Peacock Gorteria.
CLASS XIX. ORDER IV.
SYNGENESIA POLYGAMIA NECESSARIA. Tips united. Necessary Pointals.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Receptaculum nudum. Pappus lanatus. Corolla radiata, lingulata. Calyx monophyllus, squamis imbricatis tectus.
Receptacle naked. Down woolly. Blossom rayed, tongue-shaped. Empalement one-leafed, covered with imbricated scales.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Gorteria foliis pinnatis: foliolis æqualibus, ovatis, marginibus revolutis, pilosis, subtus albis: petalis radii magnis, aurantiis, ad basin eleganter notatis. Caulis herbaceus.
Gorteria with winged leaves. The leaflets are equal, ovate, rolled back at the edges, hairy, and white beneath: petals of the ray large, of a gold-colour, and elegantly marked at the base. Stem herbaceous.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.