PLATE CCCCIX.
PROTEA SCOLYMUS.
Smooth-leaved Protea.
CLASS IV. ORDER I.
TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla quadrifida sive quadripetala. Antheræ lineares insertæ petalis infra apicem. Calyx proprius nullus. Nux unisperma supera.
Blossom four-cleft or four-petaled. Tips linear, inserted on the petals below the apex. Empalement proper, none. Nut one-seeded above.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, &C.