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ABRONIA UMBELLATA. 
Hose-coloured Abronia. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.— Nat. Oed. NYCTAGINEJE, Juss. 
Gen. CKAR.—Perianthium simplex, subhypocrateriforrae, limbo 5-partito, 
basi tumido angulato. Staminum Filamenta 5, basi coalita in vaginu- 
1am hypogynam brevissimam, ultra agglutinata tubo perianthii coarc- 
tato, supra libera : Antherce oblongaB, inclusae. Germen 1, vaginula sta- 
minifera infra cinctum, in tumida perianthii basi. Sti/lus 1. Stigma 
incrassatum. Achenium 1, perianthio 5-angulari tectum. 
Herbacea. Folia opposita, petiolata simplicia. Pedunculi axilhres. Floras 
capitati involucrati. 
Abronia umhellata ; foliis oblongo-ovatis. 
Arbronia umbellata. Lam. v. i. p. 469- 1. 105.— Pers. Syn. PI. v. i. p. 176. 
Abronia glauca, Menzies, MSS. 
Tricratus admirabilis, " L'Herit. Monogr. 7c."— Willd. Sp. PL v. i. p. 807- 
This has very much the general habit of Abronia arenaria, but appears to 
be quite destitute of pubescence, although, if we may judge from the 
sand adhering to the stems, it is equally glutinous with that species. 
The leaves afford the most essential specific character ; for here they 
are ovate or oblong, not by any means cordate, somewhat acute both 
at the base and the extremity. The flowers, too, besides being some- 
what larger, are of a fine rose colour, with a white eye in the centre. 
The seedvessels, according to Lamarck's figure, are longer and nar- 
rower. 
This seems sufficiently to accord with the figure and de- 
scription of Lamarck's Abronia umhellata, which is probably 
a copy of L'Hehitier's plate. Sir James Smith considers 
that this plant was perhaps the only fruit of La Peyrouse's 
unfortunate expedition : the seeds, as is related under A. are- 
naria, having been sent to Europe by M. Colignon, gardener 
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