taneoufly into three and even four petals. The gerrfien is 

 enveloped in a brown pappus arifing from the bafe of the 

 feed, the ftyle is declined; ftigma acute, though, when it firlt 

 efcapes from the corolla, it appears club-fhaped, from the 

 quantity of pollen that adheres to it. The receptacle is hairy. 

 The reft of the plant will be eafily underftood from the 

 figure. As Sch racer's figure is not quoted as a fynonym of 

 }* rot z a fcolymus by Willdenow or Martyn, it is probable 

 that thefe authors had fome doubts about it. 



Our plant is undoubtedly the fame as his, and whoever 

 will compare Boerhaave's figure with both will, we appre^ 

 hend, be convinced that they muft all belong to the fame 

 fpecies. 



Our drawing was taken at Mr. Woodford's in July lafh 

 Introduced according to Uortus Kewenfis in 1780, by the 

 Counters of Strathmore. Requires the fhelter of a good 

 greenhoufe to protect it from froft. May be propagated by 

 feeds or cuttings. Requires a light fandy loam and a free 

 circulation of air. 



