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BYTTNERIACE^E. XVIII. HERMANNIA. XIX. MAHERNIA. 



Thread-leaved Hermannia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1816. Shrub 



1 to 3 feet. 



38 H. PROCC'MBENS (Cav. diss. 6. 1. 177. f. 2.) leaves smooth- 

 ish, oblong, pinnatifidly-toothed, lower ones ovate, upper ones 

 elongated ; stipulas cordate, acute ; stem procumbent ; racemes 

 few-flowered. Jj . G. Flowers pale-yellow. 



Procumbent Hermannia. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1792. Shrub 

 procumbent. 



39 H. TENUIFOLIA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 134-8 ) leaves pinna- 

 tifid, with linear, entire, acute lobes. Jj . G. Flowers nodding, 

 yellow, on very short pedicels. Leaves smooth in the specimen 

 but scabrous in the figure. 



Thin-leaved Hermannia. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. ? Shrub 2 feet. 



40 H. INCI'SA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 599.) leaves pinnatifid, with 

 linear-lanceolate, quite entire segments ; petals unguiculate, 

 deeply-toothed. Tj . G. Flowers yellow ? with wedge-shaped 

 filaments. Habit of Mahernia. 



Cu<-petalled Hermannia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1806. Shrub 



2 to 3 feet. 



41 H. GRANDIFLORA (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 141.) 

 leaves lanceolate, smooth, upper ones quite entire, lower ones 

 serrated at the apex. Tj . G. Flowers large, red ? 



Great-flowered Hermannia. Fl. year. Clt. 1791. Shrub 1 ft. 



42 H. PDLVERULE'NTA (Andr. bot. rep. 1. 164.) leaves rough- 

 ish and whitish, bipinnatifid ; peduncles 2-flowered, very long, 

 fj . G. Flowers of a dirty-yellow colour. Resembles Maher- 

 nia but has lanceolate filaments. 



Powdered-leaved Hermannia. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



43 H. ARGE'NTEA (Smith, in Rees' cycl. vol. 17.) leaves beset 

 with starry scales, doubly pinnatifid, with decurrent lobes ; pe- 

 duncles racemose, 1 -flowered. Tj. G. Leaves almost like those 

 of Lavdndula multtfida, but smaller and scaly. Flowers orange- 

 coloured, mixed with yellow. Calyx short, campanulate. 



Silvery Hermannia. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1 820. Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 



44 H. CORONOPIFOLIA (Link. enum. 2. p. 180.) leaves linear, 

 pinnatifid, fleshy, smoothish ; stem pubescent. Tj . G. 



Buckhorn-leaved Hermannia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



Cult. The species of Hermannia grow freely in any light 

 rich soil, or a mixture of loam and peat ; and young cuttings will 

 root readily in the same kind of soil, under a hand-glass. They 

 are all free flowerers and worth cultivating. 



XIX. MAHE'RNIA (an anagram of Hermannia). Lin. 

 mant. 59. D. C. prod. 1. p. 496. 



LIN. SYST. -Monadelphia, Pentandria. Calyx naked, cam- 

 panulate, 5-cleft. Petals 5, with an obcordate limb, spirally 

 twisted, and straightish claws (f. 91. &.). Filaments 5 (f. 9 1./.), 

 monadelphous at the base (f. 91. e.), dilated into a cordate tu- 

 bercle, or a cup-formed process in thejniddle (f. 91. g.). Styles 

 5, sometimes joined into 1 (f. 91. d.}. Capsules 5-celIed, 5- 

 valved(f. 91. /.), many-seeded. Small shrub with the habit of 

 Hermannia, with toothed or pinnatifid leaves, and drooping, red, 

 or yellow flowers. All natives of the Cape of Good Hope. 



1 M. VERTICILLA'TA (Lin. mant. 59.) leaves disposed in 

 whorls, entire, or trifid, linear, ciliated; stem decumbent; 

 peduncles 1-2-flowered, involucrated. >j . G. Cav. diss. 6. t. 

 176. f. 1. Hermannia ciliaris, Lin. fil. suppl. 302. Pluk. mant. 

 t. 344. f. 3. Flowers yellow, with red veins. There are 2 

 varieties of this plant, one with almost smooth leaves, the other 

 with ciliated leaves. The leaves are opposite, pinnatifid, or 

 trifid, and the stipulas are large and trifid, giving the appearance 

 of whorled leaves. 



07iorfcd-leaved Mahernia. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 2 ft. 



2 M. RESED^EFOLIA (Burch. cat. no. 2280.) leaves smooth, 



FIG. 91. 



pinnate-parted, with linear, entire lobes; stipulas cut, trifid. 

 Jj . G. Resembles M. verticillata. Flowers yellow, streaked 

 with red. Peduncles elongated, 2-flowered. 



Mignonette-leaved Mahernia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1816. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



3 M. BIPINNA'TA (Lin. syst. 253.) leaves smooth, twice pin- 

 nate-parted into linear lobes ; peduncles axillary, elongated, 2- 

 flowered. I? . G. Cav. diss. 6. t. 176. f. 2. M. pinnata, Curt, 

 bot. mag. t. 277. Hermannia pinnata, Lin. 943. exclusive of 

 the synonymes. Flowers drooping, red. 



Bipinnate-\ea\ed Mahernia. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1752. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



4 M. INCISA (Jacq. schcenbr. 1. t. 54.) leaves pinnate-lobed, 

 covered with glandular, stellate, and simple down; pedun- 

 cles usually 2-flowered. f? . G. Curt. bot. mag. t. 353. Flowers 

 in the bud of a deep-crimson, as they open they incline to a 

 deep-orange, and finally become yellowish. 



CuMeaved Mahernia. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1792. Sh. 2 to 4ft. 



5 M. DIFFU SA (Jacq. 

 schcenbr, 2. t. 201.) 

 leaves smooth, pinnatifid; 

 peduncles 2 - flowered, 

 and are erect as well as 

 branches ; stem scabrous, 

 procumbent, diffuse. Jj . 

 G. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 

 187. Hermannia diffusa, 

 Lin. fil. suppl. 302. 

 Flowers drooping,yellow. 



Diffuse Mahernia. Fl. 

 June, Aug. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



6 M. HETEROPHY'LLA (Cav. diss. 6. p. 324. t. 178. f. I.) 

 leaves opposite, and in whorls, scabrous from scattered stellated 

 tomentum, linear-wedge-shaped, coarsely-toothed ; stipulas li- 

 near, entire ; peduncles velvety, somewhat terminal, 2-4-flower- 

 ed. Tj . G. Hermannia grossularisefolia, Lin. spec. 943. 

 Flowers bright-yellow. 



Various-leaved Hermannia. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1731. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



7 M. ERODiofDEs (Burch. cat. no. 1491.) leaves smooth, 

 ovate, obtuse, deeply toothed, with unequal, obtuse lobules ; 

 stipulas ovate ; peduncles 2-flowered, twice as long as the leaves. 

 Jj . G. Flower probably yellow. 



Erodium-like Mahernia. Shrub 1 foot? 



8 M. SESSILIFO'LIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 496.) leaves pinnate- 

 parted, with linear, entire, acute lobes ; lower leaves, as well as 

 stems, beset with bristly hairs ; branches twiggy, smooth at the 

 top ; peduncles 1-2-flowered. Jj. G. Flowers yellow? 



Sessile-leaved Mahernia. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



9 M. RU'TILA (Jacq. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 28.) leaves sub- 

 pinnatifid, oblong, cut, scabrous ; stem procumbent, hairy ? Jj .G. 



Ruddy Mahernia. Fl. June, July. Shrub 1 foot. 



10 M. PULCHE'LLA (Cav. diss. 6. p. 325. t. 177. f. 3.) leaves 

 smooth, pinnatifid, with entire or cut, blunt lobes ; stipulas ovate, 

 ending in a bristle; peduncles 2-flowered, drooping, shorter than 

 the leaves ; stem erect, rather scabrous. Tj . G. Hermannia 

 pulchella, Lin. fil. suppl. 302. Flowers small, reddish. 



Neat Mahernia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1792. Shrub | to 1 ft. 



11 M. ERA'GRANS (Rchb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 29.) leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, acutely and deeply pinnatifid, hispid from stel- 

 late hairs beneath ; stipulas 3-parted ; bracteas connate ; pedicels 

 hispid. fy . G. Flowers red ? 



Fragrant Mahernia. Fl. April, July. Shrub 1 foot. 



12 M. VERNICA'TA (Burch. cat. no. 1461. trav. 1. p. 278.) 



