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CINERARIA LACTEA. 



{Milk-coloured Cineraria.) 



LINNEAN SYSTEM. 



SYNGENESIA SUPEKFLUA 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Cineraria (Lin. non Lessing). Capitulum multiflorum heterogamum, floribus radii foemineis 

 1-serialibus, disci tubulosis hermaphroditis 5-dentatis. Receptaculum punctatum, squamis 

 angularibus cinctum. Involucrum oblongo-cylindricum squamis linearibus striatis 1-serialibus, 

 extus calyculato-bracteolatum. Styli rami exserti revoluti, apice clavellati, obtusi. Achenia 

 subquadrangula, glabi-a, sulcata. Pappus 1-serialis, setis scabris, caducis. 



Capitulum many-flowered, not all hermaphrodite, flowers of the ray female, in one row, 

 those of the disc tubular hermaphrodite, 5-toothed, Receptacle dotted, surrounded with angular 

 scales. Involucrum oblong cylindrical, scales linear, striated, 1-rowed, surrounded at the base 

 with a bracteolate calyx. Branches of the style projecting, revolute, obtusely club-shaped at 

 the apex. Achenia nearly quadrangular, smooth, furrowed. Pappus one-rowed, setas rough, 

 falling off. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Cineraria lactea ; foliis petiolatis, imperfecte pinnatis ; lobo terminali prselargo cordato acuto 

 dentato ; dentibus obtusis glandulosis, super amoene viridibus, subtus cano-tomentosis venosis ; 

 floribus corymbosis, ligulis lacteis, discis flavis ; acheniis sulcatis, glabris pappo brevioribus. 



Leaves petiolate, imperfectly pinnate ; terminal lobe very large, heart-shaped, acute, toothed ; 

 teeth obtuse, glandular, upper surface a pleasing green, under surface cottony, veined ; flowers 

 corymbose, ray milk-coloured, disc yellow ; achenia furrowed, smooth, shorter than the pappus. 



Cineraria lactea. — Wild. Spr. Syst. 3, p. 545. 



Descb. — Shrub, stem branched from five to seven feet high, angular, densely covered all 

 over with a thick cottony tomentum. Leaves alternately scattered, marked with strong veins. 

 Stipules none. Flowers in a large terminal corymbus, peduncles and pedicles purple. Bracts 

 more or less similar to the leaves. Bracteolce linear. Involucrum simple (with a bracteolate 

 calyx at the base), linear smooth, striated, acute. Florets in the ray female, about three-toothed 

 at the apex, linear of a cream colour. Florets of the disc tubular, containing both sexes, five- 

 toothed, yellow. Anthers five, joined in the mouth of the tube. Style projecting. Stigma bifid, 

 recurved. Pappus simple, roughish, falling off, twice as long as the achenium. Achenium sub- 

 quadrangular, smooth, furrowed. Receptacle dotted, dots surrounded by an angular scaly fence. 



We are by no means satisfied that this will prove to be a Cineraria when the 

 second volume of the Composite by the distinguished De Candolle is published, 



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NATURAL ORDER. 

 COMPOSITiE. — (Juss.) 



