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GALACIN.E. I. GALAX. II. FRANCOA. III. TETILLA. SAXIFRAGACE^E. 



16, 8 of which are fertile ; anthers 2-celled. Stigma 4-lobed. 

 Capsule tetragonal, 4-celled. 



3 TETI'LLA. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 4, unequal. Stamens 8. 

 Styles 2, very short. Capsule 2-celled. 



I. GA'LAX (from yaXa, gala, milk; in reference to the 

 whiteness of the flowers). Lin. gen. 276. Juss. gen. 420. 

 Blandfbrdia, Andr. bot. rep. t. 343. Viticella, Mitch, gen. 24. 



LIN. SYST. Pentdndria, Monogynia. Calyx 5-parted. Petals 

 5. Stamens joined into a tube, which is 10-toothed at the apex : 

 the alternate teeth bearing anthers; anthers 1 -celled : cell trans- 

 verse. Stigma of 3 joined ones, therefore trigonal, 3-furrowed. 

 Ovarium villous. Capsule 3-celled, destitute of any central 

 column. Seeds mucronate at both ends, as in Adspora of De 

 Candolle. A small herbaceous plant ; with radical cordate 

 stiff crenated leaves ; and naked scapes (f. 40. c.), bearing a loose, 

 spicate raceme of small white flowers at the apex. 



1 G. APHY'LLA (Lin. spec. FIG. 40. 



289.). 1.H. Native of Vir- 

 ginia. Sims, bot. mag. 754. 

 Anonymus or Belvedere. Clayt. 

 no. 4. Gron. virg. 25. Bland- 

 fordia cordata, Andr. bot. rep. t. 

 343. 



Leafless Galax. Fl. Ju. July. 

 Clt. 1786. PI. A to | foot. 



Cult. This is a pretty little 

 plant ; succeeds best in peat soil, 

 and if planted out in a moist 

 situation, will grow and flower 

 freely. It is increased by divid- 

 ing at the roots. 



II. FRANCO v A(to tl-.e memory of F. Franco, M.D. ofValen- 

 tia, a promoter of botany in the 16th century). Cav. in ann. sc. 

 nat. matr. 4. p. 237. icon. 4. p. 76. t. 596. D. Don, in edinb. 

 phil. journ. Oct. 1826. Adr. de Juss. 1. c. p. 6. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Tetragynia. Calyx 4-parted. Petals 

 4, spatulate, with their nerves pinnate and branched towards 

 the apex. Stamens 16, only 8 of which are antheriferous, these 

 are subulate or setaceous, and tapering at the apex ; the 8 

 sterile ones are flattened, obtuse, shorter and broader ; anthers 

 cordate, 2-celled, 2-lobed at the base : cells confluent at the 

 apex. Ovarium bluntly 4-sided, 4-celled, with 4 furrows, 

 which are opposite the dissepiments. Style very short, or 

 wanting ; stigma 4-lobed : lobes dilated, obtuse, and pruinose. 

 Capsule tetragonal, having the angles drawn out a little at the 

 apex into 4 tubercles, 4-celled, 4-valved; cells prominent, de- 

 hiscing by a longitudinal suture, many-seeded ; dissepiments 

 formed from a double lamina. Seeds ovate-oblong, fuscescent, 

 smooth, mutic. Perennial herbs, natives of Chili, beset with 

 simple, deciduous hairs. Leaves lyrate, nearly like those of the 

 turnip, reticulately veined ; lobes roundish, toothed : terminal 

 one large, cordate, obtuse, sinuately toothed ; teeth terminated 

 each by a gland. Flowers red, terminal, copious, in spicate ra- 

 cemes, which are disposed in a panicle; pedicels 1-flowered. 



1 F. APPENDICULA'TA (Cav. in ann. sc. nat. matr. 4. p. 273. 

 icon. 4. p. 76. t. 596.) stemless ; leaves petiolate ; racemes 

 loose, secund ; calycine segments lanceolate, acute ; lobes of 

 stigma cuneated, emarginate. 1 . F. Native of the island of 

 San Carlos de Chiloe. D. Don, in Sweet, fl. gard. new ser. t. 

 151. Herb hairy. Leaves petiolate, lyrate. Scape nearly sim- 

 ple. Petals pale red, marked each by a deeper spot in the middle. 

 Fertile filaments 3 times longer than the sterile ones. 



AppendiculatedFrancoa. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1830. PI. 2 ft. 



2 F. SONCHIFOLIA (Cav. icon. 4. in a note. D. Don, in edinb. 

 phil. journ. Oct. 1826.) plant caulescent; leaves sessile; ra- 

 cemes loose, nodding ; calycine segments dilated ; petals with in- 

 volute margins ; stigmas elliptic, entire. If. . F. Native of Chili. 

 D. Don, in Sweet, fl. gard. new ser. t. 169. Panke sonchifolia, 

 Willd. spec. 2. p. 487. Herb hairy. Leaves sessile, lyrate, at 

 length naked. Racemes nodding at the apex. Flowers secund, 

 drooping. Flowers scarlet, marked with a deeper spot in the 

 middle of each petal. Fertile filaments hardly 3 times longer 

 than the more slender sterile ones. 



Sow-thistle-leaved Francoa. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1830. PI. 

 2 to 3 feet. 



3 F. RAMbsA (D. Don, in edinb. phil. journ. Oct. 1826.) plant 

 caulescent ; leaves petiolate ; racemes spicate, erect ; calycine 

 segments lanceolate, obtuse, nerveless ; lobes of stigma cuneated. 

 I/ . F. Native of Chili, near Santiago. Herb erect, branched, 

 hairy. Stem furnished with small, petiolate, simple, deeply- 

 toothed leaves. Radical leaves not seen, but they are probably 

 lyrate. Flowers smaller and more numerous than in the rest 

 of the species, neither are they secund, but disposed on every 

 side of the racemes, erect ; petals obovate, obtuse. Fertile 

 filaments 4 times longer than the flattened, obtuse, sterile ones. 

 Style distinct, but very short; stigma 4-lobed; lobes cuneated, 

 emarginate, or 2-lobed, thick, with revolute margins. 



Branched Francoa. Fl. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1831. PI. 2 to 3 ft. 



Obs. The Panketinctbria of Molina belongs to a very dis- 

 tinct genus from Francoa. 



Cult. The species of Francoa are beautiful plants when in 

 flower, and deserve a place in every garden. A mixture of 

 peat and sand is the best soil for them ; they should be grown 

 in pots, well drained with sherds, to prevent their rotting. The 

 protection of a frame is sufficient for them in winter ; or they 

 may be planted out in the open ground, in a warm sheltered 

 situation, where they will probably survive the winter by a little 

 protection. They are only to be increased by seeds. 



III. TETI'LLA (the Chili name of the plant). D. C. prod. 

 4. p. 667. Adr. de Juss. in ann. scienc. p. 7. 



LIN. SYST. Octdndria, Digynia. Calyx 4-parted ; lobes 

 oval, equal. Petals 4, the 2 superior ones roundish-ovate, 

 large ; the 2 inferior ones small, oblong. Stamens 8. Ova- 

 rium ovate, clothed with glandular pubescence. Styles 2, 

 very short, smoothish, slender. Capsule 2-celled, dehiscing 

 at the apex at the dissepiments, many-seeded. A smoothish 

 slender herb. Radical leaves on long petioles, orbicular, pro- 

 foundly cordate, with the recess closed, palmately 3-nerved, 

 sinuately toothed ; recesses broad, obtuse, mucronulate. Scape 

 erect, naked, simple. Racemes elongated; pedicels short, 1- 

 flowered, longer than the bracteas ; larger petals cream-coloured, 

 red at the base, smaller ones red. 



1 T. HYDROCOTYLJEFOLIA (D. C. 1. c.). If. . F. Native of 

 Chili, at Concon, in the mountains of Leone, where it is called 

 Tetilla by the natives. 



Hodrocotyle-leaved Tetilla. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



Cult. This is a curious and beautiful plant. Its culture and 

 propagation are the same as that recommended for the species of 

 the genus Francoa. 



ORDER CXXII. SAXIFRAGA'CEJi (plants agreeing with 

 Sajcifraga in important characters). D. C. prod. 4. p. 1. 

 Saxifragas, Juss. gen. p. 308. Saxifrageae, Vent. tabl. 3. p. 

 277. D. C. fl. franc. 4. p. 358. 



