£ 1398 J ! 
BIGNONIA GRANDIFLORA. CHINESE 
TRUMPET-FLOWER. 
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Cla/s and Order. 
DIpDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Generic Charafer. 
Cal. 5-fidus, cyathiformis. Cor. fauce campanulata, 5-fida, 
fubtus ventricofa, Siliqua 2-locularis.§ Sem. membranaceo- 
alata. 
Specific Charafer and Synonyms. 
BIGNONIA grandiffora ; foliis pinnatis: foliolis ovatis acu- 
minatis dentatis, panicula terminali brachiata: 
pedicellis cernuis biglandulofis, calyce femi- 
quinquefido. 
BIGNONIA grandiflora. Syf. Veg. 564. Willd. Sp. Pl. 3. 
p- 302. Thunb. Fap. p. 253. Banks Ic. Kempf. - 
#.21. Perfoon Syn. p. 2.172. Mart. Mill. Did. 
n.16. Bot. Repof. 493. Parad. Lond. 61. 
BIGNONIA chinenfis.. Lamarck Encycl. 1. p. 423. 
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At firft fight there is great fimilarity between this fpecies and 
Brenonta radicans (No. 485); but, when carefully examined, — 
they are foon found to be fufficiently diftin€&. The flowers of 
the latter are produced in bunches upon very fhort peduncles; ~ 
in this they form a large panicle, the branches of which go off 
at right angles, and are ftraight, except juft below the calyx, 
where they are curved fo as to make the flowers droop ele- _ 
gantly. The calyx too is angular, much longer, and more 
deeply divided. The ftems are not furnifhed with thofe root- 
like excrefcences by which, in radicans, they adhere to a wall 
or the bark of a tree. e 
The Bicnonra grandiflora is an extremely ornamental 
fhrub, is eafily propagated by cuttings, and bloffoms more 
readily than radicans. It is confidered as a greenhoufe plant, 
and is obferved to flower moft freely, when forced by artificial 
heat. It is not improbable however that it may be found to be 
‘fafficiently hardy to, bear our winters without fhelter, being a 
native of Japan and China. 
Our drawing was made from a fpecimen from the royal 
‘garden at Kew. i x 
