CLASS IV. ORDER I.
TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 4-fida seu 4-petala. Antheræ lineares, insertæ petalis infra apicem. Calyx proprius nullus. Semina solitaria.
Blossom 4-cleft or 4-petalled. Tips linear, inserted into the petals below the point. Proper Cup none. Seeds solitary.
See Protea formosa, Pl. XVII. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Protea foliis bipinnatis, filiformibus; capitulis spicatis, aggregatis, quadrifloris; corollis intus purpureis.
Protea with doubly winged leaves, thread-shaped; small heads grow in spikes close together, four flowers in each; blossoms purple within.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.