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 Lachn^a eriocephala. Woolly-headed 



LACHNiEA. 

 C/tf/} #?/</ Order. 



OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Generic Cbaraclcr. 

 (*al. o. Cor. 4-fida : limbo inzequali. Nux fubdrupacea. 



Specific Char abler and Synonyms. 



LACHN^EA eriocephala ; capitulis folitariis lanatis foliis 

 quadrifariam imbricatis. Sp. PL 514. Willd. 



PAQQiro 2 -A434- Reich. 2. igg. Bot. Repo/ : 104. 



r A5blLRINA eriocephala ; foliis linearibus convexis imbri- 

 catis, capitulis lanatis. Thanh. Prod. 75. 



The braftes beneath the capitulum, which in fome fpecies 

 of Lachnaea are very large, in this differ but little from the 

 ,e aves, except that they are fomewhat wider and have villous 



edges. ' 



II is not a plant of much (how, but its foliage from its re- 

 gularity is ftriking, and it takes up little room and is eafily 

 Propagated by cuttings. Introduced by Meflrs. Lee and 

 Kennedy in 1793. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Requires the fhelter of a greenhoufe during the winter months, 

 bl » is not very tender. 



