Plate 707 - Chironia Decussata

HULL subfcription Library N: N°707 syd Edwards del Pub. by T.

Curtis st Geo: Crefcent Dec 1.1803 F.Sanfem sculp [707] CHIRONIA DECUsSATA.

CROsS-LEAVED CHIRONIA. ****************** Class and Order, PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.

Cor. rotata.

Generic Character.

Pistillum declinatum.

Pistillum declinatum. stam. tubo corolla ina fidentia.

Anthere demum fpirales.

Per. 2-loculare. specific Character and synonyms.

CHIRONIA decuffata; fruticofa fubtomentofa; soliis con- fertis decuffatis oblongis obtufis, calycibus glo- bofis quinquepartitis.

Ventenat Hort.

Celf. 31.

Monf.

VENTENAT, in his accurate work, distinguishes this Chironia from the frutefcens, No. 37 of the Botanical Maga- zine, by the stalk being more simple, the branches very short, the flowers larger, the calyx more globofe and deeply divided into five segments, the leaves wider, more obtuse, growing in two ranks, and covered with a close short pubefcence.

There are however so many intermediate varieties as to leave room for doubt whether it be a genuine species or not.

It has been long known in our nurferies by the name of latisolia.

Is a very ornamental greenhouse shrub, occupying but little space and continuing long in blossom

HULL subfcription Library N: N°707 syd Edwards del Pub. by T. Curtis st Geo: Crefcent Dec 1.1803 F.Sanfem sculp [707] CHIRONIA DECUsSATA. CROsS-LEAVED CHIRONIA. ****************** Class and Order, PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Cor. rotata. Generic Character. Pistillum declinatum. Pistillum declinatum. stam. tubo corolla ina fidentia. Anthere demum fpirales. Per. 2-loculare. specific Character and synonyms. CHIRONIA decuffata; fruticofa fubtomentofa; soliis con- fertis decuffatis oblongis obtufis, calycibus glo- bofis quinquepartitis. Ventenat Hort. Celf. 31. Monf. VENTENAT, in his accurate work, distinguishes this Chironia from the frutefcens, No. 37 of the Botanical Maga- zine, by the stalk being more simple, the branches very short, the flowers larger, the calyx more globofe and deeply divided into five segments, the leaves wider, more obtuse, growing in two ranks, and covered with a close short pubefcence. There are however so many intermediate varieties as to leave room for doubt whether it be a genuine species or not. It has been long known in our nurferies by the name of latisolia. Is a very ornamental greenhouse shrub, occupying but little space and continuing long in blossom.