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SINNINGIA villdsa. 
Shaggy Sinningia. 
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DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Nat. ord. GESNERIER. 
SINNINGIA. Supra, vol. 12. fol. 997. 
S. villosa; caule foliisque villosis, calycibus 5-partitis ovarii longitudine, floribus 
agoregatis. Lindley, supra, fol. 1112. 
Caulis teres, crassus, carnosus, simplex, 2-pedalis, pallidé viridis, villosus. 
Folia longé petiolata, oblongo-laneeolata, crenata, convexa, villosa, v. quast 
strigosa, pallidé viridia. Flores aggregatt in axillis foliorum, quibus multo 
breviores, breviter pedunculati. Calyx obovatus, villosus, ovarii alati longi- 
tudine, corolld multd brevior. Corolla extis villosa, pallide viridis, immacu- 
lata, circiter duas uncias longa. 
renner erence en a TS 
The annexed figure illustrates a species mentioned at 
fol. 1112 of this work as a fourth kind of Sinningia. It will 
now be seen that it is totally different from the two species 
already figured, than which it is twice taller, and altogether 
less handsome. Itis, however, a fine stove plant, flowering 
abundantly during all the summer, and growing freely in 
peat and loam. It requires a high temperature, and much 
atmospheric moisture, to succeed perfectly. 
A native of Brazil, whence roots were sent in 1826 to the 
Horticultural Society by Henry Chamberlayne, Esq. It is 
increased with much difficulty by cuttings or by leaves. 
Stem round, thick, fleshy, simple, 2 feet high, pale green, 
villous. Zeaves on long petioles, oblong-lanceolate, crenate, 
conyex, villous, appearing as if strigose, pale green. 
Flowers aggregate in the axille of the leaves, than which 
they are much shorter, on short peduncles. Calyx obovate, 
villous, the length of the winged ovarium, much shorter 
than the corolla. Corolla externally villous, pale green, 
not dotted, about 2 inches long. sd 
