Plate 286 - Flowered Portlandia

[ 286] PORTLANDIA GRANDIFLORA.

FLOWERED PORTLANDIA. ******************** Class and Order.

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

Generic Character.

GREAT- Cor. clavato-insundibulisormis.

Anthera 4-6. longitudinales.

Capf. 5-gona, 2-valvis, retufa, 2-locularis, polysperma, co- ronata calyce 5-phyllo. specific Character and synonyms.

PORTLANDIA grandiflora floribus pentandris.

Linn. syst.

Veg. ed. 14.

Murr. p. 213.

Ait.

Kew. v. 1. p. 228. soliis ovatis. syst.

Nat. ed. 13.

Gmel. p. 360.

PORTLANDIA grandiflora floribus pentandris, capfulis ovatis, soliis oblongis acuminatis. swartz.

Obf.

Bot. p. 69.

Dr.

BROWN, in his Natural Hiftory of Jamaica, gives to this genus the name of Portlandia, in honour of the Duchefs Dowager of PORTLAND, who employed many of the leifure hours of a long and happy life, in the purfuits of natural hiftory, in which she was eminently fkilled.-she was the friend and patron of Mr.

LIGHTFOOT, who dedicates to her his Flora scotica; the fine collection of rare and valuable trees and shrubs which enrich part of the grounds at Bulftrode, were of her planting.

Dr. sWARTZ, in his Obfervations on the Plants of the Weft-Indies, insorms us, that this species grows wild in Ja- maica, where (incolit calcareofa petrofa) it inhabits calcareous rocky places*, sorms a fmall tree about the height of six feet, and flowers from the middle of Summer to Autumn; its bark, he obferves, as in other plants of the same genus, is extremely bitter. by From Mr.

AITON we learn, that it was introduced here ELLIS, Efq. in 1775.

It sorms a very beautiful stove plant, not of difficult growth, and readily disposed to flower; we have seen blowing plants of it little more than a soot high; its blossoms are not only uncommonly large, showy, and curious in their structure, but fragrant also, and very much so when dried.

It is usually increafed by cuttings. * We wish that every person who defcribes foreign plants on the fpot, would do thus; it would greatly facilitate their culture 8 N:286 Pub by W.

Curtis st Geo Crefcent Jan.1 1795

[ 286] PORTLANDIA GRANDIFLORA. FLOWERED PORTLANDIA. ******************** Class and Order. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Generic Character. GREAT- Cor. clavato-insundibulisormis. Anthera 4-6. longitudinales. Capf. 5-gona, 2-valvis, retufa, 2-locularis, polysperma, co- ronata calyce 5-phyllo. specific Character and synonyms. PORTLANDIA grandiflora floribus pentandris. Linn. syst. Veg. ed. 14. Murr. p. 213. Ait. Kew. v. 1. p. 228. soliis ovatis. syst. Nat. ed. 13. Gmel. p. 360. PORTLANDIA grandiflora floribus pentandris, capfulis ovatis, soliis oblongis acuminatis. swartz. Obf. Bot. p. 69. Dr. BROWN, in his Natural Hiftory of Jamaica, gives to this genus the name of Portlandia, in honour of the Duchefs Dowager of PORTLAND, who employed many of the leifure hours of a long and happy life, in the purfuits of natural hiftory, in which she was eminently fkilled.-she was the friend and patron of Mr. LIGHTFOOT, who dedicates to her his Flora scotica; the fine collection of rare and valuable trees and shrubs which enrich part of the grounds at Bulftrode, were of her planting. Dr. sWARTZ, in his Obfervations on the Plants of the Weft-Indies, insorms us, that this species grows wild in Ja- maica, where (incolit calcareofa petrofa) it inhabits calcareous rocky places*, sorms a fmall tree about the height of six feet, and flowers from the middle of Summer to Autumn; its bark, he obferves, as in other plants of the same genus, is extremely bitter. by From Mr. AITON we learn, that it was introduced here ELLIS, Efq. in 1775. It sorms a very beautiful stove plant, not of difficult growth, and readily disposed to flower; we have seen blowing plants of it little more than a soot high; its blossoms are not only uncommonly large, showy, and curious in their structure, but fragrant also, and very much so when dried. It is usually increafed by cuttings. * We wish that every person who defcribes soreign plants on the fpot, would do thus; it would greatly facilitate their culture. 8 N:286 Pub by W. Curtis st Geo Crefcent Jan.1 1795