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long-acuminated, 6 times shorter than the corolla; anthers a little 
exserted, glabrous. kh.S, Native of Brazil. Stem angular. 
Corolla red. 
Lycium-like Siphocampylus. Shrub 3 feet. 
38 S. DEPE'NDENS; leaves coriaceous, ovate-lanceolate, some- 
what cordate at the base, acuminated, finely and spinosely denti- 
culated, tomentose beneath, glabrous above; branches and in- 
florescence downy or tomentose ; pedicels from the axils of the 
upper leaves, and longer than them; column much exserted; 
calycine lobes linear-subulate. h. S. Native of Peru. Lo- 
bèlia depéndens, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Flowers race- 
mose, at the tops of the branches. Plant scandent, 
Dependent-branched Siphocampylus. Shrub cl. 
39 S. ROSMARINIFÒLIUS ; erect ; leaves linear-lanceolate, entire, 
with revolute margins, tomentose beneath, and glabrous above ; 
pedicels axillary, about the length of the leaves; column of 
stamens exserted ; calyx with a spherical tube, and long linear 
segments, Y.or hk. S. Native of Peru. Lobèlia purpùrea, 
Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Corollas red. Lower anthers 
bearded at top. Leaves dense, like those of some species of 
willow. 
Rosemary-leaved Siphocampylus. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
40 S. MACROPHY'LLUS; leaves broad, obovate, acuminated, 
glabrous, slightly denticulated, tapering much to the base; 
flowers almost forming a terminal corymb, much shorter than 
the leaves; calyx with a hemispherical tube and ovate-lanceo- 
late segments ; column of stamens exserted: the lower anther 
bearded at top. h.S. Native of Peru. Leaves a foot long. 
Pedicels crowded. Corollas red. (v. s. in herb. Lamb.) 
Large-leaved Siphocampylus. Pl. 2 to 3 feet ? 
41 S. nacinia‘ra; leaves deeply. jagged, acuminated ; lobes 
acuminated ; branches downy ; lobes of corolla falcate; column 
of stamens downy ; anthers glabrous, except the two lower ones, 
which are bearded at the apex; calyx spherical. h. H. Na- 
tive of Peru. Lobélia biserrata, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. 
Corollas red or scarlet, 
Jagged-leaved Siphocampylus. Shrub. 
42 S. ru’scus; clothed with rusty tomentum in every part; 
calyx spherical, with reflexed denticulated lobes ; leaves 
elliptic-lanceolate, denticulated ; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; 
corolla clothed with rusty wool; two lower anthers bearded. 
h.S. Native of Peru. Apparently a climbing shrub. (v. s. 
in herb. Lamb.) 
Brown Siphocampylus. Shrub cl. 
Cult. The species all bear large, showy, scarlet, or red 
flowers, and are therefore worth cultivating in every collection 
of stove plants. They are of easy culture. The soil best suited 
to them is a mixture of loam, sand, and peat; and cuttings of 
them strike readily in the same kind of soil under a hand-glass 
in heat. 
Vill. LOBELIA (in honour of Matthew Lobel, author of 
various works, and particularly that called Icones Plantarum ; 
he was born at Lisle in 1538, became physician and botanist to 
James I., and died in London in 1616). Pohl, pl. bras. 2. 
p- 99.—Lobélia species, Lin. and other authors. 
Lin. syst. Penténdria, Monogynia. Calyx adnate to the ova- 
rium ; limb 5-parted (f. 121. a.). Corolla irregular, tubular ; 
tube cleft on the upper side, thickened or ventricose at the 
base; limb 5-parted, bilabiate ; the 2 segments of the upper lip 
linear-lanceolate (f. 121. f.); lower lip trifid and pendulous, 
with lanceolate or roundish segments (f. 121. g.). Filaments 
combined above (f. 121. e.). Anthers cohering (f. 121. c.), 
bearded; the 2 lower ones usually bearded, and sometimes all. 
Capsule oval, 2-celled, 2-valved, many-seeded, dehiscing at the 
apex.—Erect or procumbent herbs. Leaves alternate, usually 
LOBELIACEZ. VII. Srenocampytus. 
VIII. Losera. 
sessile. Flowers on short pedicels, usually disposed in terminal 
leafy spikes or racemes, rarely solitary and axillary, blue, 
red, or white, rarely yellow. 
§ 1. Species natives of America. 
* Corollas blue. 
1 L. campdrum (Pohl, bras. 2. p. 100. t. 165.) leaves 
linear, acute, remotely toothed, ciliated on the margins, gla- 
brous, rather decurrent; flowers spicate, rather remote on 
short pedicels; bracteas oblong, acuminated, rarely toothed, 
pilose ; calyx pilose, a little shorter than the tube of the corolla. 
©.H. Native of Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in 
dry fields about Villa de Barbacena. Anthers all bearded. In 
the plant collected by Sello the lower leaves are obovate, and 
the upper ones lanceolate. Stem filiform, simple, pilose. Co- 
rollas blue. 
Field Lobelia. Pl. 1 foot. 
2 L. exatra'ta (Schott. in Pohl, pl. bras. 2. p. 101. t. 
166.) leaves sessile, lanceolate, acuminated, rather attenuated 
at the base, denticulated, quite glabrous; flowers racemose, 
coarctate, pedicellate; bracteas lanceolate, acuminated, rather 
hairy ; calyx pilose, exceeding the tube of the corolla in length. 
X%. S. Native of Brazil, in marshy places in the province of 
Rio Janeiro, at Fazenda Malheas Ramos, as well as of the pro- 
vince of Minas Geraes. Stem fistular, furrowed, quite simple, 
glabrous, of a yellowish green colour. Bracteas ciliated. Co- 
rollas blue. 
Exalted Lobelia. Pl. 5 feet. 
3 L. ruarsoipes (Schott, ex Pohl, bras. 2. p. 102. t. 167.) 
leaves sessile, lanceolate, attenuated at the base, very long, den- 
ticulated, ciliated, rather pilose ; flowers racemose, coarctate, 
on short pedicels; calycine segments lanceolate, acuminated, 
pilose, shorter than the tube of the corolla. 2. S. Native of 
Brazil, about Rio Janeiro; and of the province of Goyaz. Stem 
tough, filled, simple, rather pilose, of a greenish brown colour. 
Bracteas ciliated. Flowers dense blue. 
Thapsus-like Lobelia. PI. 6 feet. 
4 L. pauciriora (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 314.) 
stem herbaceous, erect, simple ; leaves sessile : radical ones lan- 
ceolate : cauline ones linear, remotely denticulated, glabrous; 
racemes terminal, few-flowered, on long peduncles ; flowers on 
short pedicels ; calycine segments hairy, as well as the corolla, 
one-half shorter than the tube of the corolla. 2/.S. Native of 
Brazil, in the province of Minas Geraes, in dry grassy places 
about Villa Barbacena; and of Mexico, near Valladolid de 
Mechoacan. L. commutata, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, 
syst. 5. p. 73. L. simplex, Willd. herb. Corollas blue. Stem 
glabrous, striated. Bracteas linear, hairy, longer than the pe 
dicels. : 
Few-flowered Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Cit. 1824. Pl. 3 ft. 
5 L. rapuncuroipes (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 312.) 
leaves linear-lanceolate, acute, denticulated, glabrous, sessile ; 
racemes terminal, loose-flowered ; calycine segments equal in 
length to the tube of corolla; stems branched, procumbent. | 
S. Native near the town of Mexico. L. dracunculoides, 
Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56.2 Stem hairy . 
bottom. Flowers remote, pedicellate. Bracteas linear, abou 
the length of the pedicels. Corolla blue, glabrous. Leaves 15 
inch long. Two lower anthers bearded. 
Rampion-like Lobelia. Pl. procumbent. 2.) 
6 L. cotrina (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. P- 7 3 
leaves lanceolate-linear, acute, denticulated, glabrous, sesse; 
racemes terminal, ascending; segments of the calyx one-b i 
shorter than the tube of the corolla; stems procumbens 
branches ascending, glabrous. 3. S. Native of Peru, 0n ry 
