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Abuted Jedworces CRYPTADÉNIA UNIFLORA. Solitary-flowered Cryptadenia. Nat. Ord. THYMELEÆ.-OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. CRYPTADENIA. Meisn.-Flores perfecti. Perigonium coloratum, infundibuliforme, tubo angusto, sursum ampliato, limbo 4-partito, fauce nuda. Glandulae 8, medio perigonii tubo simplici serie adnate, staminibus alternæ. Stamina 8, alterna perigonii laciniis opposita, exserta, alterna, infra sinus inclusa, filamento per tubum adnato decurrente barbato. Germen uniloculare; gemmula unica, pendula, anatropa. Stylus lateralis; stig- mate capitato. Fructus...... perigonii basi persistente hirsutis inclusus. -Fruticuli Capenses, ericoidei, dichotome ramosi. Folia opposita, decus- sata v. suprema quaternatim verticillata, sessilia, linearia v. subacerosa, utrinque glabra. Flores terminales, solitarii v. gemini majusculi, v. axil- lares, solitarii parvi, extus sericeo-pubescentes, intus glabri, violacei, lila- cini v. rosei. Endl.

Botanical Description A small heath-like shrub, with twiggy branches,

somewhat fastigiate at the apices. Leaves patent, or in the younger branches suberect, linear, acute, opposite, glabrous, plane above, or slightly channelled, keeled at the back. Flowers solitary, rather large, handsome, lilac, terminal. Perianth hypocrateriform, silky on the outside; the tube sunk in the floral leaves, nearly cylindrical, striated upwards, downy within. Limb of four spreading, ovate, acute, seg- ments. Stamens eight, four placed at the mouth of the tube, and a little exserted, the other four a little lower down in the tube, and alternating with them: below these and near the middle of the tube, are eight small, oblong, yellow, sessile glands, alternating with the eight stamens. Ovary oblong. Style elongated, inserted below the apex, thickening upwards, and terminating in a capitate, downy stigma. anid

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Fig. 1. Flower. 2. The same laid open, to show the Stamens and Glands. 3. Pistil:-magnified. CRYPTADENIA uniflora; foliis patulis linearibus acutis v. mucronatis sub- pungentibus compressis dorso acutis (rarius obtusis v. deplanatis) margine nudis summis haud latioribus, floribus terminalibus solitariis majusculis tubo bracteis superante, limbi lobis oblongis acutiusculis, tubum æquantibus v. sublongioribus. Meisn. CRYPTADENIA uniflora. Meisn. in Linnæa, v. 14. p. 406. PASSERINA uniflora. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 560. Burm. Afr. t. 48. f. 1. Lam. Ill. t. 291. f. 1. Pl. Eckl. in Un. Itin. n. 362. Zeyl. Pl. Cap. Easicc. Suppl. n. 239. (aitenisty 001 18 Aard Among the handsomest of the Linnæan Genus Passerina were three species, the present, P. grandiflora, and P. ciliata, which, in habit, as well as in essential character, differed con- siderably from the others. These Professor Meisner has wisely separated from Passerina, and named Cryptadenia, from the presence of eight glands concealed within the tube of the floral envelope, and alternating with the eight stamens. All are natives of the Cape. The present species, though suffici- ently known in Herbaria, is probably rare in gardens, though well deserving of a place on account of the beauty of its copious blossoms, and the long time the plant continues in blow. It has, however, been cultivated at Kew since 1759. It flowers there in the early summer months, in an airy part of the greenhouse. © Thiny whiskers .000 9 dua 615 od to od od idi balgomos anom ilgio, oft dies quitenste bag dgood) anobing nisim vidsdong tind ali to od ot to tubos do siq his file eft mit quof oil has Imolt of word vbas no sold anohjoo CXI onia wa bodities wood daveed and old oq yiis his dimon vominua fri stand erowoll al