Pointal. Hermaphrodites; seed-bud oblong, three-sided. Shaft thread-shaped, split nearly half way down. Summits two, blunt.
Females; seed-bud oblong, three-sided. Shaft hair-like, split half way down. Summits two, bent backward.
Seed-vessel. Cup not changing.
Seeds. Hermaphrodites; solitary, oblong, three-sided, but sharp at two edges. Feather of two sharp points.
Females, solitary, without points, being crowned with the persistent petal.
Receptacle chaffy; chaff tongue-shaped, channelled, the length of the cup, and falling off.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Zinnia foliis oppositis, amplexicaulibus, lato-lanceolatis, scabris; floribus pedunculatis, purpureis, solitariis.
Zinnia with opposite leaves, embracing the stem, broadly lance-shaped, and rough; flowers have foot-stalks, are purple, and grow solitary.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.