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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS XXXVIII. 
CH^TANTHERA, Dec. THE CHiETANTHERA. 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 
Generic Character. — Involucre imbricate. Receptacle flat, smooth. I Flowers of the disk hermaphrodite, tubular, bilabiate ; lips nearly equal. 
Flowers of the ray numerous, feminine ; exterior lip ligulate, tridentate. Seeds linear, oblong, four-sided. Pappus hairy, persistent, 
covered with a silky down beneath ; inner lip slender, bidentate. I 
Description, &c. — This genus is one of those called by modern botanists Labiatifolia, because each of the 
florets has two distinct lips, which are generally difierently shaped. The name Chietanthera signifies a bristly 
anther, and refers to the anthers of the flowers, which have the appearance of bristles. Some of the species of 
the genus are annuals, and they are all natives of Chili. 
1— CHiETANTHERA SERRATA, D. Don. THE SERRATED-LEAVED CH.ffiTANTHERA. 
Synonymes — ChaitantheraChilensis.Dec. ; C. spatulata, ; 
Perdicum Chilense, Willd. ; Proselia serrata, Don. 
Engravings. — Brit. FI. Gard., 2d series, t. 214 ; and our^^. 4 in 
PI. 59. 
SrEciFic Character. — Loaves linear, somewhat wedge-shaped, ser-^ 
rated at the apex. Scales of the involucre lanceolate, mucronate. ■- 
Pappus somewhat bristly. 
Description, &c. — This very pretty little plant is an evergreen, growing in low tufts, with large golden 
yellow flowers ; the stems, when old, become somewhat shrubby at the base. It is a native of Chili, whence it ’ 
was introduced in 1835 ; and though it grows readily in any sandy soil, it is easily killed by wet. , • 
GENUS XXXIX. 
CHAPTALIA, Pursh. THE CHAPTALIA. 
Lin. Syst. SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA NECESSARIA. 
Generic Character. — Receptacle naked. Pappus simple. Flowers of the ray in two irregular series, feminine ; flowers of the disk masculine, 
bilabiate. 
Description, &c. — There is only one species of this genus, which was named in honour of Monsieur Chaptal, 
a French botanist. 
1.— CHAPTALIA TOMENTOSA, Pursh. THE WOOLLY-LEAVED CHAPTALIA. 
Synonymes. — C. integrifolia, Feni.; Tussilago integrifolia, ; 1 Specific Character Leaves obovate-oblong, reversedly dentate ; 
Perdicium semiflosculare, IValt. upper surfaces covered with a thick wool, and under surface with a 
Engraving. — Bot. Mag. t. 2257. 1 silvery tomentum. Flower naked. 
Description, &c. — This little plant at first sight has almost the appearance of some kind of daisy, as it has 
no stem but the flower-scapes, which rise from a tuft of leaves, as in that flower. The leaves themselves are 
peculiar ; they are toothed, but with the teeth the reverse way, that is, directed downwards towards the footstalk 
of the leaf. The upper surface of the leaf is green, but covered with a thick wool ; and the under surface is pale 
and covered with a dense, white, silky pubescence. The flowers are wliite, with a yellow disk, but they never 
open fully, and are what botanists call nodding, that is, slightly bent downwards from .the stalk. The plant is 
a hardy perennial, a native of North America, whence it was introduced in 1806 ; and it only requires the 
common culture of garden flowers. 
