1880 



* GODETIA vinosa. 



Wine-stained Godetia. 



OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 

 Nat. ord. Onagrace^. 

 GODETIA.— Supra, vol. 12. fol. 1849. 



G. vinosa ; erecta, foliis lineari-oblongis subdentatis glabris, petalis subrotundo- 

 cuneatis undulatis imitiaculatis, staminibus alternis minoribus, antheris phce- 

 nicejs apice luteis cassis, stigmatibus pallidis, calycis tubo laciniis triplo 

 breviore, seminibus atrofuscis unicoloribus. 



^wwwa, G. rublcundae valdt ajffinis ; sequentihus tamen nofis diversa 

 videtur. Petala pallida sunt, et paululum minora, colore vinoso levissime 

 suffusa. Tubus calycis vix partetn tertiam limbi cequat, in G. ruhictinda 

 dimidiam. Apex cassus antherarum brevior est quavi in G. ruhicunda. 

 Semina atrofusca sunt et minora, nee cinereo fuscoque nebulosa. Demum 

 planta tota habitu graciliori gaudet. 



The last of the new Californian Godetias introduced by 

 the Horticultural Society. It is in technical characters much 

 like G. ruhicunda, but is a very dift'erent looking plant. 

 They may be distinguished thus : 



G. ruhicunda. 



Calyx with its tube half as long 

 as the limb, or more. 



Petals a uniform purple, with 

 an orange-red eye. 



Anthers orange-red, the empty 

 end bright yellow. 



Seeds clouded with ash coloured 

 and brown. 



G. vinosa. 



Calyx with its tube not more 

 than one-third the length of the limb. 



Petals nearly white, with a 

 slight dash of purple. 



Anthers deep crimson, the empty 

 end nearly white. 



Seeds a uniform dark brown, 

 and much smaller. 



It is a hardy annual, flowering in July and August. 



See folio 1849. 



