SPHENOG'YNE ANTHEMOI'DES. 
ANTHEMIS-LIKE SPHENOGYNE. 
Class. 
SYNGENESIA. 
Natural Order. 
COMPOSITE. 
Order. 
FRUSTRANEA. 
Native of 
C.G.Hope 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
9 inches. 
July, Sep. 
Annual. 
Introduced 
in 1775. 
No. 1221. 
The generic name here adopted is founded on the 
shape of the stigma, which is that of a wedge; hence 
the Greek words sphen, a wedge ; and gune, a fe- 
male, form the foundation of the appellation Sphe- 
nogyne. 
Notwithstanding this annual plant is neither more 
tender than many now in cultivation, nor is it less 
showy and interesting, yet it seems to be almost lost 
to our gardens. Seeds of it are sometimes brought 
from the Cape, hut have not, as far as we know, ob- 
tained a place in the commercial lists of London 
seedsmen. 
The showy character of this flower is much as- 
sisted by the interior surface of its petals being of 
bright yellow, whilst their exterior surface is of deep 
purple. Whilst in the bud the flower has a nodding 
position, from which it will be observed the opening- 
one in the engraving is rising. When fully expand- 
ed, the flower becomes erect, but on fading, the head 
is again found pendent; and, as the seeds ripen, it 
once more assumes an erect position, and the mem- 
branous crown of the seed gives to it a second time 
an almost flower-like effect. 
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