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HOAREA nivea. 
Snowy-white Hoarea. 
H. nivea, acaulis, umbella composita, foliis glabris in- 
ferioribus ovatis integris superioribus pinnatifidis 
ternatisque: segmentis lineari-lanceolatis acutis, 
petalis concoloribus omnibus reflexis ; inferioribus 
multo minoribus. 
Root tuberous. Stem none. Leaves smooth and 
shining, of a dark green colour ; lower ones simple, 
broadly ovate, entire, slightly fringed ; upper ones ter- 
late or pinnatifid; segments linear or narrowly lan- 
ceolate, acute. Petioles hairy. Stipules subulately li 
near, taper-pointed, fringed. Scape branching, pro- 
ducing several umbels of flowers, thickly clothed with 
long spreading white hairs. Peduncles very hairy. 
Umbels many-flowered. Involucfe of numerous sub- 
ulately linear taper-pointed fringed bractes. Calyx 5- 
cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, ciliate, Nectarife- 
rous tube about half as long again as the calyx. Petals 
5, of a snowy white, all reflexed ; two upper ones spa- 
tulate, nearly twice as long as the lower ones ; lower 
ones linearly ligulate. Filaments 10, united into a 
short tube, five bearing anthers ; four lower ones of 
nearly the same length, upper one rather shorter : bar- 
ren ones short, and curved inwards. Pollen pale yel- 
low. Germen villous. Aristae hairy. Style smooth, 
flesh-coloured. Stigmas- 5, of the same colour, re- 
flexed. 
Tlie present subject is a near relative of H. violce- 
flora,Jig. 123, and is one of those mentioned by us, 
that was received by Mr. Colvill from the Cape at the 
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