( 1979 ) 
OTHONNA DENTIcULATA. ‘TOOTH-LEAVED 
3 _ Arrican RaG-worrt. 
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- Class and Order. | 
Syncenzsta PoLyGAMIA NECESSARIA. 
Generic Character. 
Recept. nudum. Pappus pilosus. Cal. 1-phyllus, mul- 
tifidus. SS 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Ornonna denticulata ; foliis oblongis denticulatis glabris basi: 
attenuatis amplexicaulibus, floribus paniculatis.. Willd. 
Sp. Pl. 3. p. 2376. , Hort. Kew. ed. . 3. p. 276. ed. 
alt. 5.-p. 177%. Persoon Syn. 2. p. 496. Mart. Mill. 
Dict. 3. . é 
Otuonna denticulata ; foliis oblongis glabris dentatis, pani- 
 eula terminali. Thunb. Prodr. 167. 
The first description of this species was given by the late 
Dr. Sonanper in Arron’s Hortus Kewensis, from whence it 
has been adopted in the systematic works of WuLLpENOW 
and Persoon ; but we believe no figure of it has been before 
published. | | 
In some examples the leaves are more elongated towards 
the base than in our drawing, and in others are scarcely 
narrowed at all. Bee : 
In our plant ne of the upper leaves were quite entire, 
without any denticulation whatever, but in some instances, 
even the bractes are dentate. 
A small greenhouse shrub ; native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, whence it was introduced into the Kew garden in 
1774, and we believe has been preserved in a few collections 
from that time. Flowers from April. to July. . Propagated 
by cuttings. Communicated by Messrs, Wuirtey, Brame; 
and Minng, of the Fulham Nursery. 
