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CENOTHERA Romanzovii. 
Violet-flowered CHnothera. 
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OCTANDRIA MONOGYNI4A. 
Nat. ord. ONAGRE. Jussieu gen. 317. Div. I. Stylus unicus. Fruc- 
tus capsularis. Stamina petalorum dupla. 
ONAGRARIE. Jussieu in ann. du mus. 5. 21. 
CGENOTHERA. Supra vol. 2. fol. 147. 
. Romanzovit, ramis elongatis lentis, foliis lanceolatis mucrone recurvo; 
calycis segmentis lineari-oblongis corolla duplo brevioribus ‘capsulis cylin- 
draceo-oblongis: stigmate 4-lobo fauce incluso. Don MSS. 
Gnothera Romanzovii. Ledebour MSS. Hornem. hort. hafn. suppl. 1. 133. 
Link enum. hort. berol. 1. 378. ? 
Planta annua, sericeo-glaucescens. Caulis inferné decumbens, ramosis- 
simus ramis adscendentibus mollibus. Folia alterna, lanceolata, brevitéer 
petiolata, integerrima mucrone recurvo. Flores violacei axillares. Seg- 
menta calycis lineari-oblonga integerrima uninervia obtuse mucronata, duplo 
corolla breviora, sepé per paria collaterali-connexa. Core. petala obovata, 
margine crenulato-crispa. Filamenta inequalia: anthere oblonge. Stigma 
atropurpureum, 4-lobum, corolle faucem nunquam exsuperans. Capsula 
cylindracea, subuncialis, obsoletivs 8-sulcata, basi attenuata. Don MSS. 
Native of the Northw-est Coast of America, where it 
was observed by Dr. Chamisso, the naturalist of the late 
expedition of discovery sent from Russia, under the com- 
mand of Lieutenant Kotzebue. 
The species is named in compliment to Count Roman- 
zow, the Minister of the Russian Marine. 
An annual plant with a glaucous silky surface. Stem 
decumbent at the lower part, numerously branched with 
soft flexile ascending branches. Jeaves alternate, lanceo- 
late, shortly petioled, quite entire, with a recurved mucro 
(separate point). Flowers axillary of a violet colour. Seg- 
ments of the calyx linearly oblong, quite entire, one-nerved, 
bluntly mucronate, twice shorter than the corolla, often 
attached by their sides in pairs. Petals of the corolla ob- 
ovate, crenulately curled at the edge. Filaments of un- 
equal lengths; anthers oblong. Stigma black-purple, 4- 
lobed, never overtopping the faux of the corolla. Capsule 
