RUTACE^E. XIII. AGATIIOSMA. XIV. MACROSTYLIS. 



789 



f? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Bucco spicata. 

 Roem. et Schult. 5. p. 448. 



Spike-Rowered Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



34 A. ? CORYMBOSA ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, fleshy, entire. 

 1? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diosma corymbosa, 



Mont, in Act. Lund. 1, 2. no. 11. 



Corymbose Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



35 A. PUNCTA'TA ; leaves orbicular, quite entire, 5-nerved, 

 doited beneath, (j . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Diosma punctaia, Lich. in Rcem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 461. 



Dotted-leaved Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



36 A. ? PERFORA'TA ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, a little 

 fringed, the dots on the margin pellucid, and somewhat per- 

 forated; umbels terminal, fy . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Diosma perforata, Lam. ill. 2. p. 82. 



Perforated Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



37 A. MYRSINITES ; leaves lanceolate, flat, fringed ; umbels 

 terminal ; peduncles smooth. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Diosma myrsinites, Lam. ill. 2 .p. 82. Seba, 2. 

 t. 96. f. 6.? 



Whortle-berry-\\]ae Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



* * * Flowers terminal, subcapitate, 



38 A. SQ.UAMMOSA ; leaves closely imbricated, roundish-ovate, 

 blunt, concave, smooth, minutely fringed, with tubercles or 

 scales beneath, f? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Diosma squammosa, Willd. in Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 462. 

 Flowers white. 



iScafy-leaved Agathosma. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1818. Shrub 

 1 to 2 feet. 



39 A. VESTITA ; leaves closely imbricated, ovate, acuminated, 

 keeled, fringed ; pedicels quite smooth. Tj . G. Native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Bucco vestita, Licht. in Rcem. et Schult. 

 syst. 5. p. 447. Diosma vestita, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 787. Flowers 

 lilac. 



Clothed Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



40 A. IMBRICA'TA (Willd. enum. p. 260.) leaves imbricate, 

 crowded, ovate, acuminated, dotted, fringed ; pedicels pubes- 

 cent ; calyxes smoothish ; petals and stamens bearded on the 

 inside at the base. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Diosma imbricata, Thunb. fl. cap. 2. p. 145. Bucco imbricata, 

 Wendl. coll. 1. t. 9. Hartogia imbricata, Lin. mant. 124. Petals 

 pale-purple, with a roundish limb. 



Imbricate-leaved Agathosma. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



41 A. ACUMINA V TA (Willd. enum. p. 260.) leaves ovate, some- 

 what cordate, long-acurninated, fringed, at length spreading ; 

 peduncles villous ; calyxes smooth, glandular. J? . G. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Bucco acuminata, Wendl. coll. 1. 

 t. 28. Flowers white or pale-blue. 



dcuminated-leaved Agathosma. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1812. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



42 A. LYCOPODIOIDES ; leaves closely imbricate, ovate, cuspi- 

 date, downy beneath ; stem dlchotomous; pedicels pubescent; 

 petals roundish. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Diosma lycopodioides, Willd. in Rcem. et Schult. 5. p. 461. 

 Flowers white ? 



Lycopodium-like Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



43 A. APICULA'TA (Meyer in Bartl. et Wendl. diosm. ex 

 Spreng.) leaves crowded, much spreading, and somewhat re- 

 flexed, ovate, somewhat cordate, awned, revolute, quite smooth, 

 without dots ; segments of the calyx ovate, cuspidate. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diosma apiculata, Spreng. 

 syst. 1. p. 787. Flowers white or lilac ? 



Pointed- leaved Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



44 A. RUFE'SCENS ; leaves crowded, somewhat trigonal, awl- 

 shaped, smooth, with thickened revolute margins ; pedicels and 

 calyxes rufescent ; segments of calyx linear-lanceolate. Tj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. A. rubrum, Willd. herb. 

 Diosma rufescens, Spreng. syst. 1. p. 787. Flowers lilac. 



Rufescent Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



45 A. HI'RTA ; leaves somewhat imbricate, linear, awl-shaped, 

 channelled, hairy on the back, decurrent ; flowers densely capi- 

 tate. Ij . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diosma 

 hirta, Lam. diet. 2. p. 286. Petals white, bearded at the claws. 



Hairy Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



46 A. OBTUSA'TA ; leaves aggregate, rather trigonal, obtuse, 

 short, dotted, scabrous, rather imbricated ; flowers umbellate ; 

 calyx scabrous, as well as the peduncles ; ovaries scabrous. Tj . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Bucco obtusata, Wendl. 

 coll. 3. p. 7. t. 76. Rcem. et Schult. 5. p. 414. Flowers pale- 

 flesh-coloured. 



Obtuse-leaved Agathosma. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. These beautiful heath-like shrubs thrive best in a 

 mixture of sand and peat, with the addition of a little turfy loam ; 

 and young cuttings will strike root freely in a pot of sand, under 

 a bell-glass, without heat. 



XIV. MACRO'STYLIS (from paKpos, macros, long, and 

 trrvXos, stylos, a style ; style very long). Bartl. et Wendl. diosm. 

 ex Andr. Juss. in mem. mus. 12. p. 476. t. 20. no. 20. Diosma 

 species of authors. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogyma. Calyx 5-parted. Disk 

 adnate to the base of the calyx, with a free thickened margin. 

 Petals 5, gradually tapering into a broad claw, which is bearded 

 on the inside. Stamens 5, alternating with the petals, exserted ; 

 anthers globose, each furnished with a minute gland at the apex. 

 Style oblong, exserted, tapering to the top into a minute 3-lobed 

 stigma. Capsule of 3 conniving carpels, tapering at the top into 

 a compressed horn each. Small shrubs, with scattered, rarely 

 opposite, dotted, somewhat keeled leaves. Flowers reddish, 

 sub-umbellately aggregate at the tops of the branches. Pedun- 

 cles short or very short, with bracteas at their base. 



1 M. LANCEOLA'TA (Bartl. et Wendl. diosm. ex Spreng.) leaves 

 crowded, lanceolate, erect, acutish, smooth ; flowers capitate. 

 T? . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diosma barbata, 

 Spreng. syst. l.p. 783. Agathosma barbata, Spreng. pug. 1. p. 

 20. Flowers white. 



Lanceolate-leaved Macrostylis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1810. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



2 M. BARBI'GERA (Bartl. et Wendl. diosm. ex Spreng.) leaves 

 opposite, cordate, stem clasping, acute, smooth ; corymbs ter- 

 minal, almost sessile. ^ . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Diosma barbigera, Thunb. prod. 43. Lin. fil. suppl. 155. 

 Flowers reddish, with a white beard. 



Beard-bearing Macrostylis. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



3 M. ? CORDA'TA ; leaves somewhat cordate, oblong, acute, 

 fringed, recurved, imbricated. 17 . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Diosma cordata, Mart. hort. erl. enum. 67. Flowers 

 white or reddish. 



CWate-leaved Macrostylis. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1823. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



4 M. OBTU'SA (Bartl. et Wendl. diosm. ex Spreng. 1. c.) leaves 

 crowded, ovate, obtuse, much spreading, smooth ; flowers capi- 

 tate, fy . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diosma obtusa, 

 Meyer ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 783. Flowers reddish. 



Obtuse-leaved Macrostylis. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



5 M. sauARROsA (Bartl. et Wendl. diosm. ex Spreng.) leaves 

 scattered, ovate, obtuse, smoothish, squarrosely recurved. >j . 

 G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Diosma squarrosa, 

 Wendl. Flowers reddish. 



