PLATE DCXVI. 



EUPHORBIA epilhymoides. 



Broad-leaved Spurge. 



CLASS XL ORDER IlL 

 DODECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. Twelve to Nineteen Stamens. Three Styles. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Calyx monophyllus, ventricosus. Corolla 4- 

 seu 5- petala calyci insidens. Capsula tri- 

 cocca. 



Cup of one leaf, bellying. Blossom of 4 or 5 

 petals sitting upon the cup. Fruit a capsule 

 with 3 cells. 



SEJECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Euphorbia umbella quinquefida, radiis sub- 

 bifidis, involucellis ovatis denticulatis, foliis 

 integerrimis lanceolatis obtusis retusis snbtus 

 viiloslsj capsulis papilloso-hispidis. JFilld. 

 Sp.Pl.vol.2.p.90g. 



Euphorbia with a five-cleft umbel, the rays 

 mostly bifid, the involuctets ovate-toothed, 

 the leaves entire, lanced, blunt, retuse and 

 woolly beneath ; the capsules with little 

 warts and bristly. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1 . A flower. 



2. The same spread open. 



3. Seed-bud and pointal. 



This ornamental species is a native of Austria, and was introduced, according to Donn's Catalogue, 

 in the year 180.5. Professor Jacquin has given an excellent figure and description of it in its wild state 

 in his Flora Austriaca, vol. iv. p. 23, tab. 344 : but it varies very considerably when cultivated, as may- 

 be seen by comparing the figures. The figure cited to tiie species by Linnaeus, from Columna, and 

 fiom which it also derives its name, as already remarked by Jacquin, (who was certain of the identity 

 of his species with the Linnean,) has very little resemblance to the plant ; but the name of epithy- 

 moides, however apt to mislead, is now sanctioned by so long use, that were the plant of Columna 

 discovered, and proved to be difl^erent, one would hardly venture now to restore to it its original ap- 

 pellation. The specimen was communicated by Mr. Doi:^n last May from the Botanic Garden at 

 Cambridge. 



