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Crowea Saticna. WiLLow-LEAvepD 
CRrowEa. | : 
Cla/s and Order. 
DeEcANDRIA MoNnoGyYNIA. 
Generic Charaffer. 
_ Cal. -partitus. Pet. 5, feffilia, Stam. plana, fubulata, pilis 
intertextis connexa. Axfh. longitudinaliter filamentis e parte 
Interiori adnate. Stylus e bafi germinis. Cap/. 5, coalite. 
Sem. arillata. Situ. oe 
Specific Name and Synonyms. 
CROWEA /faligna. Smith in Linn. Tranf. 0. 4. Pp. 22% 
— Dryand. Ann. of Bot. v. 2. p. 520. Bot. Repo. 
79. Ejufdem Recenf. 25. — 
CROWEA /aligna ; caule ramifque triquetris, glabris ; foliis 
alternis lanceolatis, integerrimis ; floribus foli- 
tariis, axillaribus. Veuten. Malm. 7. 
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This genus was eftablifhed by Dr. Smrtu and named in 
honour of the friend of his youth and early inftruétor in the 
{cience of Botany, James Crowe, Efq. 3 
We have given M. Ventenar’s fpecific charaéter at 
length, for the fake of remarking our furprife that fo good a 
Botanift fhould fall into an error, not uncommon. indeed with 
his countrymen, that of giving a fpecific charaéter when the 
genus contains only one known fpecies. The whole purport 
of the fpecific phrafe is to diftinguifh the individual {pecies 
from the reft of the genus, and is of courfe liable to be altered 
Upon the difcovery of every new fpecies. It is therefore. 
totally inadmiffible, indeed impoffible to be framed to any 
— ufeful purpofe, whilft the genus confifts of one known fpecies __ 
Only, Some further. ftri€tures on Mr. VENTENAT’sS account 
