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Menyantues Exattata. Tatu Bucx- 
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Cla/s and Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Charaéer. 
Cal. g-fidus, perfiftens. Cor. hirfuta. Stigma o-fidum. Cap/. 
1-locularis, 2-valvis. Recept. Sem. laterale, V1ILLarsia. 
Ventenat. 
aac Specific Character and Synonyms. 
MENYANTHES exaltata ; foliis orbiculato-cordatis fubpel- 
tatis fubcrenatis, caule paniculato. 
MENYANTHES ewaltata. Soland. MSS. et Herb. Bank. 
This gigantic fpecies of MenyYANTHES is a native of New 
South-Wales, where it was difcovered by Sir Joseru Banks, 
and the plant (from which our drawing was taken) was raifed 
from feeds from that country, by Meffrs. WuitLey and 
Brame, Old-Brompton. It is an aquatic, and thrives ex- 
tremely in the ciftern, near the glafs, in the bark ftove ; but 
a greenhoufe would probably be as well fuited to it. 
Monf, Venrenat, following the hint given by Gartner, 
has feparated Tournerort’s Nymphoides from Menyanthes, 
under the name of Vittarsia 3 comprehending in it ia 
known fpecies except our Englifh Buckbean or Marth 
Trefoil; but as there is no other generic difference, than that 
the feeds in the latter are attached to the centre of the valve, 
and in the former to its margins, we have not thought it ne- 
ceffary to diftinguifh them. With refpe& to the natural order, 
VENTENAT appears to us to have done very properly in 
Temoving this genus from Jussizu’s Lyjfimachie to his 
Gentiane, with which (efpecially with Swertt A) it appears 
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