ONAGRARIiE. IV. Fuchsia. V. Epilobium. 



679 



Plum. ed. Burm. t. 133. f. 1. gen. p. 84. Flowers scarlet. 



30 F. excortica'ta (Lin. fil. suppl. 217.) branches smooth, 



Pedicels velvety. ^ This species agrees with section second in at length excoriate ; leaves alternate, petiolate, ovate-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, denticulated, glabrous, whitish beneath ; pedi- 



the tube of the calyx being dilated at the base. 



Racemose 'Aowered Fuchsia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet, 



24 F. fu'lgens (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. D, C. 

 prod. 3. p. 39.) branches glabrous; leaves opposite, petiolate, 

 ovate-cordate, acute, denticulated, glabrous; pedicels axillary, 

 shorter than the flowers, upper ones racemose ; lobes of calyx 

 ovate-lanceolate, acute, exceeding the petals, which are acutish. 

 ^ . G. Native of Mexico. Branches and pedicels red. Flowers 

 reddish scarlet, 2 inches long. Racemes drooping at the apex. 



Fulgent Fuchsia. Sh. 4 to 6 feet. 



"" " " ~ " ~ per 



eels axillary, somewhat shorter than the flowers ; lobes of calyx 

 lanceolate, 3-nerved, longer than the tube and twice the length 

 of the petals, which are ovate. Tj . G. Native of New Zealand, 

 Lindl. bot, reg. 857. Link, et Otto. abb. t. 46. Skinnera ex- 

 corticata, Forst.prod. p. 163, Calyx green and purple. Petals 

 violaceous. 



Excoriated Fuchsia. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1824. Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 



Cult. The elegance of the flowers and foliage of all the 

 species of Fuchsia are well known to every lover of plants. 

 They all thrive well in rich light soil, and young cuttings of therrt 



h.) branches trigonal ; leaves 3 in a whorl, petiolate, oblong- strike root readily in the same kind of soil, with a hand-glass 



lanceolate, acuminated at both ends, denticulated, having the 



middle nerve villous behind ; pedicels axillary, rather shorter 



than the flowers ; lobes of calyx lanceolate, acuminated, nearly 



twice the length of theobovate petals. T2 . G. Native of Peru, 



among rocks about Huassa-huassi and Cheuchin, where it is 



called mollo-cantu, which signifies a beautiful plant. Flowers 

 purple, nodding. 



Denticulated-leaved Fuchsia. Sh. 6 to 12 feet. 



over them ; the glass to be taken off" occasionally, to give the 

 cuttings air, so as to keep them free from damp. Most of the 

 species only require to be protected from frost, and many of 

 them will survive the winter in the open air, with a very slight 

 protection. Some of them, as F. gracilis^ F. mlcrophylla^ F. 

 thymifblia^ F, conica, and F, coccinea have a fine effect all the 

 summer, when planted in clumps on lawns, or in borders ; in 

 this situation the plants only require to be mulched at the root 



26 F. coRYMBiFLORA (Ruiz ct Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 87. t. 325. to preserve them through the winter, and in spring the ground 

 !• fl.) branches somewhat tetragonal ; leaves opposite, petiolate, is cleared, and the stems of the preceding year, which are gene- 

 oblong-lanceolate, almost quite entire ; pedicels 3, nearly ter- rally dead, are cut off quite close to the ground, to allow the 

 iBinal, nodding, shorter than the flowers ; lobes of calyx lanceo- 

 late, acute, twice the length of the petals, which are oblong-lan- 

 ceolate. \i , G. Native of Peru, about Chincao and Muna, in 

 shady groves. Flowers scarlet, nearly 2 inches long. Berry 

 ovate-oblong, reddish-purple. 



Corymb-Jtowered Fuchsia. Sh. 6 ft. 



27 F.sERRATiF6LiA(Ruiz ct Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 86. t. 323. f. 



a. j branches furrowed ; leaves 9pposite or verticillate, petiolate, (f. 90. «.). Stamens twice the number of the petals. 

 oblong, serrated, pubescent beneath ; pedicels axillary, shorter 

 than the flowers, drooping ; lobes of calyx lanceolate, acumi- 

 nated, exceeding the petals, which are ovate-oblong. Tj . G. 

 Native of Peru, in humid, rather shaded places at Muna. Calyx 

 r^d, rather villous, an inch and a half long, somewhat tumid at 

 4e base. Petals scarlet. 



Saw-leaved Fuchsia. Sh. 6 to 8 ft. 



28 F. simplicicau'lis (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 89. t. 322. 

 •a-) stem simple, quite smooth; leaves 4 in a whorl, lanceo- ^uiicu uut ^uumu^. v^a^^^uic iuicai, uiuhlij .cti«^..Ma., 

 ate-linear, on short petioles ; pedicels 4 together, very short, 4-valved, many-seeded, inseparable from the calyx. 



terminal, , „ „. „ _ , ^ 



rt^e petal's. T2 . 6. Native of Peru, in woods at Muna. Su^ 

 ^uticose. Whorles remote. Involucrum 4-leaved, rather dow^ny. 



^''owers pendulous, with a rose-coloured calyx, and scarlet 

 petals. ^ ' -^ 



Simple^stemmed Fuchsia. Sh. 1 to 2 feet. 



29 F. ape'tala (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 3. p. 89. t. 322. f. b.) 

 stem villous, climbing, rooting ; branches watted ; leaves alter- 

 '^te, petiolate, ovate, acuminated, quite entire ; petioles, branches, 

 pedicels, and young leaves rather villous ; pedicels sub-corym- 

 . ^> shorter than the flowers ; lobes of calyx ovate ; petals want- 

 ing- •^. G. Native of Peru, about Huassa-huassi and Muna, 

 ^^ groves. Calyx red, but the lobes are pale yellow. Flowers 

 drooping, an inch and a half long. Berry oblong. 



Apetalous Fuchsia. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



Sect. 11. Skinne'ra (named by Mr. Forster in honour of 

 f**'- Skinner, an Oxfordshire gentleman, whom Forster terms 

 D J^^^^ and clear-sighted botanist). Forst. gen. t. 2d. D. C. 

 P^^- 8. p. 39. Tube of calyx strumose and ventricose at the 

 ^e above the ovarium. Ovula very minute, crowded on the 

 ^^tral placenta, without order. Leaves alternate.— A shrub 

 ^-■om New Zealand. 



young shoots to spring from the root. 



Tribe III. 



ONA'GREiE (plants agreeing in important characters witli 



Onagros or Onager^ now Oenothera, D. C. prod. 3. p. 40. 



Fruit capsular (f. 25, d, f. 96. d.) ; cells many-seeded. Seeds 



not winged. Tube of calyx drawn out beyond the ovarium 



Herbs 



usually suffruticose at the base. 



V. EPILO'BIUM (fTTt, epiy upon, and Xo/3oc, lohos, a pod ; 

 the flower is seated as if it were on the top of tlie podj. Lin. 

 gen. 471. G^rtn. fr. 1. p. 157. t. 31. f. 6. D. C. prod. 3. 

 p. 40. — Chamaenerion, Tourn. inst. p. 302. t. 157. f. A, B, C. 



Lin. syst. Octdndria, Monogijnia. Calyx of 4 sepals ; 



sepals connected into a long tetragonal tube ; the limb falling 



off when the flower begins to decay. Petals 4. Stamens 8 ; 



pollen not clammy. Capsule linear, bluntly tetragonal, 4-celled, 



Seeds 



pendulous, pappous. — Herbs, with opposite or alternate leaves. 

 Flowers axillary, solitary, or disposed in terminal spikes, each 

 flower furnished with a bractea. Corolla purple, rose-coloured, 

 flesh-coloured, very rarely yellow. 



habit). 



Sect. I. Cham-«:ne*rion (from x"/^«*> chamai^ on the ground ; 

 and vepioyf nerion^ the Oleander ; similar leaves but dwarfer 



Tauch. hort. canal, fasc. 1. D. C, prod. 3. p. 40. 

 Flowers irregular. Petals entire. Genitals declinate. Filaments 

 dilated at the base. Leaves alternate. 



1 E. ANGUSTiroLiuM (Liu. spec. 493.) root creeping; stems 

 erect, nearly simple ; leaves nearly sessile, lanceolate, undu- 

 lated, glabrous, with the veins pellucid ; flowers disposed in 

 spicate racemes, bracteate ; style reflexed, pilose at the base, 

 shorter than the stamens. 1/ . H. Native of Europe and Si- 

 beria, in mountain woods and meadows. In Britain in moist 

 shady places, particularly in the north of England and south of 

 Scotland. Smith, engl. t. 1947. fl. dan. 289. E. Gesneri, 

 Vill. dauph. 3. p. 507. E. intermedium, Wormsk. ex herb. 

 Pucrari. Chamaenerion spicatum, Gray, brit. 2. p. 559. Flowers 

 crimson, inodorous; pollen blue. A very ornamental plant, but 

 hardly fit to be introduced to a garden, on account of its in- 

 creasing so rapidly by the roots, which it is almost impossible 



