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CHIRITA sinensis. 
Chinese Chirita. 
DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Nat. ord. CYRTANDRACEE. 
CHIRITA, Buchanan. Calyx 5-fidus, zstivatione valvata. Corolla 
tubulosa, bilabiata. Stamina 2 antherifera; anthere (sepius barbate) 
loculis divergentibus. Stigma: labio superiore abortiente v. nano; inferiore 
2-lamellato. Capsula elongata, valvis striatis. Semina inappendiculata, 
pendula. Herbee v. suffrutices ; foliis oppositis sepius inequalibus, altero 
in quibusdam nano v. abortiente ; pedunculis axillaribus. —Brown in Horsfield 
Pl. Javan. p. 116. * 
C. sinensis; acaulis, foliis pilosis oblongis obtusis crenatis in petiolum angus- 
tatis, pedunculis erectis subbifloris, corolle laciniis obtusis callis duobus 
linearibus in labium inferius altero lato obtuso in superius, antheris 
imberbibus. 
This charming little greenhouse plant is one of the first 
results of any importance, from the voyage to China, by Mr. 
Fortune, on account of the Horticultural Society. It was 
sent home in a wooden case, and its beautiful large lilac fox- 
glove-like flowers were open when it arrived. 
We were accidentally unable to describe the flowers, for 
whose structure we are therefore obliged to trust to our artist, 
who we hope has been correct in the drawing. From this it 
appears that the plant belongs to the genus Chirita, distin- 
guished from Didymocarpus by its stigma, having the upper 
lip abortive, and the lower two-lobed. 
Those who see what this is may judge how desirable it 
would be to obtain from India the other species of the genus, 
among which are some still finer. And they are all so easily 
cultivated, that they are just the things to introduce into 
EUN Anybody who can grow a Gloxinia can manage a 
irita. 
Fig. 1. represents a section of a corolla; 2. the ovary; 
and 3. its section. 
