35 



EUPHORBIA FULGENS. 



(Brilliant Euphorbia.} 

 LINNEAN SYSTEM. NATURAL ORDER. 



DODECANDRIA TRIGYN1A. EUPHORBI ACEiE. (JilSS.) 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Euphorbia (Lin.) Involucrum androgynum, 4-5 fidum extus, appendiculis glandulosis 

 (petala Lin., nectaria aliorum) ; peripherici pedicelli incerti numeri, singuli cum singulis statni- 

 nibus articulati. Germen pedicellatum, centrale. Styli 3-bifidi. Capsula 3-cocca. — Sprengel. 



Involucrum bisexual, four or five-cleft externally, with glandular appendages (petals of 

 Linnaeus, nectaries of others) surrounding pedicels uncertain in number; stamens articulated 

 with each other. Germen pedicellate, central. Styles 3-bifid. Capsule of 3 carpels. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



E. fulgens ; fruticosa ; foliis alternis membranaceis lanceolatis acuminatis integerrimis 

 glabris patentibus, apice recurvis, petiolatis subflexuosis ; ramis florigeris alternis racemosis 

 secundis, in apice ramulorum; involucris pedunculatis, regularibus, campanulato turbinatis 

 quinque fidis ; pedunculis basi ; foliolo minuto, lineari spathulato coccineo deciduo instructis ; 

 laciniis emarginatis inflexis, supra amoene ignescentibus, subtus vitellinis, intus ad basin appen- 

 dicibus carnosis praeditis; pseudopetalis quinque, laciniis involucri, alternis bifidis, fimbriatis 

 conniventibus. 



Fl. masc. pedicellis pluribus articulatis, filamento bifido, singula! divisiones apice antheriferce 

 infra, paraphysibus plumosis interjectis. 



Fl. fern, pistillis longe pedunculatis basi nudis ; stigmatibus tribus bifidis basi connatis ; 

 capsulis laevibus triangularibus 3-coccis, pedunculo elongato nutante insidentibus. 



Euphorbia fulgens. — Karwinski in Herb. Luccei ! 



Hab. in Mexico, near Zacatecas, in the shady high mountains not far from the south. 



Owing to the very lengthened specific character of Baron Von Karwinski, 

 which has been kindly presented to us by Mr. Rauch, through J. C. Loudon, 

 Esq., we shall not give a translation, as it would occupy too much space. 



This is a most brilliant plant, as all must testify who have seen it, and was 

 first introduced into the German gardens by Baron Von Karwinski, who found 

 it in Mexico during his scientific journey, and who brought from thence living 

 plants, as the seeds were found to lose their vegetating power in the space of 



f 2 



