Cineraria Lanata. Woolly Cineraria.
Class and Order.
Syngenesia Polygamia Superflua.
Generic Character.
Receptaculum nudum. Pappus simplex. Calyx simplex, polyphyllus, æqualis.
Specific Character and Synonyms.
CINERARIA lanata caule suffruticoso, foliis subquinquelobis, subtus tomentosis; foliolis ad pedunculos lanatis.
In the beauty of its blossoms, this species of Cineraria, lately introduced from Africa, by far eclipses all the others cultivated in our gardens; its petals exteriorly are of a most vivid purple, interiorly white; this change of colour adds much to the brilliancy of the flower.
What renders this plant a more valuable acquisition to the green-house, is its hardiness, its readiness to flower, and the facility with which it may be propagated.