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HELIANTHUS SPECIOSUS. SHOWwy MEXICAN 
Sun-F Lower. 
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Class and Order. 
SyNnGENESIA F'RusTRANEA. 
( Nat. Ord.—Composirz. Div. Heiantuez. ) 
Generic Character. 
Achenium compressum, conforme, paleis magis minusve 
deciduis, binis pluribusve minoribus coronatum.—Herbe 
sepe altissime, rarius frutices, Americe indigent, foliis oppo- 
sitis vel alternis integris (vel fissis) asperis ; capitulis lutets 
solitartis et terminalibus vel corymbosis ; involucris poly- 
phyllis imbricatis, rachide plana. 
Subgen. Leiguia. Cass. Pappus pluripaleaceus, persis- 
tens, paleis duabus omnium longissimis et oppositis. Invo- 
lucrum disco longius, imbricatum, foliolis exterioribus ap- 
pendiculo foliaceo terminatis. Lessing. 
Specific Character. 
Hewianruus speciosus ; foliis cordatis integris trilobisque, 
pedunculo superne incrassato, involucro foliaceo, pa- 
leis acuminatissimis cuspidatis longitudine flosculorum 
tubulosorum. ae 
Along with the very beautiful drawing here figured, my _ 
obliging correspondent, Tuomas Giover, Esq. of Man-— 
chester, sent me the following account of this charmmg 
Hewiantaus. “ Mr. Epwarp Leeps of this place, who has 
lately commenced business as a Nurseryman and Florist, 
from among a packet of seeds from the Botanic Garden, 
Mexico, sent to him by W. Hieson, Esq. of Manchester, 
has raised several plants that are not known in this neigh-_ 
bourhood. Only one, the subject of my present communi- 
cation, has flowered, and an unfortunately early frost ye 
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