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 linearibus acutis, supra concavis, subtus convexis: floribus confertis, procumbentibus.
Habitat ad Caput Bonæ Spei.
Protea with linear pointed leaves, concave above, and convex beneath. Flowers crowded, and lying on the ground.
Native of the Cape of Good Hope.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. A flower complete, summit magnified.