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 Cineraria Petasitis. Butter-bur- 

 leaved Cineraria. 



Clafs and Order, 

 Syngenesia Suferflua. 



Generic Charatler. 

 Receptaculum nudum. Pappus fimplcx, polyphyllus, sequalis. 



Specific Charatler. 



CINERARIA Petafitis; (radiata) floribus paniculatis fexradiatis, 

 foliis petiolatis fuborbiculatis undulato-lobatis pubefcentibus 

 verrucofis. 



This gigantic Cineraria is a native of Mexico, and was 

 raifed from feeds fent from that country, at Boyton, the feat of 

 Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Efq. where it flowered for the 

 nrft time in this country laft Chriftmas. 



Our drawing was taken from a recent fpecimen communi- 

 cated by the liberal poffefibr early in January. The fame 

 P la nt is in the colleaions of Mr. Vere, at Kenfington-Gore, 

 and of Mr. Evans, at Stepney; but in neither of them have 

 r flo wers yet come to perfeaion, owing probably to the dif- 

 ficulty of admitting a fufficiency of air at fo cold a fealon of 

 " e >' ear - The ftems have the appearance at prefent of being 

 Perennial. The lower leaves grow upon long footftalks, and 

 ival in fize thofe of our Butterbur; fome fimilarity to 

 th a fu §§ efted to Mr. Brown the name we have adopted; 

 J! e edges are dotted with fmall cartilaginous excrefcences, fome- 

 th ^ es ob{ olete, which we rather call warts than glands, becaufe 



y do not feem to be immediately conneaed with the veins. 



inthefyftenj ln j s f pec i es may Hand between Cineraria 



