PLATE CCCLXXXIV.
XERANTHEMUM VARIEGATUM.
Variegated Eternal Flower.
CLASS XIX. ORDER II.
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. Tips united. Superfluous Pointals.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Receptaculum paleaceum, aut nudum. Pappus setaceus. Calyx imbricatus, radiatus; radio colorato.
Receptacle chaffy, or naked. Feather bristly. Empalement tiled, rayed: the ray coloured.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.
Xeranthemum, floribus solitariis nutantibus, squamis calycinis obtusis maculatis.