PLATE LV.
ZINNIA VIOLACEA.
Purple Zinnia.
CLASS XIX. ORDER II.
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfluous Pointals.
GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx. Communis ovato-cylindricus, lævis, imbricatus; squamis plurimis, obtusis, erectis, persistentibus.
Corolla. Composita radiata; corollulæ hermaphroditæ plures in disco elevato. Femineæ plurimæ in radio.
Propria hermaphroditi infundibuliformis, quinquefida intus villosa.
Feminea ligulata, subrotunda, retusa, persistens.
Stamina. Hermaphroditis; filamenta quinque, brevissima. Anthera cylindracea, tubulosa.
Pistillum. Hermaphroditis; germen oblongum, triquetrum. Stylus filiformis, semibifidus. Stigmata duo, obtusa.