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Herb. a magnificent specimen from Miller’s herbarium, which 
Houstoun had brought either from Holland or Paris, it having a 
ticket in Houstoun’s handwritin 
KE. pattescens Mill. Dict. adi viii. no. 5 (* pallescente,” but 
peered to pallescens on last page of book). In the Indea Kewensis 
this plant is identified with EF. amethystinum, herein following, but 
with less caution, the lead of Steudel, who enters it as “ H. amethy- 
stinwn var.?” and does not place it in italics. In DC. Prodr. iv. 
onym 
identification should have been overlooked by all subsequent writers. 
It was probably due to Solander, who similarly identifies Miller’s 
specimens in the an Herbarium. These examples, as in 
other cases of plants from Miller’s herbariu ot bear his 
name, being labelled simply ‘‘ Hort.’’ (in some cases ‘‘ Herb.’’); 
Gardeners Diesen and at the same time wrote up the specimens: 
both description and plant are inns indicated by Solander. M 
over, we have two sheets of the same plant from Chelsea Gardens, 
wns to the Royal Society in accordance with the Charter in 1738 
and 17 
ny 
its distinctness from EH. amethystinum, of which, he says, it ha 
been ‘‘ supposed by many to be only a variety’’; ‘I have propa- 
gated it by ey more than thirty Ser without finding the least 
alteration, so that I make no doubt of its being a distinct species.’ 
t may perhaps be biases noting that, according to contemporary 
testimony, Linneus confused this plant with his HE. alpinum. 
Gouan, when sekantink ing EF. Bourgati (Illustr. Bot. p. 7, 1778), 
Says: ommunicavi olim cum Linneo, qui ad alpinum in litteris 
revoc owe and Solander, in his MS. notes on alpinum, says: 
‘** Descriptio foliorum in Linn. Mantissa, p. 849, certe ex Eryngio 
on. desumata; ambz species ab auctoribus alpine vocantur.” 
Willdenow (Sp. Pl. i. p. 1860 (1797)) cites H. alpinum L. Mant. 
under E. Bourgati; and the oe Kewensis, following Steudel se 
DeCan seen places here EF. alpinum Lapeyr. (Hist. Abr. Pl. Pyren 
p. 187 (1818)). The sony of the plant is therefore :— 
es patLescens Mill. Dict. ed. viii, ae , ee) ail 
E. alpinum Li. Mant. 849 (1771), non Sp. P 
E. Bourgati Gouan, Ilustr. p. 7, t. iii. bras) 
Description oF Puats. a pl dente petiolatum per B. Flowering 
head of E. articulatum Hoo C. E. prostratum Nutt. D. E. filiforme Shuttl. 
1. Involucral bract, 2. bag 3. flower (all magnifie va). 
