TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Four Chives. One Pointal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Corolla 4-fida, seu 4-petala. Antheræ lineares, petalis infra apices insertæ. Calyx proprius, nullus. Semina solitaria.
Blossom four-cleft, or of four petals. Tips linear, inserted into the petals below the points. Cup proper, none. Seeds solitary.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Protea foliis multifidis, filiformibus, acutis, pilosis: floribus in capitulis terminalibus, lucidis, odoratis.
Habitat in Caput Bonæ Spei.
Protea with many-cleft leaves, thread-shaped, pointed, and hairy: flowers grow in terminal heads, shining, and sweet-scented.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.