers, fome of which begin to expand in January, 
and are followed by others in fucceffion brat the whole of 
the Summer; by candle-light they exhibit an extr 
degree of brilliancy. 
‘The Cineraria cruenta is a native of the Can I 
was introduced to the royal Garden at Kew, by 
in 1777: Monf. L’Heririer firft figured and defcribed it 
his Sert. Anglic. giving it the name of cruenta, as we fuppo! 
from the red colour which enlivens the under fide of the Jeay ‘ 
‘It is propagated by parting its roots, and during Sumt 
requires a greater degree of moifture than rely ot 
Its a ufually neers Sony eC. : 
