TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 4-fida, seu 4-petala. Antheræ lineares, insertæ petalis infra apicem. Calyx proprius, nullus. Sem. folitaria.
Blossom 4-cleft, or of 4 petals. Tips linear, inserted into the petals below the points. Cup proper, none. Seeds solitary.
See Protea formosa, Vol. I. Plate XVII.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Protea foliis longis, lineari-lanceolatis; squamæ calycinæ interiores apice incurvatæ, barbatæ, nigræ.
Protea with long leaves, between linear and lance-shaped; the inner scales of the empalement are turned inward at the end, bearded, and black.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A Blossom complete, as it stands in the Empalement.
2. The four Petals of the Flower thrown open, to shew the situation and character of the tips.
3. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit.