



40 THE LADIES FLOWER-GARDEN 
1.—HERMANNIA ALTHAIFOLIA Lin. THE MARSH MALLOW-LEAVED HERMANNIA. 
Synonymes.—H, aurea Jacg.; H. capensis Pet.; Ketmia africana Speciric Cuaracter.—Leaves tomentose, obovate, plaited, crenate ; 
Com. stipules ovate-lanceolate, three or five-nerved. Peduncles solitary or 
Encravinc.—Bot. Mag,, t. 307. twin, two or three-flowered, longer than the leaves. (G. Don.) 
Dxscription, &c.—This species is a plant of free growth, which continues to produce its deep orange-coloured 
flowers nearly all the summer. The flowers are pretty in themselves, but the plant is not particularly ornamental 
on account of its leaves, which have a somewhat weedy appearance. It was introduced from the Cape of Good 
Hope in 1728. When planted in the free soil of a conservatory, it forms a bush three or four feet high. 
2.—HERMANNIA FLAMMEA Jacg. THE FLAME-COLOURED HERMANNIA. 
Eneravines.— Bot. Mag., t. 1349; Bot. Rep., t. 550; and our fig. | truncated, and toothed at the apex. Racemes terminal. Peduncles 
3, in Pl. 11. one or two-flowered. Calyx somewhat reflexed. (G Don.) 
Speciric Cuaracter.—Leaves smooth, wedge-shaped, lanceolate, 
Description, &c.—A very pretty little shrub, with curious wedge-shaped leaves, and weak branches. The 
flowers are drooping, and grow all on one side of the stem. The petals are of a brilliant scarlet on the outside, 
and yellow within ; they are very curiously twisted together, and are very seldom seen completely expanded. The 
species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was introduced in 1794. The flowers are very 
odoriferous after sunset, but they have no fragrance in the daytime. They appear in succession during the 
whole of the season. 
OTHER SPECIES OF HERMANNIA. 
H, TENUIFOLIA Sims; Bot. Mag., t. 1348. 
This is a very pretty little plant, with very slender leaves, and bright yellow flowers. Like the other species it 
is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was introduced early in the present century. 
H. ALNIFOLIA Zin. ; Bot. Mag,, t. 299. 
A pretty little plant, with bright yellow flowers. 
H, LAVANDULAFOLIA Lin.; Bot. Mag., t. 304. 
A plant with small yellow flowers, and very glaucous leaves. 
All the species grow freely in any light rich soil, and they all are very free flowerers, continuing to produce a 
succession of blossoms nearly all the summer months. 
GENUS V. 
MAHERNIA Lin. THE MAHERNIA. 
Lin, Syst. MONADELPHIA PENTANDRIA. 
Generic Cuaracter.—Calyx naked, campanulate, five-cleft. Petals | tubercle, or a cup-formed process in the middle. Styles five, some- 
five, with an obcordate limb, spirally twisted, and straightish claws. | times joined into one. Capsules five-celled, five-valved, many-seeded. 
Filaments five, monadelphous at the base, dilated into a cordate | (G Don.) 
Description, &c.—The species included in this genus are not half so numerous as those included in 
Hermannia, from which they have been separated. The Mahernias are small shrubs with toothed or pinnatifid 
leaves, and red or yellow flowers. They are all natives of the Cape of Good Hope. The word Mahernia is 
an anagram of Hermannia. 



