PLATE CCXX. 



MASSONIA SCABRA. 

 Rough-leaved Majjonia. 



CLASS VL ORDER L 

 HEXAXDRIA MOXOGYXIA. Six Cliives. One Pointal. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Corolla inferj, limbo 6-partito. Filamenta ' Blossom beneath, border 6-divided. Threads 

 collo tubi inipofita. Capfula S-alata, 3 lo- ij placed on the neck of the tube. Capfulc 



cularis, polyl'pernia. 



3-\vinged, 3 celled, many-feeded. 

 See Massonia violacea, PI. 46. Vol. I. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



MalVonia foliis cordato-orbiculatis, lupra fcabro- 

 fis ; laciniis corolla; reflexis. 



Maffonia with leaves between heart-fliaped and 

 round, rough on the upper fide; the feg- 

 ments of the blodom reflexed. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. A Ikinny Iheath, one being attached to each flower, at the lower part of the foot-ftalk. 



2. A Flower complete. 



3. The Bloffom cut open, to iliew the infertion of the chives into the mouth, juft within 



the honey-cups. 



4. The Seed bud, lliaft and fummit. 



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'J'he rough-leaved Mallbnia is, as well as all the hitherto dit'covered fpecies of the genus, a native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope, and was introduced to Britain, in theyear 1796, by Meflrs, Lee and Kt iinedy; 

 at whofe nurlery, our figure was taken in th.e year 1900; where, it had then flowered for the firft 

 time, in this kingdom. It is a hardy greenhoule bulb ; propagates from the root, and perfects its feeds; 

 flowers in February and March, and lofes its leaves in June. It ftands quite diftin£t from M. latifolia, 

 both in the character of the leaves and blolfoms; though, at firft fight, it has much the appearance of 

 ihat Ipecies. A loamy toil lightened by a Imall mixture of fandy peat is that it moft approves. The 

 roots rtiould not be taken from the pots after the decay of the leaves, but kept rather dry till the leaves 

 begin to re- appear. 



Much will it contribute to the illultration of fcience, to find our prefcnt figure, when copied into a 

 certain magazine at fome future period, (and of which we have no doubt,) fpecifically denominated, 

 fmooth-leaved; as unfortunately, the other Ipecies figured by us, PI. 46. Vol. I. with obovate, blunt- 

 ended, or fpathula-fliaped leaves, has been, by a certain hocus-pocus conjuror, and our very good friend, 

 converted into fword lliap'. d ! rifum tencatis. 



