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Aponogeton angustifolium. Narrow- 

 leaved Aponogeton. 



Clafs and Order. 

 Hexandria {ad Dodecandri am) Tetragynia. 



Generic Character. 



Amentum e fquamis compofitum. Caf. o. Cor. o. CapfuU 

 4, trifpermae. 



Specific Char a tier and Synonyms. 



APONOGETON angufiifolium : fpica bifida, foliis lineari- 

 lanceolatis ereflis, brafteis bipartkis, flo- 

 ribus hexandris. Hort. Kew. 1. 495. Willd. 

 Sp. PL v. 2. 928. 



This had been confounded by Linnaeus with dijlachyon, that 

 having been made by him to vary with from fix to twelve fta- 

 mens. The leaves are here narrower than in diftachyon, and 

 tapered at each end. Raches pale- red. Flowers few. Braf/es 

 white, red at their bafe, two-parted almoft to the bottom (or 

 two, if you will), fegments linear-oblong. Stamens fix, 3 — 4 

 times fhorter than bracles. Styles 3. We did not fee the plant 

 lr > bloom, but have tranflated the defcription from Hortus 

 Kewenfis. 



Introduced into this country in 1788, by Mr. F. Masson. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. A water-plant. The 

 bulbs of dijlachyon are faid to be eaten when roafted ; fo 

 nioft probably are thofe of this clofely allied fpecies. Blooms 

 moft. p ar t Q f the year. 



Our drawing was made from a plant in Mr. Swain son'* 

 confervatorv at Twickenham. G. 



