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ander Russel, M.D. F.R.S., author of a Natural History of 
Aleppo. London, 1756. He died in 1768. There is a second 
edition revised by his brother, Patrick Russel, M.D. F.R.S. 
1794. Patrick Russel published a fine work upon serpents 
collected on the coast of Coromandel.) Jacq. amer. p. 178. 
t. 113. Schreb. gen. no. 1041. Juss. gen. p. 118. ed. Usteri, 
p.132. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 358. 
Lis. syst.  Didynàmia, Angiospérmia. Calyx deeply 5- 
parted; segments acuminately subulate. Corolla tubular, 
swollen, and widened at top; limb bilabiate; upper lip emar- 
ginately 2-lobed: lower lip tripartite, segments nearly equal; 
palate convex, bearded. Stamens 4, didynamous, inclosed ; cells 
of anthers spreading. Stigma undivided. Capsule inclosed in 
the calyx, nearly globose, attenuately beaked, 2-celled, 2- 
valved; valves bipartible ; placentas central, at length free. 
Seeds numerous, small.—Shrubs or herbs with angular branches, 
and opposite, or verticillate leaves. Corymbs and racemes axil- 
lary. Flowers scarlet. 
§ 1. Leaves opposite. Stems and branches quadrangular. 
1 R. sarmentosa (Jacq. amer. 178. t. 113. H. B. et Kunth, 
nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 858.) stem and branches quadrangular, 
glabrous; leaves opposite, ovate, rounded at the base, rather 
pilose above ; corymbs axillary, pedunculate, 3-5-flowered. R. 
S. Native of Cuba, near Guanavacoa, in shady places, and 
about the Havannah. Leaves nearly sessile, crenately ser- 
rated, 8 lines long, and 5 lines broad. Corolla flesh-coloured, 
or fine red, about half an inch long. 
Sarmentose Russelia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
2 R. mULTIFLÒRA (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1528.) stem quadran- 
gular, glabrous; leaves opposite, ovate, acuminated, serrately 
crenated ; peduncles cymose, many-flowered, verticillate. h. 
S. Native of the mountainous tract between Vera Cruz and 
Mexico. Racemes terminal, verticillate. Leaves glabrous. 
Corollas scarlet. 
Many-flowered Russelia. 
4 to 6 feet. 
3 R. noruxDirOLIA (Cav. icon. 5. p. 9. t. 415. Pers. ench. 
2. p. 164.) downy or tomentose; stem and branches erect, te- 
tragonal; leaves opposite, sessile, cordate-roundish ; peduncles 
racemose, subsecund, many-flowered. hi’ S.7 eo Native of 
Mexico, near Acapulco. Corollas scarlet. Leaves crenately 
serrated. 
Round-leaved Russelia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
4 R. syrinc#roria (Cham. et Schlecht. in. Linnea, 6. p. 376.) 
scandent, glabrous; branches tetragonal: angles acute; leaves 
opposite, on short petioles, cordate-ovate, acuminated, acute, 
mucronulate ; cymes terminal and axillary, many-flowered. h. 
v S. Native of Mexico at Papantla. Leaves 23 to 3 
inches long. Branches and pedicels of cyme downy. Calyx 
glabrous, with ovate, acuminated, acute, short segments. Co- 
rola 8 lines long, scarlet; throat bearded. Capsule ovate, 
acute. 
Syringa-leaved Russelia. Shrub climbing. 
5 R.rronrsvu'NDA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 2. p. 359.) 
stem and branches quadrangular, glabrous; leaves opposite, 
ovate, cordate, smoothish; corymbs axillary, sessile, many- 
flowered. 5.? M.? S. Native of Mexico, between the river 
Papagallo and Venta de Tierra Colorado, at the altitude of 120 
hexapods, Humb. et Bonpl.; near Hacienda de la Laguna, 
Schiede and Deppe. Leaves on short petioles, serrately cre- 
nated, downy on the midrib beneath, 9-10 lines long, and 8-9 
lines broad. Corymbs about the length of the leaves, downy, 
sessile, ex Kunth, l. c. ; pedunculate, ex Cham. et Schlecht, in 
Linnea, 5. p. 106. Corolla scarlet. Seeds minute, oblong, an- 
gular, brown, a little wrinkled. 
Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1812. Shrub 
SCROPHULARINEJ. V. Rossetta. 
VI. ANTIRRHINUM. 
Bundle-flowered Russelia. 
feet. 
6 R. arara (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea, 3. p. 3.) stem 
quadrangular, winged, pilose ; leaves opposite, acuminated, run- 
ning into the short, winged, ciliated petioles ; peduncles axillary, 
solitary. 2%.S. Native of tropical Brazil, Sello. Old stems 
decumbent, rooting at the joints, from which rise erect branches 
about 1 or 14 foot high. Wings of stem ciliated. Leaves 
bluntly serrated, pilose beneath, 24 inches long, and 12 broad. 
Limb of corolla ciliated. 
Winged-stemmed Russelia. 
Fl.? Clt. 1824. Shrub 4 to 6 
Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
§ 2. Leaves verticillate. Stem and branches many-angled. 
7 R. rernirorra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 2. p. 359.) 
stem and branches 6-angled, hairy, or downy; leaves 3 in a 
whorl, obovate, or ovate, cuneated at the base, hairy above, and 
pubescent beneath ; corymbs pedunculate, many-flowered. h.? 
%.? S. Native of Mexico, on the declivities of the burning 
mount Jorulla, at the altitude of 450 hexapods. Leaves on 
short petioles, coarsely serrate-toothed, 2 or 2} inches long, 
and 16-24 lines broad. Corolla scarlet. 
Tern-leaved Russelia. Fl.? Clt. 1818. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
8 R. venTICILLA ra (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. p. 360.) branches 
somewhat 10-angled, glabrous ; leaves and corymbs verticillate. 
hk. S. Native of New Spain, in temperate places near Puente 
de Ja Madre de Dios, at the altitude of 880 hexapods. Branches 
verticillate. Floral leaves roundish-ovate, obtuse, cuneated at 
the base, serrately crenated, hairy. Corollas scarlet. 
Whorled-leaved Russelia. Shrub 4 to 6 feet. 
9 R. gqvuisETIFÓRMIS (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea, 6. p. 
377.) suffruticose; branches twiggy, almost leafless, angular, 
verticillate, or opposite; flowers pedicellate at the tops of tbe 
branches; leaves elliptic, acute, coarsely serrated. h. S. Na- 
tive of Mexico, at Papantla. Stem 12-8-angled. Leaves 4 
lines long, and one broad. Calycine segments triangular, acute: 
Throat of corolla beardless. Corolla scarlet, 6 lines long. Ge- 
nitals equal in length to the corolla. Capsule globose. 
Horsetail-formed Russelia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
Cult. All the species are showy when in blossom. Any 
light rich soil answers them; and they are readily propagate 
by cuttings, which strike root freely in heat under a hand-glass. 
Tribe II. 
ANTIRRHI'NEE (this section agrees with the genus Antir- 
rhinum in the characters given below.) Chav. antirrh. D. Don, 
in edinb, phil. journ. 19. p. 110. Calyx deeply 5-parted, im- 
bricate in estivation. Corolla tubular ; limb 5-lobed, personate 
or ringent, bilabiate. Stamens 4, didynamous, sometimes with 
the rudiment of a fifth. Cells of anthers distinct at apex. Stigma 
2-lobed. Capsule erustaceous; dissepiment undivided. Pla- 
centas spongy, adnate. Seeds with a thick, spongy, corrugated, 
or cellular testa. Albumen fleshy. Embryo almost the length 
of the seed.—Herbs or shrubs inhabiting the temperate 
regions of the globe. Leaves opposite, or alternate. Flowers 
disposed in terminal, spicate racemes, or axillary and solitary. 
VI. ANTIRRHI'NUM (avéipptvov, of Theophrastus and Di- 
oscorides; from avri, like ; and giv, rhin, a snout; in allusion to 
the form of the flowers; hence also it is called in English 
Snap-Dragon, and Calves’ Snout.) Juss. gen. 120. ed. Usteri- 
p. 134. Vent. tabl. 2. p. 362. D. C. fl. fr. p. 592. t. 9. 
Gaertn. fruct. 1. p. 249. t. 53. Chav. mon. p. 79.—Antirrhi- 
num species, Lin. gen. no. 750. Schreb. gen. no. 1007. Lam. 
ill. t. 531. f. 1—2. Antirrhinum and Asarina, Tourn. inst. p- 
167. and 171. t. 75 et 76. Ordéntium, Pers. ench. 2. p. 158. 
Ten. fl. neap. 2. p. 53, but not of Lin. 
