The botanist's repository for new and rare plants; vol. 08 [of 10]

by active 1799-1828 Henry Cranke Andrews

CLASS VIII. ORDER I.

OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Eight Chives. One Pointal.

GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx 1-phyllus, calcaratus. Petala 4-5, inæqualia. Nuces 3, coriaceæ.

Empalement one-leafed, spurred. Petals 4 or 5, unequal. Kernels 3, coriaceous.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Tropæolum foliis sub-peltatis: lobis obtusis, inæqualibus: floribus pinnatis: petalis quinque, cuneatis, apice dentatis.

Nasturtium with leaves nearly shield-shaped. Lobes obtuse, and unequal. Flowers winged. Petals 5, wedge-shaped, and toothed at the end.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

1. A flower spread open.
2. Seed-bud, chives, and pointal.
3. Seed-bud and pointal.