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OxALIS PENTAPHYLLA. FlVE-FINGERED 

 WoOD-SORREL. 



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Clqfs and Order, 

 Decandria Pentagynia. 



Generic Character. 



Oil 5-phyllus. Tetala unguibus connexa. Siam. inasqualia : 

 5 breviora exteriora, baft connata. Cap/, angulis dehifcens, 

 5-gona. 



Specific Character, 



OXALIS pentaphylfo; foliisdigitatis: foliolis quinatislincaribus, 

 fcapo unifloro foliis longiore, petiolis amplexicaulibus. 



For this beautiful and, as we believe, hitherto undefcribed 

 Jpecies of Oxalis, we are indebted to the Biihop of London's 

 Gardener at Fulham. It comes near to O \AL\sf iiformis of 

 Jacquin's Hortus Schocnbrunnenfis, from which it differs prin- 

 cipally in having five leaflets inftead of three ; footftalks dilated 

 at the bafe and embracing the Item ; ftyles not exceeding the 

 Itamens in length. 



But, as we had no opportunity of feeing the plant ourfelve:, 

 w £ depend entirely upon the accuracy of our draughtfman, to 

 v?hom the plant was communicated. Future obfervations may 

 Poflibly determine it to be only a variety of Jaco.uin's 

 Nifortnis. 



Flowered the latter end of Oaober 1812, 



