Cat 
MATTHIOLA ODORATISSIMA. PERSIAN 
STOCK. 
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Clafs and Order. 
TETRADYNAMIA SILIQUOSA. 
Generic Charaéer. 
Siliqua (teres v. comprefla) coronata /figmate conniventi bilobo, 
lobis vel dorfo incraffatis tuncque cotyledonibus incumbentibus ; 
vel bafi cufpide ftipatis, Calyx claufus. Filamenta longiora di- 
latata. Brown. | 
Specific Charaéer and Synonyms. 
MATTHIOLA odoratifima ; (ftigmate fubfimplici) foliis to- 
mentofis lyrato-finuatis, filiquis compreflis, tomentofis le- 
vibus. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 4. p. 120. 
CHEIRANTHUS odoratifimus. Willd. Sp. Pl. 3. p.524. Ejufa. 
Enum. 682. Pallas Ind. Taur. in Nov. AB. Petrop. 10. pe 
Ek . 
CHEIRANTHUS odoratiffimus ; foliis runcinatis tomentofis, 
filiquis linearibus compreffis, ftigmate bilobo terminatis, 
caule fuffruticofo. Marfcball ab Bieb. Fl. Taur-Caucaf. 
PMB OS f 
Mr. Brown, in the new edition of the Hortus Kewenfis, 
has divided the old genus CuziRANTHUS into feveral genera, 
devoting a part thereof to the commemoration of the celebrated 
commentator on Diofcorides, Peter ANp. Martutotus; 
the former genus, affigned to him by Prumrer, having been 
proved to be the fame with Gurrtarpa. This genus con- 
tains, befides the prefent plant, Cue1raNTuus incanas fene- 
firalis ; finuata ; tricufpidata ; parviflora ; &c. 
The leaves of the Perstan Stock, are extremely variable 
in their figure, being fometimes quite entire, —— - 
ou ightly 
