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cleft along the back to the base; segments linear-subulate: the 
2 upper ones the broadest. Filaments white, downy ; anthers 
Jead-colour, terminated by a dense white beard. Nearly allied to 
L. persicif lia, 
Krauss’s Lobelia. Fl. Jan. Feb. Clt. 1828. Pl. 14 foot. 
44 L. racemosa (Hook. bot. mag. 2137.) stem suffruticose, 
erect; leaves lanceolate, spinosely serrated; racemes terminal ; 
pedicels exceeding the flowers, at length deflexed ; calycine seg- 
ments awl-shaped, sharply serrated. kh. S. Native of the 
Island of St. Christopher; and of Brazil, at Rio Janeiro. Leaves 
9 inches long. Branches terete. Pedicels bibracteate. Bracteas 
serrated. Corolla plaited, cleft on the back, having the lower 
lip 3-lobed, and the segments of the upper lip narrow, all re- 
coiled backwards, greenish. Anthers lead-coloured, as well as 
the stigma. This is a true species of Tapa. 
Racemose-flowered Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1818. Sh. 
2 to 3 feet. 
45 L. acumina‘ra (Swartz, prod. p. 117. fl. ind. occ. p. 1950.) 
glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, attenuated at both ends, serrulated, 
glabrous; racemes terminal, many-flowered. p. S. Native of 
Jamaica and St. Domingo. L. salicina, Lam. dict. 3. p. 583.— 
Sloane, jam. 1. p. 158. t. 95. f.2. Stem glabrous. Leaves 6-8 
inches long, and an inch broad. Flowers pale red, or greenish 
white, disposed in a compound raceme. Bracteas linear. Corolla 
curved, villous outside. Perhaps a species of Siphocdmpylus. 
Acuminated-leaved Lobelia. Fl. June, Aug. Cit. 1822. Pl. 
3 to 4 feet. 
46 L. uacinia‘ta (Lam. dict. 3. p. 584.) leaves lanceolate, - 
pinnatifidly toothed: the segments again toothed; corymbs ter- 
minal, small, sessile. %. S. Native of St. Domingo. Stem 
glabrous, a little branched. Leaves nearly glabrous, more than 
2 inches long. Corolla greenish red, glabrous, an inch long. 
Jagged-leaved Lobelia. PI. 1 foot. 
47 L. soncutrotia (Swartz, fl. ind. 3. p. 1947.) leaves deeply 
sinuated : superior ones pinnatifid, with lanceolate denticulated 
segments; racemes terminal, leafy. 2/. S. Native of New 
Spain, on the margins of rivers. Stem simple, glabrous. Leaves 
petiolate, glabrous, glaucous beneath. Bracteas jagged. Corolla 
purplish, like that of L. cardindlis. Anthers bearded. 
Son-thistle-leaved Lobelia. Pl. 2 feet. 
48 L. stricta (Swartz, prod. 117. fl. ind. occ. p. 1952.) lower 
leaves elliptic, spiny-toothed, glabrous, tufted; stem simple, 
stiff; flowers spicate. h .S. Native of Guadaloupe. Lam. dict. 
3. p. 584. no. 15. Radical leaves larger than the rest, attenuated 
at the base, 3 inches long, and an inch broad. Pedicels short, 
the whole forming a terminal leafy raceme. Corollas purplish. 
Straight Lobelia. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
49 L. ropu’sra (Graham, in edinb. phil. journ. Dec. 1831. 
Hook. bot. mag. 3138.) leaves obovate-lanceolate, acuminated, 
coarsely toothed, glabrous, shining; racemes terminal, simple, 
secund. h. S. Native of Hayti. Leaves decurrent a little 
way down the stem, lilac-coloured beneath while young. 
Flowers numerous, on villous pedicels, furnished each with one 
bractea at the base, and 2 inthe middle. Bracteas linear. Co- 
rollas of a deep dull purple. Calyx spherical, with serrated 
segments. Filaments ciliated. Two upper anthers ciliated. 
Stigma 2-lobed. Allied to L. asstirgens. 
Robust Lobelia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1830. Pl. 4 feet. 
50 L. assu’rcens (Lin. ameen. acad. 5. p. 408.) leaves broad, 
lanceolate, serrated or denticulated and decurrent at the base; 
racemes simple, terminal; segments of the calyx serrated ; 
capsule angular. 2. S. Native of Jamaica, on the mountains, 
particularly on the edges of streams. Andr. bot. rep. 553. 
Leaves a foot long, glaucous. Stem reddish, almost simple, gla- 
brous. Flowers crowded, large, downy, purple. The column 
of anthers has 5 blue grooves. Probably a species of T apa. 
LOBELIACES. VIII. Lostra. 
Assurgent Lobelia. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1787. Pl. 3 to 4 ft, 
51 L. roròsa (Willd. rel. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 56, 
H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 310.) leaves sessile, decur- 
rent, lanceolate, doubly toothed, glabrous ; flowers axillary, pedi- 
cellate, the whole forming a leafy raceme ; corollas hairy; stem 
erect, simple, glabrous. %4. S. Native of the kingdom of 
Quito, in humid places near Guancabamba. Leaves crowded on 
the stem, 3 inches long. Pedicels hairy. Segments of the calyx 
furnished at the base with remote subulate teeth, about equal in 
length to the tube of the corolla. Corolla pale purple. Two 
lower anthers bearded. Allied to L. decúrrens, Cav. and L. 
cardinalis. 
Leafy Lobelia. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
52 L. raxırròra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 
311.) leaves almost sessile, oblong, acuminated, serrulated, gla- 
brous; racemes terminal, secund; flowers on long pedicels; 
corollas hairy; stem erect, simple, angular, glabrous. %. F. 
Native of Mexico, between Quaxiniquilapa and Acaguirolla, L. 
fissa, Willd. rel. ex Roem, et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 57. Leaves 
21 inches long. Rachis of raceme hairy. Calyx hairy. Corolla 
pale purple. Allied to L. cardindlis. 
Loose-flowered Lobelia. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 
53 L. riciputa (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p- 311.) 
leaves short, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acutish, sharply serru- 
lated, stiffish, glabrous above, but rugged and hairy beneath ; 
flowers axillary, on long pedicels; corollas hairy. 2. S. Na- 
tive of New Spain. Stems hairy above. Leaves 2 inches long. 
Flowers and fruit like those of the preceding species, to which it 
is very nearly allied. 
Stiffish Lobelia. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
54 L. ru'tcens (Willd. hort. berol. 2. p. 85. t. 85.) leaves 
lanceolate, denticulated, with revolute margins, downy as well as 
the stems; racemes terminal, leafy, somewhat secund. . 
Native of Mexico. Andr. bot. rep. 659. Bonpl. malm. p. 19. 
t. 7. Stem reddish. Leaves 4-6 inches long. Corollas about 
an inch long, downy outside, of a splendid scarlet colour. 
Fulgent Lobelia. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1809, Pl. 1 to 2 
feet. 
55 L. carpina‘nis (Lin. spec. 1320.) leaves oblong-lanceo- 
late, cartilaginously denticulated, glabrous as well as the stems; 
racemes terminal, unilateral, leafy. .F. Native of Virginia 
and Carolina; and of Mexico, near Jalapa. Pursh, fl. amer. 
sept. 2. p. 448. Curt. bot. mag. 320.—Knor. del. 2. t, L f. 2. 
Rapantium cardinalis, Mill. dict. no. 1.—Mor. hist. 2. p- 466. 
sect. 5. t. 5. f. 54.—Hern, mex. p. 879. t. 880. Leaves pur- 
plish beneath, 3 inches long, and 14 broad. Flowers scarlet. 
It differs from L. fúlgens in being glabrous, and in the segne 
of the lower lip of the flower being obtuse, not lanceolate, an 
acute. l 
Cardinal-flowered Lobelia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1626. Pl. 
1 to 2 feet. 
56 L. spie’npens (Willd. hort. berol. 2. t. 86.) leaves lanceo- 
late, denticulated, with flat margins, quite glabrous as well as 
the stems; racemes terminal, somewhat secund. 2%- F. em 
tive of Mexico. Ker. bot. reg. 60. Stem purplish. Pedice s 
compressed, purplish. Corolla scarlet, glabrous, very like those 
of the two last species. 
Splendent Lobelia. 
feet. 1 
57 L. spectdsa (Hort. Lindl. bot. reg. 1445. Sweet. fi. eS 
n. s. 174.). This is a hybrid between L. syphilitica and L. car 
dindlis, spléndens or filgens. The flowers are purple. 
Showy Lobelia. Fl. June, Oct. Hybrid. Pl. 2 to 5 feet. 
Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1814. Pl. 1 to 2 
§ 2. Species natives of the East Indies and other parts f 
Asia, 
