714 LOBELIACE®. 
linear-lanceolate, nearly entire. 
Wales. Curt. bot. mag. t. 741. Flowers deep blue. 
Slender Lobelia. Fl. July, Oct. Clt. 1801. Pl. 2 feet. 
131 L. penta‘ra (Cav. icon. 6. p. 14.t. 522.) plant erect, gla- 
brous, a little branched ; racemes few-flowered, secund; calyx 
one-half shorter than the filaments ; superior lip of corolla a little 
bearded: middle segment of the lower lip oblong; lower leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, deeply toothed on the outer side: superior 
ones lanceolate, toothed. 2%.G. Native of New South Wales, 
about Port Jackson. Root fusiform, fibrous. Segments of the 
calyx subulate. Corolla blue, with a white throat. Two upper 
segments of the corolla very short. 
Toothed-leaved Lobelia. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 foot. 
132 L. cssgòsa (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 50. t. 71.) glabrous ; 
stem terete, simple; racemes secund, many-flowered ; leaves 
linear, quite entire, rather fleshy ; superior lip of corolla beard- 
less: and with the segments of both lips lanceolate; capsule 
gibbous on one side. %. G. Native of New South Wales, 
about Port Jackson ; and of Van Diemen’s Land. Root per- 
pendicular, almost simple. Racemes very long. Bracteas su- 
©. H. Native of New South 
bulate, hardly the length of the pedicels. Corollas blue. An- 
thers hispid at the apex. 
Gibbous-fruited Lobelia. FI. May, July. Clt. 1824. Pl. 
1 to 2 feet. 
133 L. sımrricicav’iis (R. Br. prod. p. 564.) glabrous ; stem 
quite simple, terete; raceme secund, few-flowered; leaves 
linear, toothed, remote: lower ones lanceolate; upper lip of 
corolla bearded, the segments of both lips acute; capsules erect, 
rather gibbous on one side. %.?G. Native of Van Diemen’s 
Land. Flowers blue? 
Simple-stemmed Lobelia. P1. 1 foot. 
134 L. Brownia`‘wna (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 71.) stem 
terete, a little branched; raceme secund ; leaves linear, lower 
ones toothed ; superior lip of corolla ciliated : the segments of 
both lips acute; capsules gibbous on one side. X¥%.? G. Na- 
tive of New Holland, within the tropic, on the shore. L. stricta, 
R. Br. l. ce. Flowers blue. 
Brown’s Lobelia. Pl. 1 foot. 
155 L. HETEROPHY'LLA (Labill. nov. holl. 1. p. 52. t. 74.) 
plant smoothish ; stem angular, simple ; raceme secund; leaves 
thickish : lower ones dentately pinnatifid : superior ones linear, 
quite entire; middle segment of the lower lip of the corolla 
obcordate, arid the lateral ones dimidiate. %. G. Native of 
New Holland, in Van Lewin’s Land. Root simple, perpen- 
dicular. Bracteas lanceolate, solitary or twin, shorter than the 
pedicels. Calyx inflated, with very acute segments. 
Variable-leaved Lobelia. PI. 1 foot. 
136 L. renv'tor (R. Br. in prod. p. 564.) plant rather pilose; 
stem filiform, divided; branches peduncle-formed, 1-flowered ; 
lower leaves pinnatifid, of an ovate outline: superior leaves 
linear, trifid or quite entire ; middle segment of the lower lip 
of the corolla obcordate : lateral ones dimidiate ; capsule sub- 
cylindrical. %.? G. Native of New Holland, on the south 
coast, within the tropic. Flowers blue ? 
Slender Lobelia. Pl. 1 foot. 
137 L. parvirorsa (R. Br. l. c.) glabrous ; stem subpanicled, 
terete ; branches usually 1-flowered, peduncle-formed ; su- 
perior lip of corolla beardless: segments of the lower lip ob- 
long, acutish. Y.? Native of New Holland, on the south 
coast. 
Small-leaved Lobelia. PI. 1 foot. ? 
§ 6. Species natives of Europe. 
138 L. u‘rens (Lin. spec. 1321.) leaves glabrous: lower ones 
obovate, denticulated : upper ones sessile, lanceolate, serrated : 
racemes terminal, secund: stem erect. ©. H. Native of 
VIII. Loseria. 
Spain, France, &c. In Britain, on bushy heaths in Devonshire; 
on the slope of Kilmington Hill, 2 miles from Axminster, and 
between Axminster and Honiton. Curt. fl. lond. 6. t. 63. Bull. 
herb. t. 9. Smith, engl. bot. t. 953. Rapúntium trens, Mill. dict. 
no. 4.—Moris. hist. 2. p. 467. sect. 5. t. 5. f. 56.—Boce. sic. 20. 
t. 11. Angles of stem scabrous. Calyx scabrous. Bracteas 
setaceous, at the base of the pedicels. Corolla purplish-blue, 
marked with 2 pale spots on the palate ; lower lip dependent: 
upper lip of 2 narrow segments. The whole plant is milky, like 
the rest of the species, and if chewed, especially the root, excites 
a pungent sense of burning on the tongue. 
Stinging Lobelia. FI. Ju. July. England. Pl. 1 to 14 foot. 
139 L. serruta‘ta (Brot. fl. lus. p. 304.) glabrous ; leaves 
linear-lanceolate, sharply serrated ; racemes long ; stem erect. 
©. H. Native of Gibraltar, in sandy humid places. Bracteas 
a little longer than the pedicels. Corolla rather roughish. 
Middle segment of the lower lip narrower than the lateral ones ; 
segments of the upper lip linear. Flowers blue. Perhaps not 
distinct from L. ùrens. 
Serrulated-leaved Lobelia. 
1 foot. : 
140 L. Lavre’nrra (Lin. spec. Gouan. monsp. 466. Schreb. in 
nov. act. a. n. €. p. 480.) leaves oval-lanceolate, crenated ; pedun- 
cles solitary, 1-flowered, very long; stem branched, prostrate. 
©.H. Native of Italy, Corsica, and Morocco. Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 
304. Michel. gen. 18. t. 14. Bocce. mus. p. 35. t. 27. Brac- 
teas setaceous, in the middle of the pedicels. Flowers blue. 
Var. B; leaves somewhat spatulate. Gouan. 1. c. 
Laurentian Lobelia. F}. July. Clt. 1778. Pl. prostrate. 
141 L. Sarzmannia‘na (Presl. symb. bot. p. 31. t. 20.) plant 
quite glabrous; stem quite simple, erect, leafy; leaves lanceo- 
late, obtuse, crenated, tapering into the petioles : uppermost ones 
disposed in aggregate whorles; pedicels axillary, filiform, bi- 
bracteate in the middle. ©. H. Native of Corsica, at Ajac- 
cio by the sea side. L. Lauréntia, Salzm. pl. cors. exsie- 
Flowers blue ? 
Salzmann’s Lobelia. Pl. 4 foot. i 
142 L. rene’ (Biv. pl. sic. cent. 1. p. 53.) radical leaves 
spatulate, repand, glabrous; cauline leaves setaceous; stems 
very simple, 1-flowered, erectish. ©.H. Native of Portugal, 
Candia, Sicily, &c.; on the edges of rivers and _rivulets. L. 
setacea, Smith, fl. grec. t. 221. L. Lauréntia, Brot. fl, lus. 1. 
p. 304. L. minita, D. C. fl. fr. no. 2871. Lower leaves dis- 
posed in arosulate manner. Peduncles radical, furnished with 
linear bracteas in the middle. Corolla bilabiate, with a white 
tube, a pale blue limb, and a yellow throat. Lower lip with a 
white centre; throat bearded. Anthers red. 
Delicate Lobelia. Fl. May, July. Clit. 1821. Pl. 4 foot. i 
143 L. Farse`rra (Vand. in Roem. script. pl. hisp. P- so 
Vittm. suppl. 1. p. 261.) lower leaves ovate-lanceolate, obso- 
letely toothed ; floral leaves linear. %. H. Native of pce 
gal, in bumid places. Stem 2 hands high, many-ang k 
branched at the base. Leaves glabrous. Calyx gibbous, W! : 
linear spreading segments. Corolla pentagonal, blue, the reid 
ments of the lower lip the largest. In the base of the inner pa 
of the limb there are two oblong parallel callosities, as M ore 
genus Délichos. Style longer than the stamens. Capsule ve 
tricose. i ‘ 
Var. a; leaves oval-oblong, acuminated, denticulated ; 
leafy, somewhat spicate ; anthers hairy, joined at the apex- ted; 
Var. B; stem suffruticose ; leaves cordate, acute, serratet > 
flowers axillary, pedunculate. 
Farseti’s Lobelia. P]. 1 to 14 foot. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 
stem 
_ t Species not sufficiently known. 
144 L., cornu‘ra (Lin. spec. p. 1319.) leaves ovate; petiolate; 
