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ASPERULA ARCADIENSIS. ARCADIAN WoopkRUFF. 
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Class and Order. 
TerranpriaA Monoeyntia. 
Generic Character. ° 
Cor. 1-petala, infundibuliformis. Sem. 2, globosa: 
Specific Character. 
AspPEruLa arcadiensis ; hispidula, foliis senis oblongo-ovatis 
acutis margine reyolutis, caulibus decumbentibus, floribus 
sessilibus terminalibus aggregatis axillaribusque. 
Descr. Stems angular, hispid, decumbent, branched, 
cespitose. Leaves oblong-ovate, acute, with revolute margins, 
hairy, six in a whorl. Flowers rose-coloured, sessile, in ter- 
minal clusters and axillary. Tube of the corolla longer than 
the leaf; limb four-cleft, revolute. Anthers 4, on short fila- 
ments, inserted in the faux, alternating with the lacinie. 
Style longer than the tube of the corolla, divided toward the 
Up into two filiform unequal segments. Stigmas globular. 
This lively little alpine plant was discovered by Mr. Haw- 
Kins on Mount Tyria in Arcadia, and was first raised in this 
country at Spring Grove from seeds sent by him, together 
with specimens, to Sir Josep Banks, Bart. Communicated 
to us by Mr. Josern Knicur of the Exotic Nursery, King’s 
Road, in May 1819. 
