ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Calyx nullus. Corolla quadrifida; limbo inæquali. Semen unum, sub-baccatum.
Cup none. Blossom four-cleft; border unequal. One seed, nearly berried.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Lachnæa foliis ovatis, glabris, glaucis: floribus in capitulis globosis: corollis albis, odoratis. Caulis teres, longissimus.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Lachnæa with ovate, smooth, glaucous leaves. Flowers in globular heads. Blossoms white, and sweet-scented. Stem round, and very long.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A blossom spread open.
2. The seed-bud and pointal.
3. The flower-receptacle.