Plate 807 - Silene Chlorafolia Armenian Catchfly

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807 Silene Chlorafolia Armenian Catchfly

 Class and Order

 DECANDRIA Trigynia

Generic Character Cal ventricofus Petala 5 unguiculata coronata ad faucem Capf trilocularis

 specific Character and synonyms Silene chlorasolia calycibus glabris clavatis petalis femi bifidis soliis glaucis inferioribus ovalibus fummis cordatis amplexicaulibus smith Icon 1 t 13 Willd sp Pl 2 707 Lychnis orientalis vifcofa centaurei lutei solio flore lon giffimo Tournef Cor 24

We are indebted to Mr Loddiges of Hackney sor the living plant from which our drawing was made of this rare species of Silene hitherto known to modern Botanists only by the description and figure of it by the learned president of the Linnean Society as above quoted To the description there given we have nothing to add but to confirm what is there only suspected that the root is per ennial The name itself is so particularly happy that from it alone we at first fight immediately recognized the plant Flowers in August scentless

Hull Subscription Library N syd Edwards del Pub by T Curtis st Geo Crefcent Jan.1.1805 E.Sansom sculp 807 Silene Chlorafolia Armenian Catchfly Class and Order DECANDRIA Trigynia Generic Character Cal ventricofus Petala 5 unguiculata coronata ad faucem Capf trilocularis specific Character and synonyms Silene chlorasolia calycibus glabris clavatis petalis femi bifidis soliis glaucis inferioribus ovalibus fummis cordatis amplexicaulibus smith Icon 1 t 13 Willd sp Pl 2 707 Lychnis orientalis vifcofa centaurei lutei solio flore lon giffimo Tournef Cor 24 We are indebted to Mr Loddiges of Hackney sor the living plant from which our drawing was made of this rare species of Silene hitherto known to modern Botanists only by the description and figure of it by the learned president of the Linnean Society as above quoted To the description there given we have nothing to add but to confirm what is there only suspected that the root is per ennial The name itself is so particularly happy that from it alone we at first fight immediately recognized the plant Flowers in August scentless