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Monsonia SPECIOSA,  LarGE-FLOWER’D- 
Monsonla. 
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-Cla/s and Order. 
PoLyADELPHIA DoDECANDRIA.} 
. Generic Charaéer. 
Cal. 5-phyllus. Cor. 5-petala. Stam. 15. connata in § filae 
menta. Stylus 5-fidus. Cap/. 5-cocca. 
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Specific Charaéter and Synonyms. 
MONSONIA Speciofa foliis quinatis: foliolis bipinnatis, 
Lin. Syft. Vegetab. p. 697- | 
MONSONIA grandiflora. Burm: prodr. 23. 
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~ The genus of which this charming plant is the moft di- — 
- ftinguifhed f{pecies, has been named in honour of Lady Anne — 
Monfon. The whole family are natives of the Cape, and in 
their habit and fru€tification bear great affinity to the Gera- | 
nium. The prefent fpecies was introduced into this country — 
in 1774, by Mr. Masson. ; 
We received this elegant plant juft as it was coming into 
flower, from Mr. Corvirt, Nurferyman, King’s-Road, Chel- 
_ fea, who was fo obliging as to inform me that he had fuc- 
ceeded beft in propagating it by planting cuttings of the root 
- in pots of mould, and plunging them in a tan-pit, watering 
them as occafion may require; in due time buds appear on 
the tops of the cuttings left out of the ground. 
It rarely or néver ripens its feed with us. 
* _ Should be treated as a hardy green-houfe plant; may be 
fheltered even under a frame, in the winter. fs 
