LOBELIACEA. VIII. Losetra. 
hills between Malacatis and Gonzanama, at the altitude of about 
3000 feet. 
5. p. 67. Leaves 1 to 14 inch long. Pedicels recurved, about 
equal in length to the bracteas, which are linear, Flowers of a 
violaceous blue colour. Two lower anthers bearded. 
Hill Lobelia. P}. procumbent. 
7 L. rasticia‘ta (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 313.) 
leaves lanceolate, remotely denticulated, glabrous, almost ses- 
sile ; racemes terminal, elongated; calycine segments glabrous, 
about equal in length to the tube of the corolla; stem herba- 
cecus, erect, with fastigiate branches. X. S. Native of Quito, 
near Popayan and Chillo, at the altitude of about 3000 feet. 
Lobélia tenuifdlia, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 
56. Stems and branches angular, glabrous. Leaves 12-15 lines 
long. Bracteas linear, obsoletely denticulated, shorter than the 
pedicels. Corolla violaceous. Two lower anthers bearded. 
Fastigiate-branched Lobelia. Pl. 
8 L. mo’Luis (Graham. in edinb. phil. journ. Decemb. 1829.) 
stem erect, branched, downy; leaves petiolate, cordately ovate, 
acute, downy above, and along the veins beneath, mucronately 
and doubly serrated: superior leaves lanceolate; racemes ter- 
minal, elongated; pedicels loose; segments of the lower lip of 
the calyx subulate, shorter than the corolla. ©.F. Native of 
Dominica, where it was collected by Dr. Krauss. Leaves 8 lines 
long and 6 broad. Calycine segment equal in length to the 
tube of the corolla, which is purplish, with the tube cleft along 
the upper side. Anthers purplish, having 2 short white awns 
projecting from their lower edge. Stigma almost simple, beard- 
ed. Perhaps a distinct genus. 
Soft Lobelia. FI. Sept. Nov. Clt.1828. Pl. 1 foot. 
9 L. rupe’srnis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 313.) 
leaves sessile, hairy or downy, toothed ; lower ones oblong or ob- 
ovate-oblong, obtuse: superior ones lanceolate, acute; racemes 
terminal ; segments of the calyx hairy, about equal in length to 
the tube of the corolla; stem erect, branched a little. %. S. 
Native of the province of Popayan, on the declivities of the 
burning Mount Purace. Lobelia polygalefolia, Willd. rel. ex 
Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56. Stems rather angular, and 
are as well as the branches downy. Bracteas linear, lanceo- 
late, twice the length of the pedicels, which are distant. 
Flowers violaceous. Anthers blue, 2 lower ones bearded. 
Rock Lobelia. Pl. 1 foot. 
10 L. re’nera (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 314.) 
leaves sessile, lanceolate-linear : lower ones lanceolate, remotely 
denticulated, glabrous; racemes terminal, few-flowered, on long 
peduncles; flowers on long pedicels; calycine segments gla- 
brous, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla ; stem her- 
baceous, erect, simple, glabrous. 4. S. Native of the province 
of Quito, on hills near Puemba. Leaves 12-15 lines long. 
Flowers blue, remote, about the size of those of L. grens. Fila- 
ments ciliated at the base. Two lower anthers bearded. 
Tender Lobelia. Fl. July. Pl. 3 foot. 
11 L. Xanare’nsts (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3, p. 
315.) leaves on long petioles, ovate-deltoid, irregularly crenated, 
hairy above, glabrous beneath; racemes terminal, pedunculate ; 
calycine segments about equal in length to the tube of the 
corolla; stem erect, paniculately branched, angular, glabrous. 
Y.F. Native of Mexico, near Xalapa and Macultipec. Leaves 
nearly as broad as long. Bracteas linear, much shorter than the 
pedicels. Filaments ciliated at the base. Two lower anthers 
bearded. ` 
Xalapa Lobelia. P]. 3 foot. 
12 L, Ka’ (Lin. spec. 1318.) radical leaves spatulate, hairy : 
cauline ones linear, glabrous, sessile, denticulated or nearly entire; 
racemes loose, leafy ; pedicels furnished with 2 bracteas at the 
apex, longer than the capsules; stem erect, slender, glabrous. 
VOL. Il. 
L. linifolia, Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
405 
u. F. Native of North America, in Canada, Carolina, and 
New York. Sims, bot. mag. 2238. Corollas beautiful blue, 
with the segments of the lower lip obovate, acute, marked by 2 
white confluent spots in the centre. The variety of this which 
grows in Carolina has the radical leaves roundly spatulate; the 
stem more slender, and the flowers smaller. 
Kalm’s Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. Pl. 1 to 1} fi. 
13 L. Nurra’tru (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 39.) leaves 
oblong-linear, denticulated, obtuse, remotish ; flowers loosely 
racemose, distant; pedicels coloured, shorter than the flowers, 
bibracteate at the base; segments of the calyx obtuse ; stem 
erect, minutely scabrous, branched. %4. H. Native of North 
America, from New Jersey to Carolina, on the dry sandy edges 
of bogs. L. gracilis, Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 77, but not of 
R. Br. Pedicels and corollas blue; the lower lip marked by 
2 acute white stripes, and 2 green dots, and other 2 towards the 
base of the tube. Very like L. Kalmii, and probably a variety 
of it. 
Nuttall’s Lobelia. 
14 foot. 
14 L. renestra'tis (Cav. icon. 6. p. 8. t. 512. f. 2.) leaves 
lanceolate, acuminated, toothed, half-stem-clasping, glabrous, 
glaucous ; spikes terminal, many-flowered ; genitals shorter than 
the tube of the corolla. ©. H. Native of Mexico, near the 
town of St. Bartolone. Stem simple, furrowed. Leaves 2 
inches long and 2 lines broad. Flowers almost sessile, disposed 
in leafy spikes, small, blue, fenestrate at the base, about 2 lines 
long. Stigma villous. Tube of corolla about 2 lines long. 
Genitals one-half shorter than the corolla. 
Windowed Lobelia. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1824. Pl. 14 foot. 
15 L. Currrortia‘na (Lin. spec. p. 1320.) leaves on long pe- 
tioles, ovate or roundish-ovate, rather cordate, bluntly and 
sinuately toothed, glabrous; racemes terminal, on long pedun- 
cles; calycine segments glabrous, about equal in length to the 
tube of the coroila; stem erect, nearly simple, glabrous. ©. H. 
Native of North America, in humid places; and of Cuba, about 
the Havannah; and of Mexico, near San Andres and Jalapa, in 
bushy places. Stem angular. Root perpendicular. Bracteas 
linear, much shorter than the pedicels, which are long and fili- 
form. Corollas blue or violaceous. 
De Cliffort’s Lobelia. PI. $ to 1 foot. 
16 L. srrca`ra (Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb.) glabrous; stem 
simple; leaves obovately lanceolate, obtuse, denticulated ; upper 
ones lanceolate, sessile, denticulated ; racemes simple; pedicels 
rising from the axils of the linear bracteas. ©.S. Native of 
Peru. Flowers small, blue. Like Z. arens. Calyx tubular, 
with subulate segments. 
Spike-flowered Lobelia. PI. 1 foot. 
17 L. montr'cora (H. B. et Kunth, nov."gen. amer. 3. p. 
316.) leaves petiolate, ovate, obtuse, rather cordate, doubly ser- 
rated, hairy on both surfaces; racemes terminal, on long pedun- 
cles; segments of calyx glabrous, about equal in length to the 
tube of the corolla; stem erect, almost simple, rather angular, 
glabrous, or a little hairy. ©. H. Native of New Granada, 
on the mountains between Fusagasuga and Pande. L. palmaris, 
Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56. Root perpen- 
dicular, branched. - Bracteas linear, much shorter than the pedi- 
cels. Corollas blue, glabrous, Anthers puberulous at the apex, 
but beardless. 
Mountain Lobelia. PI. 4 foot. 
18 L. micra’nrHa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
316.) leaves petiolate, ovate, acuminated, dentately serrated, 
nearly glabrous; racemes terminal, sessile; calycine segments 
glabrous, about equal in length to the tube of the corolla; stem 
erect, paniculately branched, angular, hairy. ©. H. Native 
of the province of Quito, near Puembo. Lobélia ruderalis, 
4X 
Fl. July, Sept. Clit. 1824. Pl. 1 to 
