ZS 
(US, SUPERB FLOWER, 
RT. 
 ASTER GR ANDIEL E 
Cl and Rr. 
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 
Generic Chorai, 
Recept, nada Pappus, fimplex. Cor. radii plures 18, 
| Cal. inbricati Íquame inferiores patula. 
SS Specific Character. 
4 si 
ASTER- Grandiflorus, folis linearibus integerrimis fubam« 
plexicaulibus hifpidis ciliatis; ramorum calycifque reflexis. 
Hortus Kewenfis.: 
ASTER-Grandifiorus. Sp. Pl. p, 1231. 
= 
| Explanation of the FIGURES. 
A. An hermaphrodite floret; : 
B. The fame, laid open, which Thews its five Stamens and 
one Style, the Stigma of which is two-cleft. — . | 
C. The Style and Stamens magnified.— Fig. 1, the rough 
outíide of the Stigma; 2, the infide, which appears Ímooth : 
down the Style runs two tubes, which, when magnified, being, 
tranfparent, is very plain.—Fig. 3, fhews an Anthera before 
it js opened; 4, tbe front, when difcharging the Farina; 5, 
the back view of the fame.— Thefe Antheras confift only of 
one cell, which, when unfolded, fhews the Farina adhering 
to the fi ides within. ---The five Antheras are connected, and 
form a tube which furroünd the Style. 
D The form of the Farina: though this is yellow, as 
wel as the Farina of the Geum Mostanun, when magnified 
they bear not the leaft refemblance to each other, ams 
Thus 
