478 
. leaves roundish-ovate; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered ; branches, 
peduncles, and calyxes, clothed with clammy hairs. ©. G 
Native of New Granada, near Loxa and Gonzanama, at the 
altitude of 1060 hexapods. Herb diffuse. Leaves obtuse, 
hairy, 1 to 14 inch long. Peduncles crowded at the tops of the 
branches. Calycine segments lanceolate, acute. Limb of co- 
rolla violaceous, with obovate, emarginate segments ; the largest 
segment spotted with white at the base; tube inflated at top, 
whitish. 
Clammy Browallia. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
2 B. pemrssa (Lin. spec. $79. hort. cliff. 318. t. 17. H. B. 
et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p. 373.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, 
oblique at the base; peduncles axillary, 1-flowered, and are, sa 
well as the branches, downy; calyx glabrous. ©. G. Native 
of Panama, and other parts of South America; on Mount 
Avita, between Caraccas and La Venta Grande, Humb. et 
Bonpl., where it is called Botanera. Sims, bot. mag. 1136.— 
Sabb. hort. rom. 2. t. 100.  Dàlea, phil. trans. no. 452. Leaves 
rather hairy. Calycine segments lanceolate. Corollas of a 
bright but pale blue colour, sometimes inclining to a purple or 
red; and often there are flowers of all three colours on the 
same plant. The segments are, like the rest, obovate, emargi- 
nate : the larger one white at the base. 
Low Browallia. Fl. June, Sept. 
foot. 
3 B. zraA'rA (Lin. spec. 880.) leaves oval, acuminated ; pe- 
duncles axillary, one or many-flowered. ©. G. Native of 
Peru. Curt. bot. mag. t. 34. This species is higher than the 
first, and has stronger stalks, and sends out a great number of 
branches. The flowers are of a deep blue, and the calyx is 
beset with glandular hairs. Linnzeus observes that the lower 
branches are almost the length of the stem, and that the floral 
leaves are almost smooth. 
Tall Browallia. Fl.July, Sept. Clt. 1768. Pl. 14 foot. 
4 B. sronca‘ra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 372.) 
leaves ovate, acuminated, rounded at the base; peduncles 
l-flowered, axillary; branchlets, peduncles, and calyxes, 
clothed with hairy pubescence. (92. G. Native of New Gra- 
nada, between the town of Mariquita and the mine of Santa 
Ana. B. láctea, Hort. Herb much branched. Branches 
rather angular, downy. Leaves rather hairy. Teeth of calyx 
lanceolate, erect. Limb of corolla blue, with obovate, emargi- 
nate segments: the larger segment spotted with white at the 
base. Nearly allied to B. demissa. 
Elongated Browallia. Fl. July, Sept. Clt.? Pl. 14 foot. 
5 B. cRANDIFLORA (Graham, in bot. mag. 3069. but not of 
bot. reg.) leaves ovate, acute, attenuated into the petioles at the 
base; peduncles l-flowered, axillary, racemose at the tops of 
the branches; branches and adult calyxes glabrous. ©. G. 
Native of Peru, near Yazo, in the valley of Canta. Leaves acu- 
minated. Stem much branched. Calyx and peduncles beset 
with glandular villi while young, with unequal, spreading, linear 
segments. Corolla with a greenish-yellow tube, which is clothed 
with glandular villi, and a white or very pale lilac limb; seg- 
ments of the limb obovate and emarginate, like the other spe- 
cies. 
Great-flowered Browallia. 
1 to 2 feet. 
6 B. conpa'rA; leaves cordate-ovate, acuminated ; pedun- 
cles 1-flowered, racemose at the tops of the branches ; branches 
and adult calyxes glabrous. ©. G. Native of Peru, near 
Yazo, in the valley of Canta. B. grandiflora, Lindl. bot. reg. 
t. 1884. but not of Graham. Leaves obscure green. Racemes 
secund, bractless. Limb of corolla pale blue, with obovate, 
pine segments, which are of a livid yellow colour be- 
neath. 
Clt. 1725. Pl. 3 to 1 
Fl June, Dec. Clt. 1829. Pl. 
1 
SOLANACEA. XXXII. Browattia. 
XXXIII. AxTHOCERCIS. 
Cordate-leaved Browallia. Cit. 1829. Pl. 
] to 2 feet. 
Fl. July, Nov. 
+ A doubtful species. 
7 B. aviena‘ra (Lin. syst. 478.) superior leaves opposite ; 
stamens 2, length of corolla. (2. G. Native country unknown. 
Browállia foliis lanceolatis petiolatis longis, caule ramoso, radice 
annua, Mill. icon. t. 68. Miller has omitted this species in the 
last edition of his dictionary. 
Alienated Browallia. Pl. 1 foot? 
Cult. The seeds of all the species should be reared in 
a hot-bed frame ; and when the plants are large enough, they 
may be set in the greenhouse, where they make a showy appear- 
ance during the time the greenhouse plants stand out of doors. 
Tre V. ANTHOCE’RCEZ (this tribe agrees with the 
genus Anthocércis in the characters given below.) ~ Corolla not 
plicate, regular. Stamens didynamous, with the rudiment of a 
fifth. Embryo arched. Pericarp capsular or baccate, 2-celled, 
2-valved. 
XXXIII. ANTHOCE'RCIS (from a»6oc, anthos, a flower ; 
and kepkic, kerkis, a ray ; in reference to the radiated corolla.) 
Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 19. t. 158. R. Br. prod. p. 448. 
Lin. syst. JDidynàmia, Angiospérma. Calyx 5-cleft. Co- 
rola campanulate ; tube coarctate at the base, staminiferous ; 
limb 5-parted, equal. Stamens inclosed, didynamous, with the 
rudiment of a fifth. Stigma capitately emarginate. Capsule 2- 
celled, 2-valved ; valves bent in at the edges, inserted in the 
parallel placenta. Seeds reticulated. — Smoothish shrubs. 
Leaves alternate, attenuated into the petioles or base, articu- 
lated with the branches, thick, sometimes glandularly dotted. 
Flowers axillary, generally solitary, usually loosened at the 
points; peduncles minutely bracteate. Corolla white or yellow, 
showy ; tube striated inside; limb sometimes 6-8-parted. 
1 LITTÒREA (Labill. nov. holl. 2. p. 19. t. 158.) leaves obo- 
vate, dotless, with smooth margins, quite glabrous on both sur- 
faces, as well as on the branchlets ; segments of corolla longer 
than the tube; capsule oblong, twice as high as the calyx. k. 
G. Native of New Holland, on the south coast. Ker. bot. 
reg. t. 212. Sweet, fl. austral. t. 17. Corollas pale yellow, 
large, streaked with purple inside the tube. 
Sea-shore Anthocercis, Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1803. 
1 to 2 feet. 
2 A.A'LBIcANS (Cunningh. in 
Fields’ New South Wales, ap- 
pend. 5. p. 335. with a figure. 
Sweet, fl. austral. t. 16.) leaves 
oblong, obtuse, densely tomen- 
tose on both surfaces, as well as 
the branches ; segments of co- 
rolla longer than the tube. h. 
G. Nativeof New South Wales, 
frequent upon pine hills in the 
interior, Cunningham. Flowers 
fragrant, white, streaked with 
bluish-purple inside the tube. 
Whitish-leaved Anthocercis. 
Fl. April, July. Clt. 1824. 
Shrub 13 to 2 feet. 
3 A. viscosa (R. Br. prod. p. 
448.) leaves obovate, glandu- 
larly dotted, with rather sca- 
brous margins; young leaves and branches clothed with fine 
down; capsule ovate, equal in length to the calyx. k. 
bee of New Holland, on the south coast. Corollas large, 
white. 
Shrub 
FIG. 42. 
