ord.r 4 . ROUND-LEAVED SEPTAS is a native of the 



Cape of Good hope; it is a perennial plant, and blos- 

 soms in August and September; it was first brought 

 to England in !7?4. According to Linnaeus it is re- 

 remarkable for the number seven; having the calyx in 

 seven deep segments, seven petals, seven germens, 

 and consequently seven capsules. The English trivial 

 name Round- leaved, is from the general character of 

 the leaves at the bottom of the flower-stem, which 

 there was no room to introduce in the annexed 

 figure. 



