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ing, dilated, 5-lobed, obtuse, unequal limb. Stamens unequal, 
inclosed ; anthers roundish, dehiscing lengthwise. Stigma capi- 
tate, slightly 2-lobed. Capsule girded by the calyx below, 2- 
celled, 2-valved at apex, many-seeded. Seeds minute.—Diffuse, 
pubescently villous, evergreen, herbaceous plants. Leaves 
alternate, on short petioles. Flowers axillary, pedicellate, white, 
shape of those of Mirábilis dichótomus. 
1 P. NvcTAGINIFLORA (Juss. l. c. p. 216. t. 47. f. 2.) herba- 
ceous, diffuse, clothed with clammy, glandular villi; lower 
leaves alternate, ovate-oblong, obtuse, pubescent, attenuated 
into the petioles at the base : floral leaves sessile, cordate-ovate, 
opposite ; flowers axillary, pedunculate ; corolla large, having 
the tube 3-4 times longer than the calyx, and the limb broad 
and obtuse. w.F. Native of South America, at the mouth 
of the river Plata. Poir. suppl. 4. p. 375. Tratt. tab. t. 72. 
Sweet, fl. gard. 119. Sims, bot. mag. t. 2552. Nicotiàna 
axillaris, Lam. ill. no. 2287. Nicotiana nyctaginiflora, Lehm. 
nicot. p. 20. Branched. Stem hairy. Leaves pubescent. 
Pedicels villous, furnished with 2 opposite leaves at the base. 
Calyx pubescently villous, with unequal, oblong, obtuse, spread- 
ing, foliaceous segments. Corollas large, white, clammy, downy 
outside, similar to those of Mirábilis, hence the specific name. 
Marvel-of- Peru-flowered Petunia. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1823. 
Pl. 2 to 4 feet. ; 
2 P. rAnvirLORA (Juss. l. c. p. 216. t. 47. f. 1.) herbaceous, 
prostrate; leaves sessile, oblong, obtuse, thickish ; corollas 
small, hardly longer than the calyx ; segments of the limb 
obtuse. 2t. F. Native of South America, at the mouth of 
the river Plata. Pers. ench. 1. p. 218. Stems many from the 
same root, rather villous. Leaves small, size of those of a 
species of Cerástium, downy. Segment of calyx oblong, blunt- 
ish, foliaceous, spreading. Corolla coarctate in the middle, 
red; limb plicate. Capsule inclosed in the calyx. 
Small-flowered Petunia. Pl. prostrate. 
3 P. INTERMEDIA ; clothed with short, glandular, clammy, 
hoary pubescence; leaves linear, obtuse; peduncles opposite 
the leaves, or terminal; corolla funnel-shaped, having the tube 
hardly longer than the calyx, and the segments emarginate ; 
style clavate; capsule 5-ribbed ; calycine segments foliaceous, 
unequal. kh. or Y. F. Native of Buenos Ayres, on the 
banks of the Parana. Nierembérgia intermèdia, Graham, 
in edinb. phil. journ. 1833. D. Don, in Sweet. fl. gard. n. 
s. t. 237.  Salpiglóssis linearis, Hook, in bot. mag. no. 3256, in 
a note. Tube of corolla yellow, striated; throat ventricose, 
yellow within; limb 5-lobed, of a rich purple. 
Intermediate Petunia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Cit. 1832. Pl. 3 foot. 
,4 P. viora’cea (Lindl. bot. reg. t. 1626.) prostrate, clothed 
with clammy hairs or down; leaves ovate, on short petioles, 
acute ; corolla ventricose, with ovate, acute segments ; flowers 
solitary, axillary, pedunculate. 24. F. Native of Buenos Ayres, 
on the Uruquay. Nierembérgia punicea, D. Don, in Sweet, 
brit. fl. gard. n. s. t. 193. — Salpiglóssis integrifdlia, Hook, bot. 
mag, t. $113.  Calycine segments linear-spatulate, obtuse, folia- 
ceous. Corollas large, of a rose purple colour; limb irregular. 
Stamens inserted in the middle of the tube. Embryo short 
straight; albumen copious. : 
Var. B, Atkinsiana (D. Don, in Sweet, fl. gard. n. s. t. 268.) 
leaves ovate, acutish ; calycine segments ligulate; tube of 
corolla twice as long as the calyx. M.F. A hybrid between 
P. nyctaginiflóra and P. violàcea. In habit it is much like the 
former, but the flowers are nearly intermediate between the two 
psrents, but the colour is almost that of the latter. 
: Violaceous-flowered Petunia. Fl. July. Clt. 1831. 
oot. 
Cult. The species are all exceedingly elegant plants when in 
blossom. In the open border they succeed very well from May 
Ph 
SOLANACEZX. XIX. PETUNIA. 
XX. NIEREMBERGIA. 
to September; and large patches of them have a very gaudy 
appearance. In autumn a few plants of each species should be 
put into pots, and removed to the greenhouse, so as they may 
be preserved from the frost of winter. All succeed best in a 
light rich soil, and are readily propagated from cuttings. Seeds 
of them are also sometimes ripened in this country, by which 
they may be increased. 
XX. NIEREMBE/RGIA (named in honour of John Euse- 
bius Nieremberg, a Spanish Jesuit; author of Historiae Nature 
maximé peregrine. 1. vol. in folio. Antwerp, 1635.) Ruiz. et 
Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 13. t. 128. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 
3. p. 8. t. 198. 
Lin. syst. — Pentándria, Monoginia. Calyx tubular, 5-cleft; 
segments lanceolate, acute. Corolla somewhat salver-shaped ; 
with a very long, cylindrical, slender tube; and a 5-lobed, pli- 
cate, equal, blunt limb. Stamens 5, exserted; filaments con- 
nate at the base; anthers dehiscing lengthwise. Stigma pel- 
tately 2-lobed. Capsule 2-celled, 2-valved in the bottom of 
the permanent calyx ; dissepiment parallel with the valves, at 
length free.—Stems suffruticose, or herbaceous, filiform, pro- 
cumbent, and often creeping. Leaves scattered, solitary, some- 
times twin, entire. Flowers extra-axillary, or opposite the 
leaves, solitary, almost sessile, white, and tinged with blue 
or red. 
1 N. catycina (Hook. bot. mag. t. 3371.) clothed with glan- 
dular pubescence ; stems herbaceous, procumbent; leaves op- 
posite and alternate, roundish-obovate, petiolate; peduncles 
lateral, 1-flowered, extra-alar, short; calyx large, campanulate, 
with obovate, 3-nerved, foliaceous segments ; corolla with a very 
long, slender, cylindrical tube, and a 5-lobed, campanulate limb. 
Y.F. Native of Buenos Ayres, on the Uruquay. Sweet, fl. 
gard. n. s. t. 319. Corolla rising from the broad calyx ; limb 
white, its base alone yellow; tube yellowish. Habit of Petinia. 
Large-calyxed Nierembergia. Fl. Sept. Oct. Clt. 1824. 
Pl. procumbent. 
2 N.sPATULA TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 8.) 
stems woody, creeping; leaves petiolate, elliptic-spatulate, gla- 
brous, rather downy, and somewhat ciliated while young; 
calycine segments lanceolate, acute: lower ones a little smaller 
and reflexed; capsule few-seeded. h. F. Native of New 
Granada, near Santa Fe de Bogota, and Loxa, at the altitude of 
1000 and 1300 hexapods. Stems filiform, prostrate ; branches 
short, erect, puberulous. Leaves solitary or twin, obtuse or 
rounded at apex. Flowers pedicellate. Calyx pilose at bottom, 
a little arched. Corolla glabrous; tube slender, half an inch 
long, 4 times longer than the calyx ; limb campanulately funnel- 
shaped. Stamens glabrous, membranous, linear. Capsule in 
the bottom of the ventricose calyx. 
Spatulate-leaved Nierembergia. Pl. creeping. 
3 N. re'pens (Ruiz, et Pav. fl. per. 2. p. 13. t. 123. f. c.) 
stems creeping at the base, but erectish at top, and filiform; 
leaves in fascicles of 5 or 6, oblong, obtuse, rather pilose; 
flowers sessile. t. F. Native of Chili, about Conception, in 
dry sandy pastures. Leaves 3 an inch long, and 2-3 lines 
broad. Corolla white, with a yellow throat, and with 3 purple 
lines on each of the segments of the limb. 
Creeping Nierembergia. Fl. Cult. Pl. 1 foot. 
4 N. aneustironia (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 3. p. 9. t- 
198.) stems herbaceous tufted, diffuse ; leaves sessile, linear- 
lanceolate, glabrous; calycine segments linear, acute, equal; 
capsule many-seeded. 2%. F. Native of Mexico, near Real 
del Monte, at the altitude of 1430 hexapods. Flowers opposite 
the leaves, on short pedicels. Corolla glabrous, white; tube 
longer than the calyx ; limb campanulately urceolate, not plicates 
Narrow-leaved Nierembergia. PI. diffuse. 
