PLATE CCLXXXIII. 



POGONIA GLABRA. 



Smooth-leaved Pogonia, 



CLASS V. ORDER L 

 PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Two Chives One Pointal. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Corolla monopetala; tubus ad faucem pilofus. 

 Stamina fupra medium corollse inferta. 

 Stigma concavum, declinatum. Nux qua- 

 drilocularis. 



Blossom one petal; tube hairy at the mouth. 

 Chives inferted into the middle of the blof- 

 fom. Summit concave, declined. Nut 

 four- celled. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Pogonia foliis eliptico-lanceolatis, glabris ; flori- 

 bus pendulis, rainutis, albis. 



Pogonia wth leaves eliptically lance-fliaped, 

 fmooth; flowers hanging down, fmall and 

 white. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement, magnified. 



2. A Bloffom cut open, with the Chives in their place. 



3. A Chive, magnified. 



4. The Pointal and Seed-bud, natural fize. 



5. The fame magnified. 



This plant from New Holland, is rather more delicate than moft of thofe we poflefs from that country; 

 as it is apt to lofe its leaves if expofed either to damps, or much cold. It was first raifed in the year 

 1790, by the late Mr. Robertfon, of Stockwell; is eafily propagated by cuttings, and flowers in 

 January, or February. The other fpecies figured in this work, Plate 212, and our prefent plant, are 

 the only two yet known of this genus. They require a very light fandy loam, or peat foil, to make 

 them flourifli. The P. glabra does not grow more than three feet high and flowers the firft year from 

 cuttings. Our figure was taken at the Hamraerfmith Nurfery. 



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