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BU-PE Ee A RUM TN: N: 4 TI. 
Character of the Genus, | 
The Head is flat and loofe; the Cup extends every way beyond the 
Flowers ; and is of one piece, only dented lightly in five places at the 
Rim. 
Plate 18. 0. ab & 
Of this Genus we know only one Species. - 
PEL LOW. GRASS-W EE DPD. 
| Plate 19. 
: -Charaéter of the Genus, | . | RES | 
The Leaves are nearly linear, but {well a little into breadth in the middle: 
The Cup has a little Point at the centre of each divifion. 
; | : Plate 19. ab. 
‘Tuts is a Perennial, native of Switzerland, and of fome parts of Italy; a very pretty 
looking Plant, flowering in July and Auguft. The Stalk is pale, firm, and not much 
branched : it rifes to’ a foot and a half high in good ground; though in fome places not 
to more than fix or eight inches. The Leaves are a foot long or more; they are of a 
 ftrong, but fomewhat yellowith green on the upper fide, and paler underneath; and as 
they rife in vaft clufters from the Root, and remain all the year, they for a very con- | 
fiderable part of that time, have perfectly the look of Grafs.. The Flowers are {mall 
and yellow : their general Cup is by much the moft confpicuous part ; and itfelf, in fome 
degree, refembles a large whitifh Flower ; in which at any diftance, the feparate F lowers 
feem only as a clutter of yellow Filaments. | 
Tuoucu the name be new, the Plant is not altogether fo; the accurate Haller 
plainly and certainly knew it. He and Linneus both, have thought that it is one of 
Bauhine and Ray’s Beupleurums ; but if their accounts of that Plant are fairly com- - 
pared with this, it will, I think, be found otherwite. 3 
* Perfoliata Alpina anguftifolia media. 
So 1 Nes 
