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FUCHSIA CYLINDRACEA. 



(Cylindrical-flowered Fuchsia?) 

 LINNEAN SYSTEM. NATURAL ORDER. 



OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. ON A GRACES. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Fuchsia (Plum). Calycis tubus basi ovario adhaerens, superne productus in tubum cylin- 

 draceum 4-lobum post anthesiu articulatim deciduum. Petala 4 summo tubo inserta lobis 

 alterna, rarius 0. Stamina 8. Ovarium glandula. urceolata coronatum. Stylus filiformis. 

 Stigma capitatum. Bacca oblonga aut ovato-globosa 4-locularis 4-valvis polysperma. 

 Frutices. Folia, ssepius opposita. Pedicelli axillares, 1-flori, interdum ad apices ramorum 

 racemosi. Flores saepius nutantes, rubri rarius albi, interdum 5 fidi, decandri. — Decandolle 

 Prod. vol. iii. p. 36. 



Tube of the calyx adhering to the base of the ovarium, the upper part elongated into a 

 cylindrical tube, 4-lobed, and after flowering, falling off at an articulation. Petals 4, inserted at 

 the top, the tube alternate with the lobes, rarely none. Stamens 8. Ovarium crowned with an 

 urceolate gland. Style filiform. Stigma capitate. Berry oblong, or ovate-globose, 4- celled, 

 4- valved, many-seeded. Shrubs. Leaves most frequently opposite. Pedicels axillary, 1-flowered, 

 sometimes racemose at the apex of the branches. Flowers most frequently nodding, red, rarely 

 white, sometimes with 5 divisions, and ten stamens. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



F. cylindracea; foliis oppositis petiolatis ovatis vel obovatis margine obsolete dentatis 

 ciliatis ; pedicellis axillaribus pubescentibus flore longioribus ; calycibus petalis longioribus ; 

 peialis emarginatis ; ovariis globosis sub-hirsutis ; stigmatibus quadripartitis. 



Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate or obovate, margins obscurely toothed, ciliated ; pedicels 

 axillary, pubescent, longer than the flower ; calyces longer than the petals ; petals notched ; 

 ovaria round, somewhat hairy ; stigma divided into four parts. 



Fuchsia cylindracea. — Lindl. Bot. Beg. n. s. p. 54. — Flor. Cab. vol. ii. p. 94. 



Descr. — Stem branched, slightly pubescent, two feet or more high. Leaves petiolate, 

 opposite, ovate or obovate, tapering into a petiole, veined, edges recurved, obscurely notched and 

 ciliate, obtuse or pointed, petioles pubescent. Flowers axillary, in pairs. Pedicels pubescent, 

 longer than the peduncles of the leaves. Calyx tubular, divided into four parts, pubescent, 

 longer than the petals, of an orange red colour. Petals four, roundish, notched at the end. 

 Anthers nearly sessile, shorter than the corolla. Style longer than the corolla, smooth. Stigma 

 divided into four distinct parts. Ovarium globular, somewhat pubescent, 4-celled, each cell 

 containing two somewhat cylindrical seeds. 



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