Tetrandria, 
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Alchemilea. Gen. Char.- — Cal. eight cleft, with 
the alternate segments smaller, inferior ; cor. none ; 
one naked seed. 
Al. Vulgaris, Common Lady’s Mantle ; with leaves 
folded, lobed ; perennial ; flowers in June and July, 
and is very common in meadows and elevated pas- 
tures. 
Al. Alpina, Alpine Lady’s Mantle ; with leaves 
digitate, serrated, covered underneath with a white 
silky down ; perennial ; flowers in July, and is a na- 
tive of the mountains of Scotland and the north of 
England. 
Protea. Gen. char. — Fodr petaled, the petals un- 
iting in different ways 3 the anther inserted on the pe- 
tal below the apex ; one seed, superior, naked. 
Prot. Cynar aides. Artichoke-flowered Protea, or 
Silver. tree ; with roundish smooth leaves, on foot- 
stalks. This plant is a native of the Cape, is a low 
shrub l-emarkable for the magnificence of its flowers, 
and is cultivated in green-houses in the vicinity of Lon- 
don. Bot. Mag. 770. 
Prot. Lepidocarpon , Black-flowered Protea ; with so- 
litary flowers 3 rays of the calyx strap-shaped, incur - 
vated, and bearded ; leaves lanceolate 3 is also a native 
of the Cape of Good Hope, and has been admitted in- 
to the green houses of this country. Bot. Mag. 67 4. 
The structure of the flowers in the genus Protea is 
extremely cui'ious. A great number of florets is in- 
closed within a common calyx, which is formed ofl many 
imbricated leaves or scales,'mnd all attached to a com - 
mon receptacle ; and some parts of the flower are co- 
