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Massonia Latifolia. Broad-Leaved 

 Massonia. 



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Clafs and Order. 

 Hexandria Monogynia, 



Generic Character. — Fid. N m - 559. 



Specific Character and Synonyms, 



MASSONIA latifolia foliis fubrotundis, patentibus, nudis, 



glabris. G. 

 MASSONIA latifolia. Linn. Suppl. 193. fhunb. Ditf. Nov. 



Gen. 2. p. 40. Prod. 60. Hort. Kew. 1. />. 405* 



/. 3. mud. sp. pi. 2. 28. 



A native of the Cape of Good Hope, where it was found 

 by Th un berg and Masson in Rogge-Veld country. In- 

 troduced into Kew Gardens by Mr. Francis Masson, in 



1775- , 



Our drawing was taken at Mr. Woodford's from rather 

 a fmall fpecimen. Is of eafy culture, requiring to be kept in 

 the greenhoufe, where it flowers very early in the fpring. Q\ 



