712 



LYTHRARIE^. VII. Lytiirum. 



p- 334, exclusive of the synonyme of Willd. L. setureiaef oliuni, 

 Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. L. diffusum, Sweet, fl. gard. 

 149. Flowers purple, as large as those of Z. salicaria. 



Lanceolate-le3.\ed Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. July, Aug. Clt, 

 1800. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



9 L. a'lbum (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. G. p. 193.) 



of Murcia ; also of Liguria and Mauritania. Flowers rose-co- 

 loured. Branches flexuous. Perhaps sufficiently distinct from 

 L. Grcefferi. 



Flexuous-siemmed Purple-Loosestrife. PI. ^ to 1 foot. 



Sect. IIL Salica'ria (from Salix^ a willow; willow-like 



stems suffruticose ; leaves scattered, linear, acute ; flowers on i^^^^^)- »• C. mem. soc. hist. nat. gen. 3. pt. 2. p. 77. prod. 3. 

 short pedicels, each furnished with 2 bracteoles at the base; P' 82- Stamens twice the number of the petals. Flowers nu- 



petals 6-7 ; stamens 6-7. Ij 

 Salimanca. Petals white, obovate-oblong. 



Mexico 



White 



Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



1 L. mari'timum (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) stem shrubby ; leaves 

 opposite and scattered, lanceolate, acute, obtuse at the base, 

 glaucescent beneath ; flowers on short pedicels, erect, each fur- 

 nished with 2 bracteoles at the base ; petals 6 ; stamens 6. f2 . 

 G. Native of Peru, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean near 



M 



merous in the axils of the upper leaves, which are degenerated 

 into the form of small bracteas, therefore the flowers appear as 

 if they were in whorls, and racemose spikes. 



16 L. Salica RiA (Lin. spec. 640.) leaves opposite, lanceolate, 

 cordate at the base ; flowers in whorled leafy spikes, almost 

 sessile. 1/. H. Native of Europe, in ditches and watery 

 places, especially about the margins of ponds and rivers ; 



Britain. Smith, ensrl. hot. 1061. Curt. lond. 



plentiful in 

 fasc. 3. t. 28. 



Smith, engl 

 Fl. dan. 671. Flowers c^ 



places nc^r Jalapa, and other pam of South America. L. ly- Pfpl^^- t'','\°'i^tf''l''..l°l,':?lt l".''.:?"'- iTI"! 



Willd. Petals purple, obovate-oblong. 

 Maritime Purple-Loosestrife. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



* * Stamens twice the number of the petals^ and therefore 12 

 or 14 tn number. 



12-14. Petals 6-7. 



It 



Plant variable with regard to smoothness 



and is useful in inveterate 



IS astrmrrent, 



1 1 L. quintupline'rvium (Neuw. rels. vol. 2. ex flora, 1821. ^^^!??'' and calyxes velvety. % 



or pubescence, 

 diarrhoeas. 



Far. (3, gracile (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 123.) spikes nume- 

 rous, very slender ; flowers alternate, solitary or twin ; leaves, 



H. Native in humid places. 



p. 302.) shrubby, much branched ; leaves opposite, ovate, sessile, 

 5-6-nerved ; flowers opposite, sessile, 5-petalled, and dodecan- 

 drous ; bracteoles ovate, 3-nerved. Tj . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Nees et Mart. nov. act. bonn. p, 23. 

 of Rhcxia. 



Far, y, bracteosum (D. C. prod. 3. p. 83.) spikes elongated 

 at the tops of the branches and stem ; bracteas deflexed after 



H. Native 



Flowers pale blue. Habit 



flowering, longer than the flowers, 

 unknown. 



% 



country 



Far. ^, pubescens (Pursh, fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 3Si^.) 1/. H. 



Quintuple^nervcdAe^vedi Purple-Loosestrife. Sh. 3 to 4 feet. Native of North America, from Canada to New England, but 



1/ . H. Native of Crete and Sicily. L. thymif olium, ^ ^' tomentosum (Mill. diet. no. 2.) leaves opposite ovate 



Zt ^vc.V _R«rr.1 i^nn f. 77.^ f 1 Ti\dr: frr.r^ T cordatc at the basc, clothcd With whitc tomciitum, as well as the 



stem and calyxes ; flowers numerous, in axillary whorls, form- 

 ing an interrupted leafy spike. % . H. Native of North Ame- 



Leaves sometimes 3 in a whorl. 



■ 12 L. puNiciFOLiuM (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnsea. 2. p. 356,) 

 plant glaucous ; leaves elliptic, rather cordate at the base, obtuse 

 at the apex, with scabrous margins ; flowers on short pedicels ; 

 calyx 12-toothed; petals 6; stamens 12, alternate ones ex- 

 serted. 



Sieb. fl. cret. exsic. — Barrel, icon. t. 773. f. 1. DiflTers from Z. 

 hyssopif olium in the root being perennial, in the leaves being 

 cordate, with scabrous edges, in the flowers being twice the size, 

 and in the alternate stamens being exserted. 



Pomegranate-leaved Purple Loosestrife. PL 1 foot? 



13 L. Gr.«ffe^ri (Tenore, prod. fl. nep. suppL 2. p. Z8. cat. 

 1819. p. 45.) herbaceous ; leaves alternate, elliptic-oblong, ob- 

 tuse, upper ones linear-lanceolate ; stems diffuse, branched, an- 

 gular ; flowers solitary, axillary, on short pedicels ; bracteoles 

 small, acute; petals 6, oblong-obovate ; stamens 12, twice the 

 length of the calyx. 0. B, H, Native of Naples, near Caresta ; 

 in the marshes of western Liguria ; in the Balearic Islands ; in the 

 Island of Cos ; in the bogs of Murcia ; and about Tangiers. L. 

 acutangulum. Lag. cat. hort. madr. 1814. p. 16. L. hyssopi- 

 f<Mium, d*Urv. enum. p. 52. L. Graeffe'ri, Cambess. mem. mus. 

 14. p. 16. Perhaps the same as L. nummularisef^lium, Pers. 

 ench. 2. p. 8. ? but not of Lois. L. Gussoni, Presl. del. prag. 

 p. 55^ — Cup» pamph. sic. 1. t. 62. Flowers purple. 



Grceffer's Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1800. 

 PI. \ foot. 



14 L. Pre'slii (Guss. pi. rar. p. 188.) stem nearly simple, 

 erectish, quadrangular ; angles winged ; leaves alternate, oblong, 

 cordate ; flowers axillary, solitary, 6-petalled, dodecandrous ; 

 stamens longer than the calyx. 0. or $ , B, H. Native of Cala- 

 bria, in boggy inundated places. L. alatum, Presl. del. prag. p. 

 55, — Barrel, obs. p. 140. icon. t. 773. f. 1. ? 



PresVs Purple-Loosestrife. PL 1 ft. 



according to Torrey, fl. un. st. 1. p. 471. its native country is 

 doubtful. 



WilloTvy or Common Purple-Loosestrife. 

 Britain. PI. 2 to 4 feet. 



Fl. July, 



Aug. 



rica. Flowers fine purple. 



Tomentose Purple-Loosestrife. 

 PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1700. 



18 L. virga'tum (Lin. spec. 642. but not of Walt.) leaves 

 lanceolate, attenuated at the base ; panicle twiggy : flowers S 

 together, axillary, distinctly pedicellate. %• H. Native of 

 Tauria, Siberia, Russia, Austria, Germany, and Belgium. Sims, 

 hot. mag. 1. 1003. Jacq. austr, 1. t. 7. Salic^ria virg^ta, Moench. 

 L. Austriacum, Jacq. vind. 243. Flowers purple. Plant more 

 loose and glabrous than L, Salicaria. 



Far. /3, acuminatum (Willd. spec. 2. p. 866.) racemes ter- 

 minal, elongated, crowded with flowers. 7/. H. Native of 

 Iberia. 



Twiggy Purple-Loosestrife. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1776. PI- 



2 to 3 feet. 



4 



+ Species not suffix 



19 L. HuNTERi (D. C. prod. 8. p. 83.) leaves opposite; 

 calyx tubular, 6-lobed ; petals 6, lanceolate, erect ; stamens 12 ; 

 style subulate ; capsule 2-celled, 4-valved. ^ . S. Native ot 

 the East Indies, where it is called Dhawry. W. Hunt, asiat. res. 

 4. p. 42. Petals of a beautiful red. The flowers, mixed with 

 those of Morinday are used for dyeing in India. 



Hunter^ s Purple-Loosestrife. Shrub. 



20 L.? ape'talum (Spreng. syst. 2. p. 454.) stem shrubby; 

 Jeaves linear, acute, alternate; flowers in whorls, apetalous^ 

 oblong, somewhat cordate at the base; flowers pedicellate, erect, hexandrous. h . S. 



15 L. TLExuosuM (Lag. cat. hort. madr. 1814. p. 16.) leaves 



Native of Brazil. 



ipecies 



fruit horizontal ; calyx striated ; petals 6, ovate, somewhat cor- 

 date ; stamens 12. 0. B. H. Native of Spain, in the province 



AmmAnnia. 



Apetalous Purple-Loosestrife. PL 1 foot. 



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