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"Helichrysum tracteatum"
4-17-29
Andr. labeled BMJCP186 [illegible]
Agri FX Beads red, orange, pinkish. Petals
Definitely bifurc. Receptacle naked.
Anther top thin, stalked at base. Stamen
has some long silky white hairs as well
as being minutely scabrous or roughened with
minute hairs.
X 4-17-29 "Cynoglossum fuscation"
labeled Fl Agri FX [illegible]. Racemes
not bractid is just in axils of the lvs
which are on or st. among the racemes
Calyx lobes spreading so that young
seeds are early visible. Fl lovely clear
blue. Lvs soft to touch (see both)
X 4-17-29 "Anchusa Capensis"
labeled Fl Agri FX [illegible]. Racemes
not always in axils of lvs. Calyx lobes
closed & swelling around young
fr. Fl dark blue with white stamen
Lvs rough to touch. But subs noted
a fl red margined as desc BMJCP623
see if this is A. Officinalis L or
pars 2 myosotidiflora (see later)
Not this because flowers on short pedicels
X 4-17-29 "Adezia grandiflora" Lindl
labeled Fl Agri FX [illegible]. Fl 3 in
diam. Petals mostly bright rose but
sides & base almost white, the colors
flecked together in broken lines.
BMJCP552 see later.
X Perhaps C. elegans Doug. BMJCP549
"Clarkea" labeled Fl Agri FX.
[illegible]
See BMJCP 549. Petals
long clawed blade type wide reddish
glaucescens, Fls various not glaucescens. Lvs remotely
dentate. Fl rose colored. Anthers & long stamens
bright crimson & about as broad with fl.
X
4-17-29 "Vernithera Kiennis" labeled
Fl Agri FX [illegible]. Cannot be
this because flowers white. Could this
be le speciosa BMJCP5514 BFJB 267 or
pars de desrupta ? Prob. le speciosa Nutt.