[Pg 100][Pg 99][Pg 98]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque terni, subcernui. Corolla globosa, alba, pilis pubescentibus tecta. Folia ternata, linearia, obtusa, parva, glabra, recta. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra, erectus, ramosus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches mostly by threes, and are nearly drooping. Blossom globular, white, and covered with soft hairs. Leaves by threes, linear, obtuse, small, smooth, and straight. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high, upright, and bushy.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from April till June.
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[Pg 101]
[Pg 104][Pg 103][Pg 102]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, exsertæ. Flores axillares, terminales. Pedunculi longi: bracteis tribus calyci adpressis. Corolla campanulata, parva, carnea, subcernua: stylo filiformi, longo: stigmate peltato, magno. Folia terna, erecto-patentia, linearia, recta, obtusa. Caulis subpedalis. Ramuli numerosi, filiformes, adscendentes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, without the blossom. Flowers grow from the axillæ of the leaves, and terminate the branches. Peduncles long, with three floral leaves pressed to the cup. Blossom bell-shaped, small, flesh-coloured, and nearly nodding: shaft thread-shaped and long: summit shield-shaped, and large. Leaves by threes, between erect and spreading, linear, straight, and obtuse. Stem nearly a foot high. Smaller branches numerous, thread-shaped, ascending.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from July till October.
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[Pg 105]
[Pg 108][Pg 107][Pg 106]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exerto. Flores in ramis terminalibus, simplices vel quaterni, cernui: corolla clavata, curvata, rubella. Folia quaterna, horizontaliter patentia, brevia, sub-linearia, obtusa: marginibus hispidis. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis et ultra: ramis numerosis filiformibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers terminate the branches in one to four flowers, nodding: blossom club-shaped, curved, and of a reddish colour. Leaves grow by fours, horizontally, spreading, short, nearly linear, obtuse, with hispid edges. Stem shrubby, a foot or more high: branches numerous and thread-shaped.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from August till November.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 109]
[Pg 112][Pg 111][Pg 110]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulis terminalibus, plerumque bini: corollis globosis, albis: laciniis ovatis, æqualibus, compressis. Folia ternata, brevia, obtusa, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis: ramis numerosis, flexuosis, filiformibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, within the blossom: flowers terminate the branches mostly by twos: blossom globular and white: segments of the border ovate, equal, and flattened. Leaves by threes, short, blunt-ended, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem shrubby, a foot high: branches numerous, flexuose, and thread-shaped.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from May till July.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 113]
[Pg 116][Pg 115][Pg 114]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis: in ramulis plerumque terni: pedunculis longis coloratis, pilosis. Corolla campanulata, pilosa, saturate purpurea. Folia ternata, glabra, curvata, patentia, acuminata. Caulis humilis: ramis et ramulis numerosis, filiformibus: ramis longis, patentibus, decumbentibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, and within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels, in the smaller branches mostly by threes: footstalks long, coloured, and hairy. Blossom bell-shaped, hairy, and of a deep purple colour. Leaves by threes, smooth, curved, spreading, and sharp-pointed. Stem low: the small and large branches numerous and thread-shaped: the larger branches long, spreading, and decumbent.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 117]
[Pg 120][Pg 119][Pg 118]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, terni, quaterni, vel quini, erecti vel patentes. Corolla bicolorata, supra alba, infra incarnata, tubulosa, quadrata, quatuor valvis vel suturis: oris laciniis revolutis. Folia numerosa, sparsa, ensiformia, curvata, adscendentia et patentia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis sesquipedalis, fruticosus, erectus: ramis et ramulis longis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in threes, fours, or fives, erect or spreading. Blossom two-coloured, white above and flesh-coloured beneath, tubular, squared, with four valves or seams: segments of the border rolled back. Leaves numerous, scattered, sword-shaped, curved, ascending and spreading, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot and a half high, shrubby, upright, and branching: the large and small branches long.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from April till June.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 121]
[Pg 124][Pg 123][Pg 122]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in ramulorum subapicibus verticillati, horizontaliter siti. Corolla subcylindracea, ad basin rosea; oris laciniis recurvatis, cordatis, albis. Folia plerumque quaterna, linearia, patentia, undulata, acuminata. Caulis bipedalis, erectus, ramosus. Rami subsimplices.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in whorls near the ends of the branches, standing horizontally. Blossom nearly cylinder-shaped, rose-coloured at the base: segments of the border recurved, heartshaped, and white. Leaves mostly by fours, linear, spreading, undulate, and pointed. Stem two feet high, upright, and branching. Branches nearly simple.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom during the Autumnal months.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 125]
[Pg 128][Pg 127][Pg 126]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exerto, longissimo. Flores in umbellis, 6-9, dependentes: pedunculis brevissimis; corolla oblonga, albicante, oris laciniis rectis, atro-ferrugineis. Folia numerosa, sparsa, obtusa, flexuosa: ramulis numerosis, confertis, apice recurvatis. Caulis erectus, fruticosus, pedalis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without, and very long. Flowers grow in umbles of 6 to 9, hanging down: footstalks very short. Blossom oblong, of a whitish colour: segments of the border straight, and of a dark rusty colour. Leaves numerous, scattered, obtuse, and flexuose: the small branches numerous, crowded together, and recurved at the end. Stem upright, shrubby, a foot high.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from March till June.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 129]
[Pg 132][Pg 131][Pg 130]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant in umbellis ternis vel senis, cernui. Corolla urceolata, carnea, nitida. Folia terna, linearia, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis, fruticosus, erecto-divaricatus. Ramuli numerosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches in umbels of from three to six, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, flesh-coloured, and shining. Leaves by threes, linear, flat on their upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot high, shrubby, upright or straggling. Smaller branches numerous.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 133]
[Pg 136][Pg 135][Pg 134]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exserto. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque quaterni, cernui. Corolla cylindracea, lucida, ima parte læte rubra, apice viridi. Folia quaterna, linearia, longa, patenti-adscendentia. Caulis erectus, sesquipedalis. Ramuli numerosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers terminate the small branches, mostly by fours, nodding. Blossom cylindrical and shining, the lower part of a bright red colour, the mouth green. Leaves by fours, linear, long, and between spreading and ascending. Stem erect, a foot and a half high. Branches numerous.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from July till October.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 137]
[Pg 140][Pg 139][Pg 138]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos terminant, plerumque quaterni, patentes. Calyx et pedunculus rubri. Corolla mætulæformis, imprimis alba, denique rosacea: oris laciniis erectis. Folia quaterna, linearia, erecto-patentia, obtusa, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, pedalis. Rami numerosi, flexuosi, filiformes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, mostly by fours, spreading out. Empalement and footstalk red. Blossom skittle-pin-shaped, white at first, and then dying off a rose colour: segments of the border upright. Leaves by fours, linear, between erect and spreading, blunt-ended and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot high. Branches numerous, flexuose, and thread-shaped.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom early in Spring, and again in Summer.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 141]
[Pg 144][Pg 143][Pg 142]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in apicibus ramorum, plerumque terni, cernui. Corolla urceolata, rubra: laciniis oris patentibus, cordatis, carneis, acutis. Pedunculi rubri, longi: bracteis tribus minoribus instructi. Folia quaterna, trigona, leviter curvata, acuta, lucida. Caulis sesquipedalis, virgatus, flexuosus. Ramuli erecto-patentes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches, mostly by threes, nodding. Blossom pitcher-shaped, and red: segments of the border spreading out, heart-shaped, flesh-coloured, and pointed. Foot-stalks red, long, furnished with three small floral leaves. Leaves by fours, three-sided, slightly curved, pointed and shining. Stem a foot and a half high, twiggy, and flexuose. Branches between erect and spreading.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom early in Summer, and again in Autumn.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 145]
[Pg 148][Pg 147][Pg 146]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheris aristatis, inclusis. Flores ramos terminant in umbellis. Corolla metulæformis, saturate carnea. Pedunculi longissimi, filiformes, rubri; bracteis tribus distantibus: calycis foliolis lanceolatis, coloratis, adpressis. Folia terna, linearia, longa, petiolis longis adpressis. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis: ramis longis, simplicibus, adscendentibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in umbels. Blossoms skittle-shaped, and of a deep flesh-colour. Footstalks very long, thread-shaped, and red, with three floral leaves set at a distance on them: leaflets of the cup lance-shaped, coloured, and pressed to the blossom. Leaves by threes, linear, and long; with long footstalks pressed to the stem. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high. Branches long, simple, and ascending.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from June till September.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 149]
[Pg 152][Pg 151][Pg 150]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, sub-inclusæ: stylo exerto. Flores spicati, conferti, prope apices ramorum: corollis clavatis, coccineis, erecto-patentibus: pedunculis coloratis. Folia verticillata, sena vel octona, erecta, lanceolata, intus plana, exterius sulcata: foliis ad basin angustioribus, acuminatis, patentibus. Caulis erectus, tetrapedalis: ramis plerumque simplicibus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom: shaft without. Flowers grow in crowded spikes near the ends of the branches: blossoms club-shaped, and of a scarlet colour, between erect and spreading: footstalks coloured. Leaves in whorls of six to eight, upright and lance-shaped, flat on the inner and furrowed on the outer side: leaves at the base of the plant are narrower, pointed, and spreading. Stem upright, four feet high: branches mostly simple.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from October till February.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 153]
[Pg 156][Pg 155][Pg 154]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ: stylo exserto: stigmate magno. Flores terni vel seni, ramos terminantes. Corolla parva, campanulata, pallide carnosa. Folia terna, cordata, patentia, supra subplana, setis minutis instructa, subtus glauca; marginibus revolutis. Caulis subpedalis, tenuis. Rami et ramuli filiformes, numerosi, flexuosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom; shaft without; summit large. Flowers grow by threes or sixes, terminating the branches. Blossom small, bell-shaped, and of a pale flesh-colour. Leaves by threes, heartshaped and spreading, nearly flat on their upper surface, and furnished with minute setæ or bristles beneath, glaucous, with the edges rolled back. Stem nearly a foot high, and slender. The large and smaller branches thread-shaped, numerous, and slender.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from July till November.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 157]
[Pg 160][Pg 159][Pg 158]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ aristatæ, sub-exertæ. Flores in ramis terminales, capitatim aggregati, cernui. Corolla subcylindracea, parva, albens. Folia plerumque quaterna, obtusa, linearia, pilosa, recta, adscendentia: seniora patentia. Caulis sesquipedalis: ramis longis, simplicibus, erectis, vel flexuosis.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips bearded, and just without the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches in crowded heads, nodding. Blossom nearly cylindrical, small, and of a whitish colour. Leaves mostly by fours, obtuse, linear, hairy, straight, and ascending: the older ones spreading. Stem a foot and half high: the branches are long, simple, upright or flexuose.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from April till July.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 163][Pg 162][Pg 161]
[Pg 166][Pg 165][Pg 164]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores subterminales in umbellis. Corolla cylindracea, ad basin inflata, apice arctata, incarnata: oris laciniis, plerumque sexfidis, albis. Foliis quaternis, lanceolatis, acutis, pilosis, patentibus. Caulis pedalis et ultra, fruticosus. Rami et ramuli numerosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers nearly terminal, in umbels. Blossoms cylindrical, inflated at the base, narrowed at the end, and of a flesh colour: segments of the border mostly six, divided and white. Leaves by fours, lance-shaped, pointed, hairy, and spreading. Stem a foot or more high, shrubby, with numerous large and small branches.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from May till August.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 167]
[Pg 170][Pg 169][Pg 168]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores racemosi, subterminales. Corolla cylindrica, pallide purpurea, odorata: oris laciniis recurvatis. Folia quina vel sena linearia, numerosa, plerumque adscendentia. Caulis sesquipedalis. Rami et ramuli erecti, flexuosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in clusters, nearly terminal. Blossom cylindrical, of a pale purple colour, and sweet-scented; segments of the border recurved. Leaves by fives or sixes, linear, numerous, and mostly ascending. Stem a foot and a half high. The large and smaller branches upright and flexuose.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from May till July.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 171]
[Pg 174][Pg 173][Pg 172]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores in umbellis terminalibus, cernui. Corolla tubulato-ventricosa, pollicaris, læte rubra, ad basin exalbida, sub apice pilosa; oris laciniis magnis, revolutis. Folia plerumque quina, glauca, supra convexa, subtus sulco-exarata, marginibus pilosis. Caulis pedalis. Rami pauci, flexibiles.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow in terminal umbels, nodding. Blossom of an inflated tubular form, an inch long, of a bright red colour, whitish at the base, hairy near the end: segments of the border large, and rolled back. Leaves mostly by fives, glaucous, rounded above, and deeply furrowed beneath, with hairy edges. Stem a foot high. Branches few and flexible.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from November till March.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 175]
[Pg 178][Pg 177][Pg 176]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores ramos terminant, terni vel quaterni, plerumque adscendentes. Corolla tubæformis, tenuissima, incarnata: laciniis oris æqualibus, cordatis, acutis, patentibus. Folia plerumque quaterna, leviter tomentosa, linearia, brevia, acuta, supra plana, subtus sulcata. Caulis pedalis et ultra, fruticosus flexuosus, filiformis, virgatus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches by threes and fours, mostly ascending. Blossom trumpet-shaped, very slender, and flesh-coloured: segments of the border are equal, heart-shaped, pointed, and spreading. Leaves mostly by fours, slightly downy, linear, short and pointed, flat on the upper surface, and furrowed beneath. Stem a foot or more high, shrubby, flexuose, thread-shaped, and twiggy.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom during the summer months.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 179]
[Pg 182][Pg 181][Pg 180]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, subinclusæ. Flores ramos terminant, plerumque terni, adscendentes, et patentes. Corolla cylindracea, rosacea, tomentosa, pellucida: laciniis æqualibus, revolutis. Folia terna et quaterna, linearia, brevia, læviter incurvata, trigona, acuta, glabra. Caulis fruticosus, sesquipedalis. Rami numerosi, flexuosi, virgati, filiformes.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, just within the blossom. Flowers terminate the branches, mostly by threes, ascending, and spreading. Blossom cylindrical, rose-coloured, downy, and pellucid: segments of the border equal, and rolled back. Leaves by threes and fours, linear and short, slightly incurved, three-sided, pointed, and smooth. Stem shrubby, a foot and a half high. Branches numerous, flexuose, twiggy, and thread-shaped.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from June till August.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 183]
[Pg 186][Pg 185][Pg 184]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ muticæ, inclusæ. Flores plerumque terni, cernui, ad ramorum extremitates. Calyx duplex, ramis adpressus: exterior trifoliatus. Corolla cylindrico-clavata, purpurea: oris laciniis viridi-albicantibus. Folia ternata, linearia, nitida, erecto-patentia: majoribus flexuosis. Caulis bipedalis, fruticosus, erectus.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips beardless, within the blossom. Flowers grow mostly by threes, drooping, from the ends of the branches. Empalement double, and prest to the branches: the outer one three-leaved. Blossom cylindrically club-shaped, and purple: segments of the border of a greenish white colour. Leaves by threes, linear, shining, between erect and spreading: the older ones flexuose. Stem two feet high, shrubby, erect.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from July till April.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 187]
[Pg 190][Pg 189][Pg 188]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ ad basin bicornes, exsertæ. Flores ramulos terminant, terni, cernui. Pedunculi nulli. Calyx duplex. Corolla turbinata, incarnata; laciniis erectis. Folia terna, obtusa, brevia, adscendentia. Caulis debilis. Rami et ramuli virgati, flexuosi.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips two-horned at the base, without the blossom. Flowers terminate the smaller branches, by threes, nodding. Footstalks none. Empalement double. Blossom top-shaped, and flesh-coloured: segments upright. Leaves by threes, obtuse, short, and ascending. Stem weak. The small and larger branches twiggy and flexuose.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from May till July.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 191]
[Pg 194][Pg 193][Pg 192]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ minute bicornutæ, subexsertæ. Flores terni, in apicibus ramulorum, dependentes. Pedunculi nulli. Perianthium duplex, exteriori triphyllo. Corolla viridis, viscosa, mætulæflora: laciniis limbi erectis. Folia terna, glabra, subtrigona, curvata, acuta. Caulis humilis, fruticosus. Ramuli plerumque terni.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips minutely two-horned, just without the blossom. Flowers grow by threes, at the ends of the smaller branches, hanging down. Footstalks none. Cup double, the outer one three-leaved. Blossom green, clammy and skittle-shaped: segments of the border upright. Leaves by threes, smooth, nearly three-sided, curved and pointed. Stem low and shrubby. Smaller branches mostly by threes.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom from June till August.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 195]
[Pg 198][Pg 197][Pg 196]
DESCRIPTIO.
Antheræ cristatæ, inclusæ. Flores ramulos ternatim plerumque terminant in medio ramorum, cernui. Corolla sub-globosa, ignea, glutinosissima, lucida; limbo saturate viridi; laciniis æqualibus, erectis. Folia ternata, subulata, supra plana, subtus sulco exarata. Caulis pedalis et ultra. Rami plerumque terni.
DESCRIPTION.
Tips crested, within the blossom. Flowers terminate the small branches mostly by threes, out of the middle of the large branches, nodding. Blossom nearly globular, of a fiery colour, very glutinous, and shining; border of a deep green; segments equal, and upright. Leaves by threes, awl-shaped, the upper side level, the under carved with a furrow. Stem a foot high or more. Large branches mostly by threes.
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Native of the Cape of Good Hope.In bloom in Spring, and again in Autumn.
REFERENCE.
[Pg 199]