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FUCHSIA cylindracea. 

 Cylindrical-flowered Fuchsia. 



OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. ord. Onagrace^e. 



FUCHSIA. Bot. Reg. vol. 10. fol. 847. 



§ Encliandra (Zuccar.) staminibus inclusis , Jloribus poly g amis. 



F. cylindracea (Supra misc. no. 97.) ; dioica, f'oliis obovatis petiolatis obtusis 

 integerrimis, pedicellis filiformibus solitariis axillaribus unifloris, calyce cylin- 

 draceo, petalis subrotundis apiculatis calyce brevioribus, antheris inclusis. 



Frutex sub-glaber, erectus, ramis purpurascenfibus, subtetragonis. Folia 

 opposita, obovata, obtusa vel acuta, in petiolurn valde angustata. Pedunculi 

 filiformes, pilis patentibus sparse vestiti, in mare petiolis multb in fcemina 

 vix longiores. Flores masculi coccinei, sparse pilosi, tubo cylindraceo, leevi- 

 gato ; limbo valvato, 4-dentato. Petala subrotunda, apiculata, calyce bre- 

 viora. Antherae inclusce, oblongce, biseriatce, ordine inferiore subsessili. 

 Ovarium nullum, nisi apophysis clavata ; stylus rectus, Jiliformis ; stigma 

 clavatum, obtusum, 4-dentatum, inclusum. Flos foemineus duplb minor, pe- 

 dicello petiolo parum longiore. YetaXamagis ovata, nee apiculata. Antheras 

 minores, cassce. Ovarium subrotundum, 4-loculare, polyspermum ; stigma 

 multb majus, exsertum. 



This pretty plant has been already noticed at No. 97, of 

 the miscellaneous matter of this volume, as having been 

 raised from Mexican seeds presented to the Horticultural 

 Society by George Barker, Esq. of Birmingham. It is a 

 species with a graceful habit, and remarkably brilliant 

 flowers ; and will probably be found useful as a means of 

 improving the colour of some of the more showy species 

 with long stamens and larger flowers, which want brilliancy 

 in consequence of there being naturally a dash of purple 

 among their red. 



In case this object should be attempted, it will be neces- 

 sary to remember that the species is diceicous, some of the 



