( 2018 ) 
Roura MAcRopHyLLA. Broap-.eavep Rve. 
; - Class and Order, j | 
- Decanpria Monogywra. = | 
Geathe Character. 
Cal. 5-partitus. Petala concava. Recept. punctis melli- 
feris decem cinctum. Caps. lobata. 
Specific Character. 
Ruta maoreees ; foliis pinnatis, foliolis petiolatis, petalis 
ciliatis. land. Mss. in Mus. Banks. 
This plant is generally considered in our Nurseries as the . 
Ruta chalepensis, which is described by Linnavs as havi 
supra-decompounded leaves, and such has a specimen whic 
we have from Chelsea garden, collected there several years 
ago, from which this appears to us to be a very distinct species, 
the leaves being for the most part simply pinnate, leaflets 
many times larger, generally, but not always, quite simple and 
petiolated. The petals are ciliated as in chalepensis. We 
find a specimen in the Banksian Herbarium, from Kew Garden, 
under the name which we have adopted; but where it is 
indigenous, or from whence it was brought into this country, 
we have not been able to detect. Our drawing was made 
from a plant communicated by N. S. Hopson, Esq, now of 
Bury St. Edmunds. _ 
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