PLATE CXCVIII. 



BAUERA RUBIOIDES. 



Three-leaved Bauer a. 



CLASS Xm. ORDER IL 

 POLYJNDRIA DIGYNIA. Many Chives. Two Pointals. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Calyx. Perianthium oftophyllum, foliolisper- 

 fiftentibus, acuminatis, reflexis, dentatis. 



Corolla. Petala ofto, ovata, concava, paten- 

 tia, aqualia, calyce m.ijora. 



Stamina. Filamenta numerofa, capillaria, co- 

 rolla breviora, receptaculo inieita. An- 

 tlierae latiufculae, obtiife, ereftae. 



PisTiLLA. Germen fabovaturn,villofum. Styli 

 duo, filifdrmes, longt, apice curvati. Stig- 

 mata (implicia. 



Pericarpii'm. Capfula fubrotunda, pilofa, 

 apice dehifccns, bilnciilaris, bivalvis. 



Semi N A plurima, fubrotunda. 



Empalemknt. Cap eight-leaved, remaining, 



leaflets tapered, reflexed, and toothed. 

 Blossom. Eight petals, egg-iliaped, concave, 



fpreading, equal, larger than the cup. 

 Chives. Threads numerous, hair-like, fhorter 



than the bloflbm, fixed into the receptacle. 



Tips broadifli, obtufe and ereft. 

 Pointals. Seed-bud nearly egglhaped, hairy. 



Shafts two, thread-fliaped, long, curved at 



the ends. Summits finiple. 

 Seed-vessel. Capfule roiuidifh, hairy, fplit- 



ting at the top, two cells, two valves. 

 Seeds many, roundilli. 



Bauera foliis ternatis, apice dentatis, fellilibus 

 I'ppofilis. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Bauera with leaves compofed of three leaflets, 

 toothed at the point, growing clofe to the 

 flem, and oppofite. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalenient, with the Chives and Pointal. 



2. The Chives and Pointal magnified. 



3. The Empalemenf, Seed-bud, Shafts, and Summits, magnified. 



■1. The Seed-bud cut tranfverlVly, with the leeds in the cells, magnified. 



This handfome flirub, a native of Port Jackl'on, New Holland, was firft raifed at the feat of the 

 Hon. the Marchionefs of Rockingham, Hillingdon, Middlefcx, in the year 1/93; and, from a plant, in 

 the conl'ervaiory, IHU in flower, this prefent month November, our drawing vvas made, at the Nurfery, 

 Hammeriuiith. It is hardy, although delicate in ftrufture, and flouriihes in the grcen-houle. The 

 l^em of the plant from whieh our figure was taken, alihough the oldell in the kingdom, and near fix 

 feet hifh, is fcarce the thicknefs of a quill at the bafe, therefore mull be fupported. The young 

 flioots and leaves are covered with a flight pile; the fnialler branches Itand out at right angles, pro- 

 ceedincr from the infertion of the leaves, and the whole plant ha^, at firll fight, much the appearance 

 of a llubus. It is propagated by cuttings, made in the month of March, and put under a linall bell- 

 glals on the heat of a hot-bed; the cuttings fliould be from the extreme ends of the young Ihoots. 

 Sir |. Banks, Bart. P. R. S. &c. from whole natural genius and love for the fcience, and by whofe 

 foftering and liberal hand to promote it, the liudy of Botany has become fo general a talie; has 

 named this genus, in honour of two mofl eminent Botanical painters, of the name of Bauer, natives of 

 Germany, and bioihers. The one, now under the immediate p:itronage of Sir Jofeph, as Botanical 

 Painter to his Majefly at Kew ; well known for his fuperb and excellent coloured engravings of 

 Heaths, &c. in large folio. The younger confidered no lefs able, engaged under the fame influence, 

 with the other artifls, &c. who are now upon the lafl expedition for difcovery to ihe South Sea; but 

 not equally known to Botanifts, as the perfon who accompanied the late Dr. Sibthorpe, on his voyages 

 through Greece; and whofe pencil has produced all thofe drawings, dcligned to decorate and illuftrate 

 the laraous Flora Graeca, preparing for the public, under the aufpices of the intelligent Dr. Smith, 

 P. L. S. &c. &c. 



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