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Pistrtzum. Hermaphrodi 
STATE LX. 
ASTER DEN TAT U S. 
Toothed-leaved Starwort. 
CLASS XIX. 
ORDER IL. 
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfiuous Pointals. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
CaLyx. Communis fquamofo-imbricatus; fqua- 
mis interioribus apice prominulis. 
Corotta. Compofita radiata; corollule her- 
maphrodite numerofe in difco; feminez 
ligulate, decem plures in radio. 
Propria_hermaphroditi infundibuliformis; 
limbo quinquefido, patulo 
Feminee \igulata, lanceolata, tridentata. 
Stamina. Filamenta quinque, capillaria, bre- 
gum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine ftami- 
num. Stigma bifidum, patens. 
Femineis; germen oblongum. Stylus fili- 
formis, longitudine hermaphroditi. Stig- 
mata duo, oblonga, revoluta. 
Pertcarrrum nullum. Calyx vix mutatus. 
Semrna. Hermaphroditis folitaria, oblonga, 
ovata. Pappus pilofus. 
Femineis fimilia hermaphroditis. 
Recerracutum nudum, planiufculum. 
SPECIF Ic 
After caulis fruticofus; foliis dentatis, fubtus 
ferrugineis; floribus terminalibus; pedun- 
culis unifloris, brafteatis. 
EmpALEMENT. Common, fcales tiled; the inner 
feales ftanding a little out at the points. 
Biossom. Compound, radiate; florets with 
chives and pointals, many in the center; 
florets with only pointals, ligulate, ten or 
more in the circumference. 
Individuals with chives and pointals, funnel- 
fhaped; border with five-clefts, fpreading. 
Individuals with only pointals, ligulate, 
fpear-fhaped, with three teeth. 
Cuives. Five hair-like threads, very fhort. 
Tips forming a hollow cylinder. 
Pointat. To thofe with chives and pointals, 
feed-bud oblong. Shaft thread-fhaped, the 
length of the chives. Summit two-cleft, 
expanding. 
Seed-bud to thofe with pointals only, ob- 
long. Shaft thread-fhaped, the length of 
the hermaphrodites. Summits two, oblong, 
bent back. 
SrED-vEssEL none. Cup fcarcely changing. 
Segps to the hermaphrodites folitary, oblong, 
egg-fhaped. Feather hairy. 
Females the fame as hermaphrodites. 
Recepracte naked, almoft flat. 
CHARACTER. 
Starwort with a fhrubby ftem; leaves toothed, 
iron colour beneath; flowers terminate the 
branches; fruit-ftalks having but one flower; 
with floral leaves. 
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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1. A Floret of the circumference. 
2. The Pointal of the preceding. 
3. A Floret of the center, (magnified). 
4. The Chives and Pointal of the preceding, (magnified). 
5. The Shaft and Summit of the fame, (magnified). 
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< Tas plant cannot undoubtedly be confidered as amongift the moft beautiful of the vegetable produc- 
~ tions of New Holland; but neverthelefs, from the continuance of its flowering, 
a greenhoufe plant, as it begins to expand its bloffoms about December, and from 
Auguit is feldom feen without flowers. It is a low-growing fhrub, feldom exceedin 
is very defirable as 
that time till 
g a foot in height, 
and very branching. Like moft plants from Botany Bay, it delights in a light fandy peat foil, is eafily 
“ae propagated by cuttings, and feeds. The drawing was made from a plant in the.nurfery of Meliss: 
Lee and Kennedy, who raifed it firft from feeds in the year 1793. - 
