It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and was introduced to the Royal Gardens, Kew, by Mr. F. Masson, about the year 1792.[Pg 216]

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PLATE CXCVIII.
BAUERA RUBIOIDES.
Three-leaved Bauera.

CLASS XIII. ORDER II.

POLYANDRIA DIGYNIA. Many Chives. Two Pointals.

GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx. Perianthium octophyllum, foliolis persistentibus, acuminatis, reflexis, dentatis.

Corolla. Petala octo, ovata, concava, patentia, æqualia, calyce majora.

Stamina. Filamenta numerosa, capillaria, corolla breviora, receptaculo inserta. Antheræ latiusculæ, obtusæ, erectæ.