PLATE XXIV. 



CINERARIA AURITA. 



Two-coloured-leaved Cineraria. 



CLASS XIX. ORDER II. 



SYNGENESIS POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfluous Pointals. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Calyx. Communis, fimplex; polyphyllus; fo- 



liolis aequalibus. 

 Corolla. Compolita, radiata. Corollulae 



hermaphroditae, aequales; numerolle, in 



difco. Femincse ligulatae, numero foli- 



orum calycis in radio. 



Propria hermaphroditi, infundibuliformis; 



limbo quinquefido, eredto. 



Feminea ligulata, lanceolata, apice denticu- 



lata. 

 Stamina. Filamenta quinque, filiformia bre- 



via. Antheroe cylindracea, tubulofa, apice 



quinquefida. 

 Pistillum, hermaphroditis. Gormen oblon- 



gum. Stylus filiformis, longitudine fla- 



minum. Stigmata duo eredtiufcula. 



Femincis : Germen oblongum. Stylus fili- 

 formis, brevis. Stigmata duo, oblonga, 

 obtuliufcula, revoluta. 



Pekicakpium nullum. Calyx immutatus. 

 Semina hermaphroditis folitaria, linearia, qua- 

 drangula. Pappus pilol'us, copiofus. 



Receptaculum nudum, planiufculum. 



SPECIFIC 

 Cineraria, foliis cordatis, dentatis, pilofis, fub- 



tus purpurafcentibus; petiolis auritis: flo- 



ribus purpureis. 



Empalement. Common, fimple; of man)- 

 leaves; fmall leaves equal. 



Blossom. Compound, radiate. Florets with 

 chives and pointals equal; numerous in 

 the centre. Florets with only pointals Ji- 

 gulate; equal in number to the leaves in 

 the circumference of the empalement. 

 Individuals with chives and pointals funnel- 

 fliaped; border five cleft, upright. 

 Individuals with pointals only, ligulatc, 

 lance-fhaped, toothed at the point. 



Chives. Five threads, thread. lhaped and fhort. 

 Tips forming a hollow cylinder, with five 

 clefts at the top. 



Pointal of florets with chives and pointals. 

 Seed-bud oblong. Shaft thrcad-lhapcd, the 

 length of the chives. Summits two, a little 

 upright. 



Of florets with pointals only. Seed bud ob- 

 long. Shaft thread-fliaped, and lhort. Sum- 

 mits two, oblong, rather blunt, and rolled 

 back. 



Seed-vessel none. Cup not changing. 



Seeds of florets with chives and pointals, folitarv. 

 linear and four-fided. Feather, hairy, abun- 

 dant. 



Receptacle naked, rather flat. 

 CHARACTER. 



Cineraria with heart-fhaped, indented, hairy 

 leaves, purple underneath; the footftalks 

 Inning lobes: the flowers purple. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement (natural fize). 



2. A floret of the ray (magnified). 



3. A floret of the dilk (magnified). 



4. The Chives, Pointal, and Seed-bud of a floret of the dilk (magnified). 



In the Sert. Anglic, of Monf. L'Heritier, this fpecies of Cineraria has been defcribed and figured 

 under the fpecific character of Cruenta, from the botanic garden at Kew; where, according to the 

 catalogue, it was firfl introduced by Mr. F. Maflon, from the Canary Mauds, about \~~~ ; and by 

 which fpecific it has hitherto been titled: but from what appearance or part of the plant, he could 

 denominate it bloody, will not be eafy to determine; from our idea of colour, he might as well have 

 named it blue. Finding, therefore, a fpecific chara&er certainly more fixed in the leaf, we have taken 

 the liberty of altering Cruenta to Aurita; though that would not have been done, (as nothing is more 

 contrary to our fentiments, than altering any publiilied name) if there had been any glimpfe of 

 affinity to the plant in that title. This is unqueftionably the handfomelt fpecies of Cineraria yet 

 known, growing to the height of near three feet if encouraged. The fpecimen from which this figure 

 was taken, and which was fent laft March to the author, by Mr. James Colville, King"s road, Cliel- 

 fea, had attained that fize. By night it is extremely fragrant, continuing its blolfoms from the month 

 of February, till Auguft; feeding abundantly, by which it may be propagated, producing many vari- 

 eties; or by the fuckers which are thrown up from the roots; thriving belt in light mould or peat. 



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