PLATE DLXXVII. 



PROTEA VIRGATA. 



Pro tea. 



CLASS IV. 



ORDER I. 



TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four 



One Po 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Corolla 4-fida, seu 4-petaIa. Antherae li- 

 neares, petalis infra apices insertae. Calyx 

 proprius, nulltis. Semina solitaria. 





Blossom four-cleft, or of four petals. Tips li- 

 near, inserted into the petals below the 

 points. Cup proper, none. Seeds solitary. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Pkotea foliis linearibus acutis, supra concavis, 

 subtus convexis : floribus confertis, pro- 

 cumbentibus. 



Habitat ad Caput Bonae Spei. 



I Protea with linear pointed leaves, concave 



above, and convex beneath. Flowers crowd- 

 ed, and lying on the ground. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. A flower complete, summit magnified. 





The application of specific titles to this wide-spreading family of plants is now become an arduous 

 task 5 and considering how many of the best are already occupied, an exclusive reference cannot be ex- 

 pected. This species of Protea is altogether new, but bears a powerful resemblance in the flowers to 

 the P. humiflora : but the distinct character of its foliage gives to the tout ensemble a perfect air of 

 novelty ; nor is there any figure or description of it extant, that we know of. 



Om drawing was made from a fine plant at the nursery of Mr. Knight in the King's Road, Chelsea. 



